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The cat is out of the bag! Nobody knew I spent a large part of 2019-2020 working on a secret project with a secret codename. Namely, I was doing research and reference photography throughout Mexico for the now widely known smash hit racing video game Forza Horizon 5 created by the genre-defining UK developer Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. What an irony of fate that bookending the countrywide lockdown, I had such an unprecedented privilege to travel and explore some of the most stunning locations in Mexico on assignment! While I was entrusted with the coverage of such regions as Oaxaca farmlands, Chiapas jungles and Chihuahua canyons, my other two colleagues focused on equally stunning Baja, Yucatan and Guanajuato.
The immensity of my photo-gathering task aside, throughout the journey I was also facing some of the biggest challenges in my photography career – irreplaceable gear problems in the field, leveling up my Spanish immensely to communicate with curious locals and my security team, sudden debilitating snowstorms (yes! snowstorms in Mexico!), navigating dangerous road passages and sometimes making the call to change entire routes, there was even a tragic accident that called off my pro rock-climber assistant to lead a rescue operation in the mountains only he knew… Needless to say, without my awesome team members helping along the way, I couldn’t have succeeded. It’s true, this project truly changed my life! At the end of 2021, as the trailers and marketing materials were being released preceding the game’s launch in November, all I could do was marvel at the resulting achievement of Playground Games artists who transformed our photography and videos into the 3-D backdrop of the game.
To be honest, sometimes I think that this entire experience must’ve been a dream… When this happens I pinch myself and remember the words our project producer had written during the release: “Delivering this game under covid was a monumental task, and I know that created huge challenges for each of you while out on location. Somehow, against all the odds we have built an amazing game, and without your efforts gathering thousands of photographs and videos for us, we wouldn’t have been able to achieve the levels of beauty and authenticity represented in our game world.”

Jan 05, 2022 | Categories: Journeys, Projects Blog | Tags: Adventure Photographer, American Photographer Mexico, Anna Fishkin, Anna Fishkin Photography, Anna Kin, Anna Kin Photographer, Anna Kin Photography, Anna Kin Pictures, Commercial Photographer Mexico, Everystring Photographer, Female Photographer Mexico, Landscape Photographer, Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Fashion Photographer, Mexico Landscape Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Nature Photographer, Mexico Photographer, Mexico Production, Nature Photographer, Photographer | Leave A Comment »
My first cookbook photography collaboration with holistic food innovator, hotelier and entrepreneur Daniella Hunter was an unforgettable adventure between Los Angeles and Tulum, Mexico. Of course the best part was spending the production days with our amazing team who inspired me beyond words, all the while playing with (and eating!) the most incredible healthy food. This project forever transformed my eating habits and truly changed my life.
Nourish Yourself, Nurture Our World by Daniella Hunter
Jan 20, 2021 | Categories: Lifestyle, Projects Blog | Tags: Anna Fishkin, Anna Fishkin Photographer, Anna Kin, Anna Kin Photographer, Anna Kin Pictures, Beach Lifestyle Photography, Conscious Eating, Cookbook Photography, Daniella Hunter, Everystring, Food Photographer Tulum, Food Photography LA, Food Photography Mexico, Gluten-free Dining Tulum, Gluten-free Restaurant Tulum, Hospitality Photography, Hospitality Photography Mexico, Hospitality Photography Tulum, Hotel Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Luxury Hotel Photography, Mexico Fine Art Photographer, Mexico Hospitality Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photography, Mexico Lifestyle Photoshoot, Mexico Travel Photography, Sanara Tulum, The Real Coconut, Tulum Hotel Photography, Tulum Lifestyle Photographer, Tulum Lifestyle Photography, Tulum Photo Session, Tulum Photographer, Tulum Photography Production | Comments Off on Food Photography for the Cookbook ‘Nourish Yourself, Nurture Our World’
Not so long ago, in the world before Covid-19 coronavirus epidemic, our little crew embarked on a wild production adventure around Manú National Park in Peruvian Amazon, with a mission to make a short film for NatGeo Wild. Far from luxurious or easy, this trip challenged me to the core of my being, but what can you expect from a journey of return to the roots of Mother Earth… The result is our beautiful short film ‘Pacha Kuti: The Golden Path.’ Directed and filmed by Reed Rickert and produced by our production company Modern Maya, this film became a full-circle evolution of the original project we’d begun back in 2016. Amazingly, this time we were able to continue the production in the manner of my dreams – with the support from National Geographic and as part of the short film program for Sun Valley Film Festival’s 50th anniversary celebration of Earth Day coming up on April 22, 2020.
