Lara
Woolfson,
MFA

Founder and Photography Genius

Lara captures science in a way that’s both precise and impossible to ignore.

With 20+ years of experience, she specializes in scientific and corporate photography for biotech, pharma, and research institutions. Her approach balances technical accuracy with strong visual instinct. She asks the right questions upfront, gets it right the first time, and creates images that are both scientifically accurate and visually bold. She has deep familiarity with laboratory environments, safety protocols, and the regulatory demands of scientific imagery, so teams don’t have to slow down to explain.

Lara works fast, thinks on her feet, and has a reputation for making people look like themselves—relaxed, confident, and human. Her use of color, scale, and framing turns complex subject matter into imagery with real impact. Clients regularly say it’s the best portrait they’ve ever had.

Whether she has five minutes with a scientist between experiments or a full day on location, she knows how to read a room, earn trust quickly, and bring a story to life. She’s as interested in what a room holds as what it shows.

Offline she’s a sound healer and ceremonial facilitator, traveling to South America when she can, dancing ecstatically, hunting for live music, and cooking for people she loves.

Lara is also the founder of Studio Nouveau, a Boston-based fine art photography studio specializing in weddings, portraits, and the stories in between.