About Tessa

"When looking down the barrel of a lens, whether I’m photographing a person, a landscape or a still life – I feel honored to be part of that intimate space”

Tessa Chrisp is a commercial photographer working throughout the Southern Hemisphere. Currently Tessa holds the title of "Cathay Pacific Travel Photographer of the Year" Award 2011. She is a regular contributor to magazines such as Life and Leisure, Kia Ora Air New Zealand, Next, AA Directions, NZ House and Garden, North and South to name a few.

Renowned to ‘go that extra mile’ Tessa’s portfolio portrays her skill in working on location, rural or urban with advertising, commercial, editorial and private sector clientele. Her main passion is People, Travel and lifestyle, profiles in the environment, and architecture. An inspirational person, she is a master at making her subjects feel at ease in front of the camera.

A member of ‘Artists Alliance’, ‘AIPA’ and ‘Travcom’; the diversity of Tessa is apparent in her love of travel, the Arts, music and culture. She is also involved in large-scale productions as Crew Management, Assistant to Creative Director, and Assistant to Production Director.

Clientele

Telecom, Air NZ, AA Automobile Association, Waitakere City Council, Wellington City Council, Netball World Cup, Natcoll Design Technology, BP, Rugby World Cup, Vision Group, Zymus International Ltd, Duty Free Galleria, Mayne Whetherell Finance and Corporate Lawyers, Johnson and Laird, Johnson and Johnson, Little Treasures, Fairfax Media, ACP Media, Eqvalan, Farming with Pictures, Domain Productions, Aim Proximity, Big Communications, Ballantyne Taylor, Ocean Design, Kumue River Wine, Nellie Tier, Wave design, Bayleys Real Estate, Harcourts, Ddub, Batucada Sound Machine, Rhythm and Vines.