Due to the complicated times we’re living in right now and the subsequent cancellation of this year’s Sun Valley Film Festival chapter, our film’s message seems more timely than ever. That’s why we decided to do an early online release which I’m happy to share here as well.
Apr 20, 2020 | Categories: Journeys, Projects Blog | Tags: Anna Fishkin, Documentary Film Peru, Documentary Filmmaking, Earth Day, Earth Day 2020, Environmental Film Festival, Indigenous Documentary Peru, Machiguenga People, Manu National Park, Modern Maya, NatGeo Wild, National Geographic, Pacha Kuti The Golden Path, Reed Rickert, Sony Images, Sun Valley Film Festival, Wild to Inspire Film Contest | Comments Off on Pacha Kuti: The Golden Path
I love to photograph fashion I can understand and wear myself. Inspired by Sanará Hotel’s co-founder Daniella Hunter’s dual life between LA and Tulum, this sustainable signature clothing line is a dream to wear on the beaches and beyond.
Jan 13, 2020 | Categories: Fashion, Projects Blog | Tags: Anna Fishkin, Anna Fishkin Photography, Anna Kin, Anna Kin Photography, Anna Kin Pictures, Beach Lifestyle Photography, Beach Photography, Best Spa, Boutique Hotel Photography, Caribbean Landscape Photography, Caribbean Vacation, Daniella Hunter, Daniella Hunter Fashion, Everystring, Fashion Photoshoot Tulum, Hospitality Photography, Hospitality Photography Mexico, Hospitality Photography Tulum, Hotel Photography, Interior Design Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Luxury Eco-boutique Hotel, Luxury Hotel Photography, Luxury Spa Experience, Mayan Healing, Mayan Healing Treatments, Mexico Fine Art Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photography, Mexico Lifestyle Photoshoot, Mexico Photographer, Mexico Photography, Mexico Travel Photography, Mexico Yoga Photographer, Resort Fashion Tulum, Sanara Tulum, Sound Healing, Spa Photography, The Real Coconut, tulum fashion photographer, Tulum Hotel Photography, Tulum Lifestyle Photographer, Tulum Lifestyle Photography, Tulum Photo Session, Tulum Photographer, Tulum Photography Production, Tulum Spa, Tulum Yoga, Tulum Yoga Photography, Yoga Photographer | Comments Off on Daniella Hunter Clothing Collection
To experience Naga Tulum is to be touched by pure magic. I am so grateful for clients like this who become family and remain in my heart no matter what the distance.
