A Conversation with Laure Joliet

Laure Joliet is an interiors photographer based in Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, West Elm, The Ace Hotel, Dwell, Domino Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Anthology, and more. Upon looking at her work, her interior shots trigger a sense of peaceful wanderlust and I’m struck by the beauty of them every time. When she agreed to this interview, I was over the moon. She is one of my favorite creatives and photographers. Below, she talks about traveling in between Los Angeles and Paris as a child, the moments she realized that photography could be a full-time career, essentials that she packs for the road, and three of her favorite photos from summer.

What place do you call home?
Los Angeles has almost always been my home base but I think that’s only because I get to leave so frequently. I’m third generation native Angeleno on my mom’s side and I think that keeps me planted here. My dad’s side fills me with wanderlust and that keeps me moving through the world and accepting assignments that put me on planes all the time.

How old were you when you picked up your first camera?
My dad was always taking pictures as a hobby so he probably let me shoot his film camera when I was five or six but he gave me my own point and shoot when I was nine. It was red and black and shot film and I loved it. My parents were divorced…