About

Heather Blake Boekbinder is a photographer who is fascinated by heritage craft and passionate about design. Heather works with artisans and brands to create impactful product and fashion photography.

As an artist and designer herself she loves to meet other creatives and tell the story of their work through photography.

Heather has worked with a variety of designers and craftspeople from goldsmiths and jewellers to ceramicists and leather workers to create powerful imagery for lookbooks, websites, marketing and social media.

Equally skilled in both fashion and product photography Heather helps artisans and brands create a strong visual narrative to communicate their identity, values and vision while illustrating the incredible skill and dedication behind their craft, documenting the making process through photography.

Heather has had a rich and varied career in the arts: from teaching fine art in schools in London and Hong Kong to designing and developing footwear for luxury brands in Italy as well as jewellery design and goldsmithing. This insight puts her in the unique position of understanding the needs of makers and designers from their point of view.

Photograph Johan Du Preez @plaineditions