About Laura
Laura is an architectural, interior, and lifestyle photographer based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has built a flourishing career capturing the distinctive charm and vibrant design of New Orleans.
Laura’s signature aesthetic highlights light-filled spaces and architectural details of historic New Orleans homes. Her visual storytelling resonates locally and nationally, earning features in Apartment Therapy, HGTV, Country Home Magazine, The Pearl New Orleans, New Orleans Homes, St. Charles Avenue Magazine, and Biz New Orleans. She is currently a photographer of The Scout Guide New Orleans, having photographed Volumes 12 and 13.
With an eye for detail and creating inviting compositions, Laura enjoys bringing the personality of spaces to life. It’s an honor for her to collaborate with the designers and get to know the stories behind the interiors she captures.
RECENT PRESS
2025
Country Home Magazine, Spring 2025
2024
Apartment Therapy
I Could Stare at the Colorful Gallery Walls in This 133-Year-Old Home for Hours
Biz New Orleans
Baptist Community Ministries Goes Mid-Century with its New Headquarters
Adore Magazine
2023
St. Charles Avenue Magazine October 2023
Apartment Therapy
This (Possibly Haunted) Historic New Orleans Home Is Dripping in Color, Pattern, and Creative DIYs
Adore Magazine
Paradise Found: An Oasis in the Marigny
2021
New Orleans & Company feature New Orleans’ Local Influencers
IG Accounts for a Neighborhood Stroll Through NOLA
Apartment Therapy
A Writer’s New Orleans Shotgun Is Full of Art, Estate Sale Finds, Hats, and Joy
This Family of Four Shares a Creative, Kid-Friendly French Quarter Rental Apartment
This New Orleans Shotgun Proves You Can Have a Stylish Home on a Tiny, Thrifted Budget
A New Orleans Shotgun Apartment Has the Cutest Little Plant-Filled Balcony Oasis
HGTV
Yardi Gras Brings Mardi Gras Celebrations Home
Adore Magazine
This Sophisticated Sunroom Is Equal Parts Cozy and Stylish
Refresh Your Outdoor Space with these Three Tips
2020
Apartment Therapy
A Light-Filled, Shared New Orleans Apartment Features Rental-Friendly Decor Ideas
A New Orleans Rental Shotgun Is Dripping in Charm and Dried Florals
An Adorable New Orleans Rental Is Full of So Many Envy-Inducing Design Details
2019
Apartment Therapy
This New Orleans Studio Apartment is Located in a 140-Year-Old Bakery Compound
A Painter’s New Orleans Rental Is a Dreamy Sun-Filled Space
2015-16
• French Market Coffee Instagram Partnership
House Beautiful Magazine article
“Laura Steffan's Instagram is NOLA Architecture Eye Candy” Curbed New Orleans article
“Four Inspiring Local Instagram Accounts to Follow,” January 2015 Issue - Gambit’s CUE Magazine
