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Couple standing by a mountain lake

about the studio

Two photographers, one way of seeing.

Ostrelle is Elena Marlow and Tomás Reyes, a small studio in Lisbon photographing weddings, people and brands since 2016.

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Clara & Jun — Isle of Skye, 2025

what we believe

The best photographs are rarely the ones anybody asked for. Our job is to be ready when they happen.

We plan carefully so that on the day we can stay quiet, stay close and leave room for the unplanned.

Woman in a white blouse covering one eye

Elena in the studio, Lisbon

elena marlow

Founder and lead photographer.

Elena trained as a painter in Porto before picking up her grandfather’s Pentax. She shoots most of our weddings and every portrait session, and she still prints her favourite frame from each one.

Off the clock: sea swimming at Carcavelos, too many plants, and a film camera that is older than she is.

tomás reyes

Second shooter, editor and the calm one.

Tomás spent eight years as a documentary photographer for newspapers in Madrid and Lisbon. He leads our brand and editorial work and edits every gallery that leaves the studio.

He is the reason our timelines run on time and the reason the dance floor photographs are this good.

Young man in an orange shirt in warm light

Tomás on location, Comporta

a few true things

The studio, in small facts.

White photo studio with a softbox and chair

Founded

2016, in a rented room above a bakery in Alfama

2016, in a rented room above a bakery in Alfama

Weddings

Around twenty a year, so each couple gets our full attention

Around twenty a year, so each couple gets our full attention

Travel

Fourteen countries, one missed flight, zero missed ceremonies

Fourteen countries, one missed flight, zero missed ceremonies

Film

One roll of Portra 400 at every wedding, printed for the couple

One roll of Portra 400 at every wedding, printed for the couple

Studio

90 m² of north light on Rua das Flores, open to hire on weekdays

90 m² of north light on Rua das Flores, open to hire on weekdays

Coffee

Strong, from the café downstairs, before every shoot

Strong, from the café downstairs, before every shoot

the studio

Where the work gets made.

Photo studio with lighting equipment set up
Dahlias and autumn flowers in a centrepiece
Photo studio with a textured backdrop and lights
Hands holding a camera in golden light

Kind words

Mara & Tomé
★★★★★
“We forgot the camera was there. Then the gallery arrived and we cried at the kitchen table.”
Mara & Tomé, Wedding, Sintra
★★★★★
“They made a room full of strangers feel like a family lunch. The photographs look exactly how the week felt.”
Hotel Lumiar, Brand library
★★★★★
“I have disliked every photo of myself for thirty years. One of these is now on the back of my book.”
Noor Haddad, Author portraits
Inês & Rafael
★★★★★
“Calm on the day, quick with the gallery, and every frame feels like us on a good afternoon.”
Inês & Rafael, Elopement, Cabo da Roca
★★★★★
“Our kids ran, fell, laughed and fought. Somehow every one of those minutes became a picture we love.”
The Almeida family, Family session
★★★★★
“The lookbook sold out the first drop. People still ask who shot it.”
Casa Rio, Editorial & brand
Couple walking hand in hand at dusk

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