For the past two years, I’ve been working as a photographer and filmmaker, learning the craft, building a business, and slowly growing into my own way of seeing.

In the beginning, I didn’t rush into choosing a niche. I wanted to experience different environments, follow curiosity, make mistakes, and understand what kind of work truly felt aligned. That time gave me clarity — not only about what I enjoy creating, but about how I want to show up in the spaces I’m invited into.

Over time, my work naturally gravitated toward wellness and retreat settings. These are the spaces where I feel most at home, and where my way of working makes the most sense.

What I Do

I work as a photographer and filmmaker for wellness, retreat, and holistic spaces.

These environments ask for a different approach, one rooted in presence, sensitivity, and respect. I work with facilitators, teachers, and space holders who care deeply about what they offer and how it’s shared.

Through photography and film, I help translate the feeling of these experiences into visuals that feel honest, calm, and grounded.

How I Work

I move quietly and attentively within the space.
I don’t direct or interrupt.

This allows the experience to unfold naturally, without pulling anyone out of their process. The images come from what is already there, not from something staged or imposed.

Why This Work Matters to Me

I see my work as a form of service.

I support those who hold space for others by helping their work be seen and felt by the people it’s meant to reach. Not through selling or performance, but through storytelling that carries the same care and intention as the experience itself.

With 2+ years of experience in the wellness and holistic sector, I am still not seeing this as work. It has been the greatest blessing of my life so far.

To be able to work with such amazing healers and teachers from all over the world, coming back not only with a full SD card, but with a heart filled with love, new connections, and insights.

Let’s Connect

If you’re hosting a retreat, workshop, class, ceremony, or offering within the wellness or holistic space, I’d love to hear from you.

Based in Barcelona, working internationally.

— Indy Makkinje