Bio
My name is Petra (pay-tra), but I also answer to Pate. I'm a commercial and editorial photographer specializing in interior and architectural photography and lifestyle and travel photography (and fashion, but that’s a whole other site). American-made but a Scandinavian at heart, I’m almost as obsessed with interior design as I am with photography.
I’ve photographed spaces and faces in lands both near and far, from my homes in Los Angeles and Chicago to Copenhagen, Paris, Buenos Aires, London, Barcelona, Mexico City…the list goes on (as lists tend to do). Originally drawn to street photography and the beauty and joy of found moments and scenes, I instinctively give my images a natural, unposed feel while constantly striving to capture the mood of real life.
I'm honored to be included in Architectural Digest's list of '50 AD-Approved Photographers For Your Next Interior Shoot'.
Have something interesting you need shot? I’m dying to shoot it. Have something boring you need shot? Let’s make it interesting. Can’t wait to work with you!
*I work as a local in Los Angeles and Chicago. Please feel free to enquire about projects in both cities, and beyond.*
Select Clients + Featured In:
Dwell
Architectural Digest
Apartment Therapy
The New York Times
Qantas Magazine
Hermès of Paris
Airbnb Luxe
Airbnb
EQ3
Havenly
The Kitchn
Condé Nast
Warner Music
Business Insider
Wieden+Kennedy
Adore Home Magazine
Bassett Furniture
BUST Magazine
Fireclay Tile
Vogue.com
Chairish
Hyatt
Cup of Jo
Cowtan & Tout
Hightower Group
Ashley HomeStore
Harper's Bazaar (Arabia)
Houzz (Germany & France)
Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine
Casework Interior Design
CID Design Group
Mother Mag
Homepolish
Lightology
Hakwood
Kid & Coe
New York Post
WE Organization
Find My Style (book)
Carnegie Fabrics
Common Living
Camira Group
Cotton, Inc.
Cambria