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 12-14.
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
Cover of The Pearl February 2026
Move Over, Beige—This Unexpected Neutral Is Taking Over in 2026
Country Home Spring 2025
I Could Stare at the Colorful Gallery Walls in This 133-Year-Old Home for Hours
Yardi Gras Brings Mardi Gras Celebrations Home
Grandma’s Wicker Was Once Everywhere—Now It’s The Vintage Trend We Want Back
Coastal California: A seamless home renovation near Audubon Park adds much-needed space and a resort-like aesthetic.
Palette Pleaser: Interior Designer Whitney Wilkinson adds a fresh coat of perspective to an Uptown home.
This (Possibly Haunted) Historic New Orleans Home Is Dripping in Color, Pattern, and Creative DIYs
This Sophisticated Sunroom Is Equal Parts Cozy and Stylish
Room tour: A timeless nursery with fanciful flare designed by Hattie Collins
Cover of Adore January 2025
Room Tour: A serene primary suite that pulls inspiration from nature
2025
Country Home Magazine, Spring 2025
Apartment Therapy Home Tours
Adore Magazine
Paradise Found: An Oasis in the Marigny
New Orleans & Company feature New Orleans’ Local Influencers
IG Accounts for a Neighborhood Stroll Through NOLA
Adore Magazine
Refresh Your Outdoor Space with these Three Tips
Apartment Therapy
A Light-Filled, Shared New Orleans Apartment Features Rental-Friendly Decor Ideas
This New Orleans Studio Apartment is Located in a 140-Year-Old Bakery Compound
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