Jan 13, 2020 | Categories: Hospitality, Lifestyle, Projects Blog | Tags: Anna Fishkin, Anna Fishkin Photography, Anna Kin, Anna Kin Photography, Anna Kin Pictures, Beach Lifestyle Photography, Beach Photography, Best Spa, Boutique Hotel Photography, Caribbean Landscape Photography, Caribbean Vacation, Everystring, Hospitality Photography, Hospitality Photography Mexico, Hospitality Photography Tulum, Hotel Photography, Interior Design Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Luxury Hotel Photography, Mayan Healing, Mayan Healing Treatments, Mexico Fine Art Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photoshoot, Mexico Photographer, Mexico Photography, Mexico Travel Photography, Mexico Yoga Photographer, Naga Tulum, Temazcal Tulum, Tulum Hotel Photography, Tulum Lifestyle Photographer, Tulum Photo Session, Tulum Photographer, Tulum Photography Production, Tulum Spa, Tulum Yoga, Tulum Yoga Photography, Yoga Photographer | Comments Off on NAGA Tulum
This post is long overdue, nonetheless I still think about Art With Me 2019 event with so much gratitude. I had my first photography exhibition Head in the Clouds as part of the festival in Tulum and thanks to the generous support of Sanará whose entire team encouraged me every step of the way and provided their beautiful ocean-front yoga studio as my dream exhibition space. This experience was a dream come true for me on so many levels… I finally got to share my art in Tulum, the town where my life as a photographer began 10 years ago! I got to see my photographs displayed on the walls of my favorite yoga space, then I got to do my own yoga practice there and to experience the images as they were intended, each one embodying and supporting a moment on the journey of transformation. The series as a whole is a soft yet powerful background to the healing events that take place in the studio and the moments captured in the images are amazing to contemplate while observing your breath in an asana to the sound of the ocean.
Of course I also loved immersing myself in all the incredible art and music around Tulum with my friends and I also got to hang out with some very inspiring people like the musician Michael Franti and the Liberian human rights activist Kimmie Weeks. All I can say is, Art With Me set the pulse for me in the year 2019 and I really can’t wait to see how 2020 ups the ante. Happy New Year and cheers to dreams coming true!
To view the images from my Head in the Clouds series displayed in Sanará and to order framed art pieces, please visit my online shop – http://annakinpictures.com.

Jan 11, 2020 | Categories: Journeys, Projects Blog | Tags: Anna Fishkin, Anna Fishkin Photography, Anna Kin, Anna Kin Photography, Anna Kin Pictures, Art Festival, Art With Me, Art With Me 2019, Beach Lifestyle Photography, Beach Photography, Best Spa, Boutique Hotel Photography, Caribbean Landscape Photography, Caribbean Vacation, Charlie Stuart Gay, Daniella Hunter, Everystring, Head in the Clouds, Hospitality Photography, Hospitality Photography Mexico, Hospitality Photography Tulum, Hotel Photography, Interior Design Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Luxury Eco-boutique Hotel, Luxury Hotel Photography, Luxury Spa Experience, Mayan Healing, Mayan Healing Treatments, Mexico Fine Art Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photography, Mexico Lifestyle Photoshoot, Mexico Photographer, Mexico Photography, Mexico Travel Photography, Mexico Yoga Photographer, Photography Series, Sanara Tulum, Sound Healing, Spa Photography, The Real Coconut, Tulum Hotel Photography, Tulum Lifestyle Photographer, Tulum Lifestyle Photography, Tulum Photo Session, Tulum Photographer, Tulum Photography Production, Tulum Spa, Tulum Yoga, Tulum Yoga Photography, Yoga Photographer | Comments Off on ART WITH ME: Tulum 2019
I never imagined that gluten-free, grain-free, dairy-free and refined-sugar-free dining could be this good! When it comes to re-imagining the way we think about food, The Real Coconut Restaurant in Tulum, Mexico, is the place to exceed all expectations. Needless to say, photographing the food here became a new addiction and, lucky for me, also led to an amazing new collaboration creating TRC’s first cook book (coming soon!)
