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EDB Photography LAB

Photographer · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 194 Christchurch photography businesses.

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Checked13 October 2026
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EDB Photography LAB

Photographer · Christchurch Centre, Christchurch

Where you stand#15of 194 photography businesses
Overall health9.3/10across the eight areas
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What AI tells people about you

EDB Photography LAB is a Christchurch Central City studio run by award-winning photographer Emanuele Del Bufalo. The studio specialises in landscape, wildlife and travel photography, FineArt prints, pet portraits and close-up iris photography. Clients from around the world buy framed prints and commission in-home shoots, with a focus on high-detail images and carefully handled printing and framing options.

EDB Photography LAB is a photography studio based in Christchurch Central City, operated by award-winning photographer Emanuele Del Bufalo. The studio showcases landscape, wildlife and travel photography alongside specialised work such as iris close-ups and pet portraits. FineArt prints and framed pieces are prominent in the offering.

Services include large-format FineArt prints, pet photography, iris macro sessions and commissioned in-home shoots. The website and contact details note a range of work from landscapes and wildlife to family and commercial photography. The studio offers printing and framing options and lists tours and live-show appearances as part of its activities.

Customers commonly describe helpful, personable service and an enjoyable shoot experience, noting detailed results and careful handling of prints and framing. Several reviews mention in-home sessions during the photographer's North Island tour and appreciation that edits are done without AI. Clients report assistance choosing print sizes and frame styles and praise the intimate, professional approach during iris and pet sessions.

Locally, EDB Photography LAB is known for detailed macro iris work, award-winning landscape and wildlife imagery, and a practical focus on prints and framing for display. The combination of touring in-home shoots and a Christchurch studio presence gives clients access to specialist portrait formats and collectible FineArt prints with a hands-on customer experience.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

EDB Photography LAB shows a solid overall health score with full control over the listing and clear contact options. The most notable findings are that the listing is claimed and has a website link and phone number, while a logo is missing, which could help with brand recognition.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

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    LogoYour listing has no logo, so in a list of local results yours is the one with a blank space where every competitor has a mark.
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    Category fitYour category set covers less of this market than half the field, so there are jobs being searched for near you that your listing is not eligible to appear in.
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    Photos on the listingYou carry more photos than most of this market, which gives a customer a real look at the work before they ring.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
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4.8 ★★★★★ (19)
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From the business

Award winning landscape, wildlife and travel photographer. FineArt Prints: Capturing the beauty of landscapes, wildlife, and various elements of nature in a way that evokes emotions and encourages a deeper appreciation for the environment. Clients from all over the World are drawn to his work because it not only beautifies their spaces but also reminds them of the importance of preserving the Natural World. Iris Photography: Incredible high details macro photos of the human eyes is an intimate and intricate piece of Art that become more than just photographs; they are windows into the essence of each individual's personality and spirit. Pets: The essence of our furry friends, creating vivid memories that pet owners treasure for a lifetime.

Google listingChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

EDB Photography LAB shows very high Google Business health with a score of 8.8/10, indicating strong engagement and positive feedback from clients. The most notable findings are solid review volume and a responsive owner, with room to push further toward the top quartile in star ratings and response rate.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    Review confidenceYour rating and your review count together sit ahead of half the field here, so a customer has enough to go on and no reason to hesitate.
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    Star ratingYour rating sits ahead of half the businesses here, so the number is not pushing anyone away.
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    Response rateYou answer more of your reviews than the middle of this market, so a customer scrolling your page mostly finds you there.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
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Dion★★★★★ · a month ago

Bought a print for my home theatre room - Emanuelle was really helpful - looked after the framing, did us some renderings to help us choose the size, frame style etc. We’re happy with the results - thanks.

Response from the owner3

Thanks a lot Dion, I’m very happy you like the piece. Lovely meeting you.

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coral T.★★★★★ · 4 months ago

We received an Iris Photography package as a wedding gift earlier this year and had the pleasure of welcoming Emanuele to our home in Wellington during his North Island Tour. The entire experience was incredible-fun, engaging, and beautiful...

