Hi, I’m Erika. I’m a California-based photographer, and I capture the visual stories of good people, real food, and trustworthy brands.

When I was a very tiny child, I would sit in the corner of my great-grandparents’ home and read. I remember the smell of coffee and cigar smoke, late afternoon sunlight, and faraway faces staring at me from the pages of National Geographic and TIME Magazine. I lived in the sunny Napa Valley, and my world was very small. But those photos made me curious.

I didn’t have to wait long to see this mysterious world. At age 6, my family began to travel the West Coast, our ‘77 Jamboree losing a few more screws every time we hit a pothole. Then to Europe…Asia…Africa…Australasia. How could I describe the wonderful and peculiar things I saw? I began to take pictures, because I wanted others to see. And I didn’t want to forget.

I’ve never really stopped exploring and taking photos since.

I launched Erika Cole Photography in San Francisco in 2015, and today my boots are back home in the Napa Valley. I love that every work day is an adventure, with new faces and places to explore. Whether it’s 3am in the vineyard, or golden hour on an estate, my shoots are filled with kind energy, wild ideas, organization and that kind of bootstrap-y resourcefulness my Grandma would be proud of.

And…that's me. Sound like a good fit? Then get in touch and tell me about you. I respond through my website within 24 hours.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLIENTS INCLUDE…

Wine Spectator, Whole Foods, Weight Watchers, Meredith Corporation, Boston Magazine, New York Times Magazine, C.K. Mondavi, Duckhorn Portfolio, Cakebread Cellars, Biale Winery, Antinori Napa Valley, Imagery Estate Winery, Barnett Vineyards, Napa Valley Film Festival, BottleRock Napa Valley, Stags Leap District Winegrowers, Edible Hawaiian Islands Magazine, Edible Boston Magazine, Edible Marin + Wine Country Magazine, SingleThread Farms, Liana Estates, Ca’Momi Osteria, Three Trees Foods, BarnDiva Restaurant, Folktable Restaurant, Avalow, Vistaprint + more.

STYLING CLIENTS INCLUDE..

Panera, Converse, Keds, Subway, BJ's, TJMaxx, Marshalls, Wayfair, Yankee Magazine, Edible Boston, Staples, Dunkin' Donuts, Garnet Hill, The Improper Bostonian, HomeGoods + more.