ABOUT ME

Photographer in Saint-Tropez

Stories of light, love and truth

Crédit photo: Yannick Faure
Crédit photo: Yannick Faure

"If you’re looking for a photographer who senses more than she poses, who captures the emotion before the movement, you may have just found the right place."

My name is Audrey Bartolo , and I’m a professional photographer in Saint-Tropez, born and raised here on this sun-kissed land between the sea and the hills.

 

My work is about emotion, intuition, and truth. I create portraits that are sensitive, timeless, and quietly powerful.

Deeply connected to the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, I specialize in natural, poetic lifestyle photography:

maternity sessions, newborn at home, weddings, couple portraits, and family stories all captured with discretion, warmth and attention to what truly matters.

My goal is simple:

To create images that reflect your soul,

To offer you a space where you can simply be,

And to craft memories that will only grow more meaningful with time.


A child of this land

I didn’t just learn to use the light of Saint-Tropez: I grew up within it.

I know its moods, its whispers, its secrets. And it knows me.

I was born here, in the heart of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, where the sea meets the garrigue and the Provençal soul lingers in every stone wall.

From a very young age, I wandered the narrow streets of the village, watched sunlight shift on terracotta facades, listened to the breeze in the pines, and felt time stretch under the Mediterranean sky.

This is where I learned to see.

To wait.

To feel.

Today, I know every hidden corner of the peninsula, the secret coves, the forgotten trails, the sun-drenched vineyards, the sea paths kissed by morning light. These are the places I bring you to. Not as a guide, but as someone who belongs here.

I’m also deeply attached to the traditions of my village.

On Sundays, you may find me quietly attending Mass at the parish of Saint-Tropez.

And every spring, I am the only photographer who documents La Bravade de Saint-Tropez, a beloved tradition honoring our heritage, offering my images freely to the Tropézien community.

It’s my way of giving back, with heart and humility.


 

📍 Photographer based in Saint-Tropez, I photograph across the French Riviera:

  • Ramatuelle
  • Grimaud
  • Gassin
  • Sainte-Maxime
  • Cavalaire sur Mer
  • La Croix-Valmer
  • La Môle
  • Cogolin
  • La garde-Freinet
  • Le Rayol Canadel
  • Le Plan de la Tour

 

📸 I work exclusively with natural light, offering authentic and emotion-driven photo sessions.


Photography is my language.

My vision is how I speak to the world.

Every session is a story, a connection, a breath shared between souls.

I was born here. The sea, the wind, the late afternoon light, I didn’t discover them in a magazine.

I breathed them. Loved them. And probably photographed them long before I knew how to hold a camera.

But that’s not where my real story begins.

Before I became a photographer, I was, like many women, someone searching for balance.

A young mother. A deeply sensitive soul. Someone who feels everything intensely.

And that became my anchor: feeling deeply, and learning how to translate it into images.


Photographer & Mother

Becoming a mother made me even more sensitive to the beauty of beginnings, of transitions, of quiet love.

I believe a family photograph is a treasure  not just for today, but for generations to come.

"Every parent is born the day their first child arrives..."


Family, friends, and friends who become family...

My work is...

  • Raw, emotional, and true.
  • Honest, luminous, timeless.
  • Unposed, expressive, human.
  • Your visual legacy, your memory of tomorrow.

A gift of sensitivity

Yes, I am highly sensitive.
But I see it as a gift.
I read people’s energy, their pauses, their essence.
I notice the unseen. I hear the unsaid.

And I transform all of this into images that speak.

My Approach

🕊️ Emotional: I photograph what is felt, not just seen.

🌱 Natural: I use natural light only. No filters. No staging.

🤍 Intuitive: I capture what’s unsaid, the in-between moments.

✨ Creative: My photos are crafted, but never forced.

I photograph the real you. Your laughter, your stillness, your way of being together.

I guide you gently and let you simply be.

What drives me

🎵 Art, music, feeling.

🌍 Travel, culture, connection.

👣 The present moment, beauty in people and places.

🧡 My children, my family, and the love I see in yours.



13 years of light and shadow

Crédit photo: Elodie Barbelivien
Crédit photo: Elodie Barbelivien

After 13 years of photographing people, I’ve learned to do much more than take pictures.

I’ve learned how to make people feel safe, even those who don’t like their reflection.

I’ve learned to read the invisible: a soft gesture, a held-back tear, a quiet moment of love.

I’ve learned how to hold the emotional weight of a wedding, a farewell, a moment entrusted to me like a treasure.

And most of all, I’ve learned that true luxury is not a flawless session.

It’s a sincere one.It’s a photo that carries on through generations.


Bold choices, a clear vision

I don’t photograph everyone.

I don’t deliver 300 unedited images.

I don’t erase wrinkles or reshape bodies.

Because I believe in authenticity.

Because every photo I deliver carries a piece of my soul.

Because I want your grandchildren to look at these images 40 years from now and feel the life in them.


What my clients say:

"We always know what others mean to us, but we never truly know what we mean to them..."


What I offer today

Crédit photo: Sandrine Schwartz (Sandrine S Wedding Assistante Pro)
Crédit photo: Sandrine Schwartz (Sandrine S Wedding Assistante Pro)

 

I’m here for those who love light, honest gestures, and glances that speak.

 

I’m here for lovers, families, mothers-to-be, and sensitive souls.

 

I’m here for those who want to remember without pretending,

and one day pass on an image that quietly says:

“this is where you come from.”


My  exclusive method : L.I.G.H.T. ®

Light Is Grace Held in Time

An exclusive method to photograph the invisible and preserve the essential.

Why a method?

Because what I offer goes far beyond a simple photo shoot.

It is a human experience — deep, structured, sincere —

that deserves to be named, embraced, and shared as a form of art.

Each step is designed so that you don’t have to perform.

Just to be. Fully. Truly.

Every step reflects who I am:

L for Link: my ability to listen deeply before taking a single shot.

I for Immersion: my softness, my intuition, my care for the moment.

G for Gentle Guidance: my refusal of stiff posing, my way of revealing beauty without forcing.

H for Harmony: my eye for light, textures, movement and stillness.

T for Transmission: my belief in photography as living memory, not digital noise.

A method, a philosophy:

The L.I.G.H.T.® Method reflects my deepest commitment:

To photograph the real. To elevate without altering. To reveal what truly matters.

It is made for those who want more than just a picture:

for those who seek a work of emotion, art, and soul.

 

"Because the most meaningful is the one that tells who you truly were."


The world of photography is also filled with beautiful encounters...

And to my great delight, the world of weddings often means a new hairstyle for each event!Grateful to the magical hands that create these wonders!