Response from the owner

Thanks a lot guys for the kind words, has been lovely meeting and spending time with you, I’m soo happy you love the results! Big big hugs! Emanuele

Google reviewsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Where you show up on the map

EDB Photography LAB shows a solid health score in Google Maps at 4.9 out of 10, indicating basic visibility with room to grow. The strongest opportunities lie in improving aggregate map results and maintaining momentum in the borough, Christchurch Central City. Top rankings include photographer and photography service in christchurch centre, with room to push higher on other local terms.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across fewer of the surrounding suburbs than half the businesses here, so someone two suburbs over searching for your service is shown your competitors and never sees your name.
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    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than the middle of your suburb, so a customer searching nearby is likely to see you in the first handful.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
4.8Room to grow
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1Top three for "photography service" in 1 suburb, seen in 4
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Soul Creative Studio5.0 ★ (77) · Photographer
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Lightworkx Photography5.0 ★ (10) · Photographer
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EDB Photography LAB24.8 ★ (19) · Photographer
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MAKS Photo Lab4.2 ★ (121) · Photographer
Map positionsChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #102 for map positions
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Where customers find you

EDB Photography LAB shows a very high health score for citations and social presence, indicating strong social profiles. The strongest completed achievements are Instagram and Facebook profiles with very high trust. Key opportunities focus on enhancing TikTok and Yellow directory presence to improve discoverability and local reach.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe found your Tiktok Profile page through search rather than through anything you own.
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    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
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    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
16 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 5 of them.
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Tiktok@edbphotographylabEDB Photography LAB | Tiktok1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    An email addressCustomers can see an email address on the page, which gives the one who wants a quote in writing a route that does not depend on anyone picking up the phone.

Top three opportunities

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    A phone numberNo phone number is published on your Facebook page, so someone who found you there and wants to ring has to go hunting elsewhere or send a message and wait.
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    A street addressYour page publishes no street address, so someone deciding whether you are near enough to bother with has nothing to check and moves on to a page that tells them.
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    What your page says about youThere is more in your intro than in half the pages here, so a visitor has a real sense of the business before they reach the photos.
8 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
5.2Room to grow
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Facebook pageChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
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Your website

EDB Photography LAB shows a solid on-page health with a 7.3 out of 10, indicating reasonable optimisation but room for targeted improvements. The most impactful findings include a valid favicon, presence of an H1 tag, and a strong text-to-page size ratio, which support clear content and fast rendering. The title tag is relevant, underpinning brand clarity.

Strengths

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    Domain HealthYour site answers cleanly over a secure connection, so a customer clicking through from Google lands where they expect with nothing in the way.
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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.

Top three opportunities

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    Meta descriptionThe summary under your name in search results is either too brief to say anything or long enough that Google cuts it mid-sentence.
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    On-page scoreThe basics on your home page are half in place: it opens and it reads, but enough checks still fail that a customer on a phone away from wifi notices the wait before they notice the business.
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    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
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How people find you on Google

EDB Photography LAB shows very strong website traffic health, with a health score of 9.5 out of 10. The business ranks well for organic traffic and local keywords, indicating solid SEO and visibility. The biggest strength is organic traffic value and top-10% organic traffic total, while paid traffic appears to need attention to become a reliable channel.

Strengths

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    Monthly search visitsYour site draws more visitors from search than almost any business in this market - a stream of enquiries arriving at no cost per visit.
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    Search terms you rank forYour site appears for more search terms than almost any business in this market, so there are more ways to find you than to find anyone else here.

Top three opportunities

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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
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    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
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    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 5 of them.
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✓About 455 visits a month from search, across 284 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #6 for Google search and traffic
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Your hours against demand

EDB Photography LAB's opening hours largely match Christchurch demand, with strong weekday mid-day coverage but some evening gaps. Peak alignment includes Monday 11am-2pm and Wednesday midday, while the studio misses several popular evening slots such as Tuesday and Wednesday 8pm and Monday and Friday late-afternoon peaks. A few low-demand openings (Friday and Sunday mornings) could be trimmed to improve efficiency.

Strengths

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    Hours aligned with demandNo business here matches the demand around it more closely than you do - you are open when people are looking and shut when they are not.

Where we can help

Nothing to sort here. Your hours already line up with when people are looking.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
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EDB Photography LAB
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Hours ✓
Monday9am-5pm
Tuesday9am-5pm
Wednesday9am-5pm
Thursday9am-5pm
Friday9am-5pm
Saturday9am-5pm
Sunday9am-5pm
Popular times Friday · Christchurch Centre
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Opening hoursChristchurch photography · 194 businesses
You are #5 for opening hours
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

Where you'd stand#15of 194 Christchurch photography businesses
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Christchurch photographyOverall · 194 businesses
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