The Global Ambassador's porte-cochère — a Range Rover under the marquee as a valet and guests arrive, Phoenix
Nº 03Hospitality PhotographyPhoenix

The Global
Ambassador

A hotel built to feel like somewhere else entirely — and the hours before service, when the rooms belong to no one.

Hospitality photography and film for The Global Ambassador — a hotel in Phoenix, photographed in the hours before service.

The brass 'The Global Ambassador' wall plaque in dappled shade
The restaurant's long communal tables set for service, diners and the open kitchen beyond
The lobby lounge — a curved bar, patterned tile floor and a pressed-tin ceiling
A framed mirror against a reeded wood wall, a quiet detail of a guest room
A man in a brown corduroy suit reclining against the bed in a guest room at The Global Ambassador
A guest-room corner with an armchair, an olive tree and a suitcase by the bed
A guest room at dusk, a figure passing in motion blur beside the bed and a potted tree
A bedside detail — a glass-and-brass sconce and a small square clock on the nightstand
Breakfast in bed — a hand lifts a coffee cup from a wood tray on white linens
A guest reading in bed, a wall sconce lit and an armchair alongside
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Design books stacked on a walnut credenza — the title card for the Global Ambassador film
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The setFifteen photographs
A hand setting a card on a green leather valet tray holding a watch and rings at The Global Ambassador
A round writing desk with a flip clock reading 10:04 beneath an arched gilt mirror
A guest-room console with wine, a tiered snack tray and a mushroom lamp, a man reflected in the mirror
The pool deck with scalloped orange umbrellas and white chaise lounges
Poolside chaise lounges with rolled towels and furled orange umbrellas
A poolside marble table with a bright orange drink and a snack, white flowers and the pool behind
An aerial of the hotel's standing-seam metal roof and green lawn beside the freeway
Camelback Mountain rising over the low rooftops of Phoenix
A detail of an orange-striped chaise cushion and bolster by the pool
A black Porsche 911 parked at the hotel's green, crested facade
The Global Ambassador's curved streamline-modern facade and rooftop lettering against a clear sky
A wood crate of oranges marked 'Le Âme' on a marble counter beside the open kitchen
A hand spreading jam on toast over a tiered breakfast board of nuts, cheese and fruit on a marble bistro table
A raised seafood tower of oysters on ice with sauces, a candle and a martini on marble
A chef plating dishes at the line of the open kitchen, copper pans overhead
The Global AmbassadorJacob Sigala