photo by Tuan B.
About the Photography
For sixteen years, Amber Marlow has photographed celebrations at distinguished venues in New York, including the NY Public Library, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Blue Hill at Stone Barns, the Klocke Estate, The Mount, The Pool, and Belmond Properties.
Many of her couples live in New York City (and have their engagement photos taken at home) and are hosting Hudson Valley weekend weddings. She also frequently works with New Yorkers getting married elsewhere in the world, who have taken her along to weddings in Maui, Joshua Tree, Mexico, Jamaica, Barbados, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Bali, Thailand, Paris, London, Mallorca, and Dubai.
Amber’s clients are couples planning a beautiful, meaningful wedding ceremony followed by an enthusiastic dance party! Like Amber, they value exquisite design and thoughtful takes on tradition, hosting events that span the entire weekend.
With a mindset of “shoot for the album,” Amber’s signature is to build a body of work from the wedding celebration that blends effortless, genuine portraits with candid photographs. This combination of “casually posed plus quietly captured” creates a dynamic final wedding album. It’s an approach rooted in quiet observation: knowing when to gently direct, and stepping back when it matters the most.
Wedding planners turn to Amber when they need a photographer who understands the logistics (and often dim lighting) of a private estate wedding, especially the heritage properties in the Hudson Valley, and who brings a calm, composed presence on a high-stakes day.
Biography
Amber Marlow is a portrait and wedding photographer based in New York’s Hudson Valley. As a biracial Black woman with African American and Jamaican roots, she brings both lived experience and deep cultural knowledge to her work.
Since 2024, she has been the Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging for In Trusted Company, a connection experience in a retreat-like atmosphere for elite wedding professionals.
Amber is a sought-after speaker in the wedding industry and a leading DEI expert for creative business owners. She is a feminist, a community leader, an advocate for families and children, and a lifelong champion of queer and transgender youth.
She lives in Hudson, NY, with her family, in a Victorian farmhouse in Claverack.