About Laura

Portrait of New Orleans photographer Laura Steffan

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.

laura@laurasteffan.com

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

Home Tour: Uptown Queen Anne

2023

St. Charles Avenue Magazine October 2023

Palette Pleaser

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

A Cozy New Orleans Rental Feels Like a Tropical Tree House, Thanks in Part to an Envy-Inducing Back Porch

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

Selected photographs for a New Orleans tourism campaign in New York City's Union Square subway station

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