These days… People want human.
They want to be in an environment built around connection, community, culture.
That is where we come in.
“This is absolutely incredible. Now that I’ve cried like a baby over how wonderful this is as a whole… The stories everyone shared (including yours), the pure joy in everyone’s faces at dinner, and your genuine mission, it’s safe to say you are absolutely bringing the world closer together.”
Elle Zimmering, Celebrity Cruises
We are storytellers.
With a 3-time Emmy Award winning team and project that’s now been published three times by National Geographic, was a TED talk and recognized by The Smithsonian.
We are not a consulting firm.
We are not a corporate photographer.
What we do is come into your world and actually slow down. We sit with your people. We learn their names, their stories, the reason they drove in this morning and will drive in again tomorrow. And then we do something that almost no one in this industry knows how to do.
We make your company feel like something worth belonging to.
Every single moment gets captured by a 3-time Emmy Award Winning team. Not stock. Not staged. Real photography and film so good it ends up framed on walls, running in national campaigns, and stopping people cold in the middle of a scroll because they weren't expecting to feel something looking at a photo of a coworker.
That is what cuts through right now.
Not more content. Not louder ads. The one thing people will actually stop for: something real.
Did you know?
It’s 7x cheaper to retain an employee than it is to hire and train a new one.
We help you improve employee morale & employee retention.
Longer employee duration and satisfaction means higher productivity.
A more connected employee experience means a better experience for everyone.
The many benefits of prioritizing employee morale in the workplace:
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The Work Institute's 2020 Retention Report found that 79% of employees who quit their jobs cited a lack of appreciation as their reason for leaving. High morale contributes to employee satisfaction and reduces turnover rates.
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According to a study by the University of Warwick, happy employees are on average 12% more productive than their counterparts with lower morale.
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U.S. Employee Engagement Sinks to 10-Year Low
In 2024, employee engagement in the U.S. dropped to 31% — its lowest point in a decade.
Each percentage point gain or drop in engagement represents approximately 1.6 million full- or part-time employees in the U.S. Declines since 2020 reflect about 8 million fewer engaged employees, including 3.2 million fewer than in 2023.
The employee engagement trend is important for organizational leaders because declines signal a potential vulnerability for business.
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Research by Gallup shows that companies with engaged employees outperform their competitors by 147% in earnings per share. Engaged employees, who typically have higher morale, are more likely to deliver better customer service and drive positive business outcomes.
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A study by Harvard Business Review found that employees at companies with strong cultures of innovation are 34% more likely to feel empowered to innovate and 42% more likely to feel that their ideas are valued. High morale encourages employees to think creatively and contribute to innovation efforts.
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The American Psychological Association reports that employees who feel valued by their employers are more likely to report better physical and mental health. Conversely, low morale can lead to stress, anxiety, and other health issues, impacting employee well-being and productivity.
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Gallup estimates that actively disengaged employees cost the U.S. economy up to $605 billion annually in lost productivity. Investing in initiatives to improve employee morale can yield significant financial returns for organizations.
“Adam Schluter captures a world of possibility in a single moment in time. His subjects' gazes -- intimate, direct, trusting -- belie the fact that each individual is someone Adam only just met. Taken as a whole, his work heralds his enormous and rare capacity to see into an individual and to capture their essence in a single click of his shutter."
The Boston Globe
What We Do.
Employee Experience
Your people have stories worth telling. Most companies never think to ask.
We come in, slow down, and actually get to know them. Not a survey. Not a town hall. We sit with them. We hear the real ones. Then we bring everyone together, and something shifts.
Coworkers become a community. The culture you always wanted becomes the one you actually have. And every real moment gets captured in world-class photography and film that becomes some of the most powerful content your brand will ever own.
Guest Experience
People don't remember what they consumed. They remember how they felt. They remember who they met.
We build the kind of experience your guests are still talking about on the plane home. Strangers sit down and leave as something closer to friends, with your brand as the reason it happened.
That kind of loyalty cannot be bought. It can only be earned.
Community
This is where it all comes together.
We take every person we have had the privilege of knowing, your employees, your guests, or both, and build something real and lasting between all of them. Not a retreat. Not an offsite. A genuine community built on real stories and real relationships.
When people feel like they belong to something, they stay. They come back. They bring everyone they know.
And every single moment, captured beautifully, forever.
We have brought thousands of strangers together, physically, all over the world.
Just by creating the space for real human connection to happen.
“Composition is striking and draws my attention.”
Matt Adams | National Geographic
HOW BRINGING HUMANS TOGETHER BEGAN
“The way he uses light gives the frame a magical feeling, as my eye focuses on the moment.”
David Lee | National Geographic
