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Meet the artist

Hey! I’m SUSANNAH

I’m a Singapore-based creative entrepreneur and photographer elevating visionary brands and founders.

With a background in fashion, media and retail, I seamlessly bridge strategy and creativity to create content that turns heads, converting your dream clients, customers and community.

Because your content shouldn’t just look beautiful, it should work beautifully for your growth.

SERVICES I OFFER

My Story: Empowering visionary brands & founders since 2017

I’ve spent the past eight years helping purpose-driven businesses grow their visibility around the world.

In 2017, I founded ZERRIN: South-East Asia’s first retail and media platform curating independent, sustainable designers from across the region. Beyond helping multiple founders scale their businesses, that experience taught me first-hand how powerful storytelling is in building trust and driving organic growth (especially as a bootstrapped founder!) A year later, ZERRIN STUDIO was born after brand owners began approaching me for creative content support.

Today, my focus is on amplifying the impact of purpose-led entrepreneurs and creatives through intentional storytelling—crafting content that cuts through the noise, builds trust, and creates genuine connection.

PS: The word ZERRIN means ‘golden.’ It’s a nod to my belief that everyone has their own way to shine. ✨

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clients SEEN IN

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where strategy meets storytelling

When you work with me, you’re not just hiring a photographer—you’re working with someone who’s lived and breathed brand building from every angle.

With a background in PR, magazines, multi-label retail, and the perspective of a founder who knows what it truly takes to show up, I blend artistry and strategy in everything I create.

My superpower lies in merging commercial insight with creative flair—crafting content that’s not just beautiful, but built to perform.

Every project, whether a brand campaign or an editorial portrait session, is personally designed, produced, and directed from concept to final edit to reflect and elevate your vision.

Whether it’s dynamic portraits that capture your next biz chapter or a lookbook that brings your collection to life, my goal remains the same: to create visuals that connect deeply and convey your story with confidence and clarity.

GET IN TOUCH

  • "Susannah's photography is truly outstanding. She delivered beautiful, professionally edited photos quickly—some of my all time favourite shots."

    — Nabilah Islam, One Puram

  • Two women wearing colorful floral dresses standing outdoors in front of a modern building with large windows and white arches.

  • Two women standing on outdoor stairs by a white building, smiling and talking to each other.

  • "Not only does Susannah have the commercial eye from running a retail business, she also has the aesthetic sensitivity to internalise the needs of each label."

    —Su Pei Ho, Su By Hand

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MY JOURNEY
so far

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2017/18

2019/21

2022/23

2024/25

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The year it all started

I left my job in magazines and launched my ZERRIN, a retail marketplace curating emerging sustainable brands, at my kitchen table. You can read one of my first interviews with lifestyle platform Honeycombers here!

This year looked like a whirlwind of online orders, content creation and getting comfortable with ‘putting myself out there’.

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While growing ZERRIN’s retail business—which saw us opening our first permanent store post pandemic after a slew of successful pop ups—brands started asking me for help with content creation. I picked up a camera, and after a year of ‘freelancing,’ ZERRIN STUDIO, the content arm of ZERRIN, was born! I was also commissioned to write a piece for Vogue, which was slightly cool.

THE LAUNCH OF ZERRIN STUDIO + POP UPS TURN INTO OPENING MY FIRST PERMANENT STORE

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Back to pop up stores

With Singapore’s market more open than before, I closed our permanent space to explore new locations opportunities for ZERRIN’s retail. This resulted in our most successful pop ups to date in 2023, bringing in six figure monthly revenues.

I continued to take on ZERRIN STUDIO clients in this busy retail season, but I was craving to refocus on my creative work and mentorship for brands.

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I slowed down and eventually pressed pause on my retail business to refocus on content and storytelling—my first loves.

Now, I’m taking the combined lessons and insights I’ve learnt from retail, brand building and media and channeling that into ZERRIN STUDIO full time.

In my ‘creative pivot’ era, still empowering brands but with a renewed focus!

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Ready to work with me?

LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO ELEVATE YOUR BRAND

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