AMY MAY ROUX
Amy is a photographer and creative director from South Africa, living in Kenya. She brings a seasoned eye and a relaxed energy to every shoot, ensuring a collaborative & playful environment for creativity, delivering high-quality premium results. In her free time she enjoys traveling, slow-living, creating mixed media art, yoga and exploring her personal series “Field Notes From Nowhere - A Practice In Seeing”.
Amy shoots for a variety of industries that span across hospitality, travel, and fashion - her style is adaptive and versatile, she can do editorial as well as lifestyle, but always aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Her favourite kind of shoot:
The kind where there’s lots of room for creative freedom - those often yield the best results.
Her favourite equipment combo:
Sigma Art 24-70mm lens with black mist filter
Her set must have:
Coffee. Snacks. Tunes. And good vibes only.
FULL CREATIVE OFFERING - more than photography – a complete creative lens.
Beyond visual storytelling through photography, Amy offers a multidisciplinary skillset to support brands holistically.
Graphic Design: From brand identity to social media guidelines and layout design, Amy creates beautiful, striking cohesive visuals that reflect your story and values.
Web Design + Development: Custom, intuitive websites that communicate and reflect your brands physical or visual space – combining form, function, and storytelling.
Social Media Management: Strategy-driven content creation and management tailored to elevate your online presence and connect meaningfully with your audience.
Whether you're launching a new concept, evolving an established brand, or simply in need of consistent creative direction, Amy offers a unified aesthetic vision that carries through every touchpoint.
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WHY WORK WITH AMY
Holistic Storytelling:
Amy doesn’t just take pretty pictures – she crafts a narrative. She has a holistic vision for each project, ensuring that every shot – from grand room scenes to tiny design details – fits together to tell a cohesive story aligned with your brand. This approach is why her work feels like a complete “world” rather than disconnected images.
Artistic Excellence:
With a background in film and photography, Amy brings an editorial, gallery-quality eye to commercial projects. She plays with light and composition in creative ways, resulting in images that are not only on-brand but also artful and memorable. Clients often remark that her photos “feel like paintings” in their depth and detail.
Collaborative & Professional:
Amy’s process is both poetic and pragmatic. She’s a collaborator – taking time to understand your vision and goals upfront, and remaining flexible and adaptive. At the same time, she’s highly professional: prepared, attentive to deadlines, and respectful of the project’s practical needs. You get the ease of working with someone who listens and the confidence of working with someone who delivers.
Global Perspective & Calm Presence:
Having traveled and worked in diverse environments, Amy is comfortable working anywhere – from remote tropical resorts to urban studios. This global experience has honed her adaptability and cultural sensitivity. She brings a calm, grounded energy to brands (a reflection of her slow-travel ethos), putting teams at ease and allowing authentic moments to unfold naturally infront of camera as well as behind the scenes in the digital space.