hello, i'm maja

I'm a professional hotel and travel photographer based in Singapore. I specialise in creating eye-catching, inspirational photography for brands to use across social media, web, and print. I celebrate the often-overlooked beauty of a place by creating visuals that offer moments of reflection and appreciation.

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What They’re Saying

It was easy to work with Maja before, during and after the trip, and we are very pleased with the quality of work she produced for us. She understood our requirements and worked with us to provide photo and video content that helped share the beauty of Bhutan.

Bhutan Department of Tourism

Maja is an absolute delight to work with – she is professional, creative, and has an exceptional eye for detail. Her work beautifully captured the unique character of our lodges at Royal Malewane. She has the remarkable ability to tell a story through her visuals. We would happily work with her again.

Royal Malewane

Maja’s high-quality photography is what really intrigued me at first to work with her. I’m very satisfied with the beautiful content that she managed to capture for our mountain resort. Maja met my expectations and delivered exactly what I’m looking for. I hope to work with her once again in the near future.

Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar

Maja was super friendly and great to work with. She showed flexibility as it pertained to changes in plans and turned our images around in a quick and timely fashion. We look forward to working with her again.

One&Only Desaru Coast

I had an opportunity to collaborate with Maja on creating a number of lifestyle photos and videos for the resort, and I absolutely love her work and professionalism. Not only does she consistently excel in showcasing the unique selling points of our products, but she also knows ideal moments throughout the day to tell stories through each photograph captured at the resort. It was a great pleasure to work with Maja, and we look forward to working with her again in the future.

Six Senses Ninh Van Bay

Maja was cooperative, easy to work with and her content was truly lovely with a wonderful aesthetic.

Relais & Chateaux

Maja is professional and a pleasure to work with, she produced some beautiful Social content for us in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam truly capturing the essence of the countries and the stunning scenery surrounding our resorts – we look forward to working with her again soon.

Aman

Maja demonstrated professionalism and efficiency, throughout our collaboration. The beautifully captured content of Soneva Fushi was delivered in a timely manner. It has been a pleasure to work together, and we look forward to future partnerships.

Soneva

Working with Maja at our home in Namibia was a wonderful experience. She captured the essence of our home beautifully through her lens and was attentive and open to our guidance and feedback.

Habitas Namibia

Working with Maja was an absolute delight. She has a brilliant eye for detail and an effortless ability to translate the essence of a place into visuals that feel both immersive and aspirational. Her storytelling through imagery truly brought Alila Fort Bishangarh to life in the most authentic and elevated way. We’d be happy to collaborate again in the future.

Alila Fort Bishangarh

It was a pleasure working with Maja Laxdal. She is a truly exceptional photographer whose talent and dedication can be witnessed through her work.

I was captivated by the way she effortlessly captured the essence of the subjects she photographed. Each image was a masterful composition, revealing a depth of emotion and storytelling that was both profound and awe-inspiring. Whether it was a breath-taking landscape, a heartfelt portrait, or a candid moment frozen in time, Maja had an unparalleled ability to evoke genuine emotions through her art.

Six Senses Fort Barwara

Maja was a pleasure to work with, she creates imagery that encapsulates natural beauty while maintaining a considered hospitality element. Her moving images are transportative and her editing and colour grading is fantastic!

Sussurro Mozambique

I can’t recommend Maja highly enough. It’s clear she is passionate about her work and has a keen eye for detail. She took the time to understand my vision and worked closely with me. The final images perfectly captured the essence of the event and were of the highest quality. We look forward to using her to work on future projects.

W Singapore

The collaboration with Maja was great and the end result received exceeded our expectations. An accurate and precise sense of detail with realistic shots representing the property through human eyes. All this with a great energy and outstanding flexibility!

Kisawa Sanctuary

Maja’s eye for estheticism and light is enchanting, her photography conveys a true sense of cherished calmness and peace.

Soori Bali

Maja is absolutely one of the most professional photographers and creators we’ve ever had, her work ethic is incomparable and the quality of her work speaks for itself. We used her drone video of the legendary NIHI Horses and it has become iconic content in our social media.

NIHI Sumba

We have had the privilege of working with Maja on the resort’s social media content. She is highly accommodating and has a remarkable talent for creating flawless content that beautifully captures the essence of our property and its surroundings. We hope to collaborate with her on future projects.

Raffles Maldives

Maja is a very talented content creator; we had the pleasure to host her and she delivered a truly remarkable set of contents.

Patina Maldives

It was wonderful to work with Maja and we are happy with all the details and quality of the photos, it was exactly what we were looking for. She has a keen eye for design and captures the perfect inspirational shots. We look forward to working with her again.

Four Seasons Bangkok

Collaborating with Maja has been an absolute delight. Her creativity and professionalism shone through as she crafted stunning photography for Capella Ubud, beautifully showcasing the tranquillity of the jungle and the whimsical camp’s architecture and interior. We look forward to another collaboration with Maja in the future.

Capella Ubud

Clients & Partners

Six Senses NIHI Sumba Aman Belmond One&Only Kisawa Sanctuary Harpers Bazaar Tourism Bhutan The Royal Portfolio Capella Four Seasons W Hotels Habitas Conde Nast Traveler Raffles Relais & Chateaux Alila Soneva Rosewood Natural Selection