Jan 11, 2020 | Categories: Hospitality, Lifestyle, Projects Blog | Tags: Anna Fishkin, Anna Fishkin Photographer, Anna Kin, Anna Kin Photographer, Anna Kin Pictures, Beach Lifestyle Photography, Caribbean Vacation, Charlie Stuart Gay, Daniella Hunter, Everystring, Food Photographer Tulum, Gluten-free Dining Tulum, Gluten-free Restaurant Tulum, Hospitality Photography, Hospitality Photography Mexico, Hospitality Photography Tulum, Hotel Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Luxury Hotel Photography, Luxury Spa Experience, Mexico Fine Art Photographer, Mexico Hospitality Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photography, Mexico Lifestyle Photoshoot, Mexico Travel Photography, Mexico Yoga Photographer, Sanara Tulum, The Real Coconut, Tulum Hotel Photography, Tulum Lifestyle Photographer, Tulum Lifestyle Photography, Tulum Photo Session, Tulum Photographer, Tulum Photography Production, Yoga Photographer | Comments Off on The Real Coconut: Sanará, Tulum
One of my most inspiring clients yet! Sanará Hotel founders are an unstoppable force when it comes to sustainable business practices and high integrity commitment to make the world better.
Jan 11, 2020 | Categories: Hospitality, Lifestyle | Tags: Anna Fishkin, Anna Fishkin Photography, Anna Kin, Anna Kin Photography, Anna Kin Pictures, Beach Lifestyle Photography, Beach Photography, Best Spa, Caribbean Landscape Photography, Caribbean Vacation, Charlie Stuart Gay, Daniella Hunter, Everystring, Hospitality Photography, Hospitality Photography Mexico, Hospitality Photography Tulum, Hotel Photography, Interior Design Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Luxury Hotel Photography, Luxury Spa Experience, Mayan Healing, Mayan Healing Treatments, Mexico Fine Art Photographer, Mexico Hospitality Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photography, Mexico Lifestyle Photoshoot, Mexico Photographer, Mexico Photography, Mexico Travel Photography, Mexico Yoga Photographer, Sanara Tulum, Sound Healing, Spa Photography, The Real Coconut, Tulum Hotel Photography, Tulum Lifestyle Photographer, Tulum Lifestyle Photography, Tulum Photo Session, Tulum Photographer, Tulum Photography Production, Tulum Spa, Tulum Yoga, Tulum Yoga Photography, Yoga Photographer | Comments Off on Sanará Tulum: Lifestyle Photography
Such an honor and a pleasure to photograph the inspiring Summit conference in Tulum once again this year.
Jun 06, 2019 | Categories: Hospitality, People, Projects Blog | Tags: Anna Fishkin, Anna Fishkin Photography, Anna Kin, Anna Kin Photography, Anna Kin Pictures, Be Tulum, Beach Lifestyle Photography, Blake Mycoskie, Bobby Klein, Casa Malca, Culinary Experience Photography, Filipe de Andrade, Global Community Leadership, Ka'an Restaurant Sian Kaan, Lifestyle Photography, Mexico Fine Art Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photography, Mexico Photographer, Mexico Yoga Photographer, Miriam Adler, Nomade Tulum, Summit Series, Summit Tulum, Summit Tulum 2019, Tulum Beach, Tulum Lifestyle Photographer, Tulum Lifestyle Photography, Tulum Photo Session, Tulum Photographer, Yoga Photographer | Comments Off on Summit Tulum 2019
So happy to return to photograph this incredible spa during 2019 season in Tulum, Mexico. Truly one of the most beautiful and healing spots in the world – https://yaanwellness.com
May 06, 2019 | Categories: Hospitality, Lifestyle, Projects Blog | Tags: Anna Fishkin, Anna Fishkin Photography, Anna Kin, Anna Kin Photography, Anna Kin Pictures, Be Tulum, Beach Lifestyle Photography, Blake Mycoskie, Bobby Klein, Casa Malca, Filipe de Andrade, Global Community Leadership, Lifestyle Photography, Mexico Fine Art Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photographer, Mexico Lifestyle Photography, Mexico Photographer, Mexico Yoga Photographer, Miriam Adler, Nomade Tulum, Summit Series, Summit Tulum, Summit Tulum 2019, Tulum Beach, Tulum Lifestyle Photographer, Tulum Lifestyle Photography, Tulum Photo Session, Tulum Photographer, Wellness Photography, Yoga Photographer | Comments Off on Yäan Wellness Energy Healing Spa: Tulum, Mexico