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TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE

Emma Spencer and Shelagh Morphy founded ESM Creative Studio out of a mutual desire to embody the personalized experience of freelance design for clients seeking professional work in both graphic design and photography. With educations in Fine Arts and Art History, the work that Emma and Shelagh offer is sophisticated and bespoke

EMMA SPENCER
PHOTOGRAPHER

Emma is a documentary and portrait photographer from Santa Barbara, California. She graduated from Amherst College in 2022 with a B.A. in Art & the History of Art. Her award winning photography thesis, Vietnam War Veterans: Then and Now, was awarded Summa Cum Laude and is archived in the Library of Congress. Spencer has photographed people and places both domestically and internationally, her work always rooted in her passion for art and art history and reflective of her subjects.

SHELAGH MORPHY
GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Shelagh is a graphic designer from Santa Barbara, California.  She graduated from Northeastern University, receiving a B.F.A. in Design with a concentration in Graphic & Information Design. She has done design work for for small businesses, independent artists, and companies across multiple industries including government, beauty, science, and fashion. Morphy takes inspiration from fine arts, architecture, and design movements throughout history to achieve uniquely creative design work. 

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