Featured Artist
Wesley & Emma:Quiet Photographs for a Calmer Home
Wesley and Emma Teague are photographers from Birmingham, Alabama. Their pale dunes, open skies and still water are printed and framed by Helm + Oar. Choose fewer pieces, hang them larger, and let the room breathe.
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Bring home a Wesley & Emma moment
Each piece opens with its frame already selected. Pick your size, and it arrives ready to hang.
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“Love it. Peaceful.”
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I. The artists
Meet Wesley and Emma Teague
Wesley and Emma Teague are two southern-born photographers who live in Birmingham, Alabama. They met in a Spanish class and bonded over a shared love of photography and travel.
Three weeks after their wedding, they moved to Spain. That adventure inspired them to expand into travel photography, and they have been telling stories with a camera since 2009.
They like to observe a place in an uninterrupted, natural way, and they photograph with curiosity and wonder. A retailer that carries their work describes the result as a balance of rich tones and quiet vignettes.
A large Joshua Tree photograph, framed and ready to hang.
II. The places
Quiet places, photographed with curiosity
Wesley and Emma photograph hospitality, travel and culture. These four places show the calmer side of that range.
Orange Beach, Alabama
Sunlit dunes, sea oats and seabirds on the Alabama shore. Seven photographs in our collection were made at Orange Beach, including Beyond The Dunes.
See the Orange Beach group
Seville, Spain
Spain is where Wesley and Emma were inspired to expand into travel photography. Feria shows riders in Andalusian dress at the Feria de Abril.
See Feria
Joshua Tree, California
Wide desert horizons in Joshua Tree, California. On The Move Joshua Tree and Los Tres were both made here.
See On The Move Joshua TreeBig Sur, California
McWay Falls and Highway One Drive come from Big Sur: a waterfall that meets the shore, and a bridge in the fog.
See McWay FallsIII. The moment
Morning Palm: the story behind the photograph
In Carmel, California, a single palm stands against a pale, clear sky. There is nothing else in the frame. Golden light falls on it, and the whole picture is calm.
It is the kind of photograph that makes a room quieter. One large piece, hung with space around it, gives the eye somewhere to rest.
People rarely choose it for the palm. They choose it for what it gives back: a calmer evening, an edited room, space to breathe. A wall can hold one thing that matters.
IV. Orange Beach
Orange Beach wall art: four quiet photographs
Four photographs made on the Alabama shore, in soft sand, pale sky and sea colors. Pick one and hang it large, or pair two for a calm wall.
V. At home
Calm wall art for the living room, and beyond
Soft light, open skies and plenty of space. These photographs let a room breathe.
Over the sofa
Choose one large piece instead of several small ones. A single photograph, sized to about two-thirds of the sofa, calms the whole wall.
Above a console
Let one print do the work. Leave the space around it empty, and a sideboard, a vase and a lamp become the whole composition.
In the bedroom
Hang a wide, pale landscape above the bed. Soft sand and sky tones are easy to wake up to.
VI. The whole collection
Every Wesley & Emma print
23 photographs, shown in a mix of frames. Every piece comes in Black, White, Hickory and Heritage Walnut.
First Watch
Shop in White
Saguaro
Shop in White
Blue Mesa
Shop in Hickory
Highway One Drive
Shop in Black
Telluride Pines
Shop in White
The Gulf
Shop in Hickory
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What collectors say about Wesley & Emma
“Love this piece. Super fast delivery! Thanks again!”
Sunny M. · Verified buyer
Ordered this and it’s exactly as pictured- I ordered the size I needed for my space but I think this would be even better the larger you go
I bought this piece for my sunroom, love the detail!
I absolutely love my artwork and it looks amazing!
Made by Helm + Oar
Printed and framed, one at a time
Wesley and Emma list Helm + Oar among their stockists. Every giclée print is made to order. That means no warehouse of unsold art, and a lighter footprint for the artists and for us.
Each frame is hand-crafted from solid White Oak, with UV-shielding Crystal Acrylic glass, and arrives ready to hang.
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Questions about Wesley & Emma
Who are Wesley & Emma?
Wesley and Emma Teague are two southern-born photographers who live in Birmingham, Alabama. They photograph travel, hospitality and culture, and their prints are framed by Helm + Oar.
What size art should go over a sofa?
Aim for about two-thirds of the sofa’s width. One large piece often looks calmer than several small ones, and most Wesley & Emma prints come in sizes up to Collector.
What can I hang on a large blank living room wall?
Hang one large photograph with open space around it. A quiet landscape such as Beyond The Dunes or White Sand Way lets the wall breathe.
Where were Wesley & Emma’s beach photographs taken?
Many were made at Orange Beach, Alabama, including Beyond The Dunes, Birds At Dusk, Birds Of A Feather and Southern Shore.
How are Wesley & Emma prints made?
Each one is a giclée print made to order by Helm + Oar. It is framed in solid White Oak with UV-shielding Crystal Acrylic glass.
Which frame suits a Wesley & Emma print?
Heritage Walnut adds warmth to pale sand and sky. Black gives a crisp edge, White keeps a room airy, and Hickory feels relaxed and natural.
Your turn
Choose your quiet moment
A morning with nothing on the calendar, a shoreline you still think about, a room that finally feels edited. Find the photograph that holds it, and give it room.
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