Zoe
Hogan-West

Honest, artful photography

For more than a decade I've been photographing people — it began as a way of holding onto everyday moments and never really stopped. From editorial portraiture to personal projects and commissioned shoots, my work centres on the actual person in front of the lens.

Melbourne-based. Available for editorial, brand and personal commissions.

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Portrait — Tahisha, Point Cartwright Beach, QLD
Zoe Hogan-West, photographer, Ticino Switzerland
Bio

Photography
by Zoe Hogan-West

I've been photographing people since I was a kid in Switzerland — it began as a way of holding onto everyday moments and never really stopped. These days I work between my Melbourne studio, client commissions and personal projects, but the aim's always the same: photograph the actual person, character and all.

I work best collaborating closely with people and brands who want images that feel like them.

DisciplinePortrait & brand photography BasedNaarm / Melbourne HeritageDanish · weathered light

Personal branding & portraiture

Authentic imagery for professionals who want to be seen as themselves — warm and real, not stiff corporate headshots. The keepers come once you forget the camera.

01 · Dr Brad Hodge
Dr Brad Hodge — personal brand portrait, Melbourne
Dr Brad Hodge — Parliament House colonnade, Melbourne
Dr Brad Hodge walking the colonnade, Melbourne
02 · George
George — Gestalt relationship therapist, Melbourne office
George — brand portrait at Melbourne therapy practice

Commercial & lifestyle fashion

Loose, unstaged, narrative photography for brands — golden-hour light and a natural lifestyle feel made for social media and lookbooks, not the studio.

01 · La Soul
La Soul — 'Nobody owns the beach' tote, Sunshine Coast
La Soul — coastal fashion beauty portrait
La Soul — scarf, golden hour, Sunshine Coast

Editorial & creative portraiture

Work made without a client brief — an exploration of light, texture and the shapes that result. From natural-beauty studies on the coast to urban Melbourne portraits, this is the raw creative vision.

Rubin — portrait, Melbourne
Ebony — portrait, Melbourne
Yenni — portrait, Melbourne
Tia — Point Cartwright Beach, QLD, September 2025
Tia — sunset, Point Cartwright Beach, QLD, September 2025
Tia — moonrise, Point Cartwright Beach, QLD, September 2025
Tahisha — Point Cartwright Beach, QLD, September 2025
Tahisha — Point Cartwright Beach, QLD, September 2025
Tahisha — Point Cartwright Beach, QLD, September 2025
Maya — Point Cartwright Beach, QLD, September 2025
Maya — Point Cartwright Beach, QLD, September 2025
Maya — Point Cartwright Beach, QLD, September 2025
Rushali — Parliament House, Melbourne, 2026
Zachary — Parliament House, Melbourne, 2026
Contact

Get in touch

Whether you're seeking imagery for an editorial feature, a brand campaign, or a deeply personal project — I'd love to explore how we might create together.

@zoe.hoganwest
Melbourne, VIC
Photography by Zoe Hogan-West — coastal