HOTELIER’S MIND. DOCUMENTARIAN’S EYE.
FILM HOUSE RILEY IS LED BY CURIOSITY, A LOVE OF INTERESTING PEOPLE, BEAUTIFUL PLACES, LONG DINNERS, GOOD DESIGN, AND THE LITTLE DETAILS THAT SOMEHOW BECOME THE WHOLE STORY.
FOUNDER AND PHOTOGRAPHER SAMANTHA HERRERA APPROACHES EACH PROJECT INTUITIVELY, BLENDING A NOSTALGIC EYE WITH A MODERN SENSIBILITY TO CREATE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT FEEL LIVED-IN, CINEMATIC, AND DISTINCTIVELY THEIR OWN.
HOSPITALITY SINCE THE AGE OF 14. BELMOND. PREFERRED HOTELS & RESORTS. LEADING HOTELS OF THE WORLD. NOW BEHIND THE CAMERA. MOLDED BY YEARS SPENT WORKING INSIDE LUXURY HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, WINE PROGRAMS, AND GUEST EXPERIENCES, SAMANTHA LEARNED TO READ A ROOM, ANTICIPATE A MOMENT, AND UNDERSTAND THE INVISIBLE DETAILS THAT MAKE PEOPLE FEEL SOMETHING. THAT INSTINCT NOW LIVES BEHIND THE CAMERA, IN HOTEL, RESTAURANT, AND TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY.
A SMALL FOOTPRINT, BY DESIGN, FILM HOUSE RILEY STAYS INTENTIONALLY NIMBLE. EVERY PROJECT IS PHOTOGRAPHED BY SAMANTHA, SOMETIMES WITH ONE ADDITIONAL CREATIVE DEPENDING ON THE SCOPE. A SMALL CREW AND A THOUGHTFUL APPROACH LEAVE MORE ROOM FOR REAL LIFE, UNEXPECTED MOMENTS, AND A LITTLE MAGIC TO FIND ITS WAY INTO THE FRAME.
BASED IN PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AND WORKING ACROSS THE COACHELLA VALLEY AND STATE OF CALIFORNIA, FILM HOUSE RILEY IS ALWAYS WILLING TO FOLLOW A GOOD STORY ANYWHERE AROUND THE GLOBE.