Lunar Studios

What Lunar Studios does

Lunar Studios is a Manila-headquartered professional photography studio founded in 2016 that delivers full-service commercial photography to brands and businesses. The studio operates with a small core team (approximately 5 employees) and offers eight defined service lines spanning food, product, corporate, real estate, lifestyle, architecture, commercial, and event photography. Both in-studio production and on-location shoots are supported; 'Lunar Express Photography' extends the offering to remote delivery, allowing the studio to serve clients outside Metro Manila and internationally.

The company's portfolio spans 60+ client engagements across at least a dozen industries, including F&B (Shake Shack, SaladStop!, Sushi Nori, Subway Philippines, SNAILWHITE), e-commerce and consumer goods (Lazada Philippines, Elementi, Lucienne Crystals, Tokyo White), real estate (Avida Patio Madrigal, Bonifacio Global City / Ayala Land, Sevina Park / Arthaland, One Bubong), beauty and personal care (SNAILWHITE, Oxecure, Masumi, Sparkle White), apparel and retail (Havaianas, Uniqlo, Common Mode, Doze Days, Debenhams, Mega Global), and corporate/institutional work (Insular Life, Design Center of the Philippines, Lazada event coverage). Enterprise clients appear alongside a long tail of SME and DTC brands, with project work ranging from social-media content and e-commerce catalog imagery to architecture photography and corporate campaign shoots.

Lunar Studios generates revenue on a project-based professional services model with quotation-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with discovery driven primarily by an SEO-optimized portfolio website (targeting Manila-specific photography queries), supplemented by referrals and direct outreach. Clients submit briefs and quotation requests via the website contact form and the [email protected] email channel. Project scope, duration, and complexity drive individual shoot fees; no recurring SaaS, subscription, or retainer model is in evidence. The company is privately held, with no disclosed funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors in the provided material.

Name

Lunar Studios

Legal name

Lunar Studios

Website

https://lunar.ph

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Lunar Studios is a Manila-based full-service professional photography studio founded in 2016, serving brands and businesses with food, product, corporate, real estate, lifestyle, architecture, and event photography. It also offers 'Lunar Express Photography,' a remote-delivery service extending its reach beyond Metro Manila to international SMEs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manila

HQ country

Philippines

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Photography Services: Full-service professional photography engagements including food, product, corporate, real estate, lifestyle, architecture, event coverage, and commercial photography. Revenue is generated through project-based fees determined by scope, duration, and complexity of each shoot.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lunar Studios is a Manila-based professional photography studio that delivers full-service photography engagements for brands and businesses across food, product, corporate, architecture and landscape, commercial, lifestyle, and event categories. Services include creative direction, prop styling, on-location and studio shoots, and remote delivery through the Lunar Express Photography offering, with pricing scoped per project.

Product overview

Lunar Studios is a professional photography studio in Manila, Philippines offering a comprehensive range of photography services. The company provides food, product, corporate, real estate, documentary, and lifestyle photography services. Their service portfolio includes Architecture and Landscape Photography, Commercial Photography, Corporate Photography, Event Coverage & Documentation, Food Photography, Lifestyle Photography, Product Photography, and Remote Photography (Lunar Express Photography). The studio works with diverse clients including restaurants, e-commerce brands, real estate developers, corporations, and event organizers across the Philippines and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architecture and Landscape Photography

Named customers49 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Itch CreativesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative agency partnership for Avida Patio Madrigal project. Itch Creatives acted as the agency handling the real estate promotional materials while Lunar Studios provided photography services.
• The Scenique DailyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction design partner for Avida Patio Madrigal project. The Scenique Daily provided production design services while Lunar Studios handled photography.
• Together We DesignminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBranding and packaging design partner for Nectar Honey Wine project. Together We Design handled branding and packaging while Lunar Studios provided product and lifestyle photography.
• Lady BadoyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFreelance food and prop stylist who has collaborated with Lunar Studios on multiple projects including Fiesta to Go and SPUNN Australia.
• Arvel AlvarezminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduct stylist from Tanaw Studio who collaborated with Lunar Studios on Satcha Teas project.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Snappr: Online photography marketplace that connects businesses with professional photographers for product, food, corporate, and event shoots across Asia-Pacific. Highly comparable to Lunar's on-demand, quote-based commercial photography model.
• Squareshot: Specialized e-commerce and product photography studio offering both studio and remote/on-figure shoots for brands. Overlaps directly with Lunar's product photography and Lunar Express remote service lines.
• Meero: Global photography services platform that matches brands with photographers for commercial, food, and product shoots. Comparable in service breadth, B2B commercial photography focus, and tech-enabled booking workflow.
• Foap: Marketplace that connects brands with photographers for commissioned shoots and UGC content. Comparable buyer base (DTC and e-commerce brands) and project-based commercial photography delivery model.

Others

• 500px: Global photography community and licensing platform. Not a direct competitor but part of the same ecosystem where commercial photographers discover briefs and monetize imagery.

Regional players

• Studio 8 (Manila): Philippines-based creative production studio offering photography and video for brands and agencies. Regional peer competing for the same Manila-based enterprise and F&B clients as Lunar.

Emerging players

• Design Pickle: Subscription-based creative production service covering graphic design, with photography add-ons. Adjacent subscription model that competes with studios for SMB marketing budgets, even if its core product is design.
• Imagen AI: AI-powered photo editing platform used by commercial photographers to accelerate post-production. Adjacent enabling technology that could either augment Lunar's workflow or, over time, displace portions of its editing service revenue.

Broad incumbents

• Shutterstock Custom: Custom content creation service from Shutterstock offering brand-custom photo and video shoots for enterprise marketing teams. A scaled incumbent with broader geographic reach but overlapping commercial photography use cases.
• Getty Images Custom Content: Global visual content company with a custom commercial shoot service for enterprise brands. Broader incumbent offering overlapping capabilities for large marketing campaigns.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lunarstudios

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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