Find the Best Photographers in Alaska

Salt and Pine Photography is a natural-light photography business based right in Ketchikan, run by local photographer Kristy Suzie. Rather than working out of a studio, Kristy shoots on location around Southeast Alaska, leaning into the region’s moody forests, mountain backdrops, and soft coastal light for every session. Her portfolio spans couples, families, seniors, maternity, and newborn work, with the newborn galleries showing the kind of relaxed, in-home style — babies swaddled on a parent’s shoulder, older siblings piled onto the couch to meet the new arrival — that favors real moments over posed setups. On Instagram, where she posts as @saltandpine_ak, she describes her approach simply as ‘natural light, outdoor sessions,’ and her following of over a thousand local followers reflects a photographer well known around town rather than someone flying in for a single shoot. Salt and Pine is a woman-owned Ketchikan small business, reachable directly by phone or email rather than through a big studio booking system, which means clients tend to deal with Kristy personally from first inquiry through gallery delivery. For Ketchikan families who want their newborn’s first days documented by someone who actually lives in the community and knows its light, weather, and backdrops firsthand, Salt and Pine is a solid local option. 

Christina Chacharon spent the first decade of her career working in tech before trading a desk job for a camera bag — and for newborn work, her background as a trained doula turns out to matter just as much as her eye for light. She’s supported more than 60 families through birth and postpartum, so when she shows up for an in-home newborn session a few weeks after a baby arrives, she already knows how to move quietly around a sleep-deprived household. Christina relocated to Ketchikan, Alaska in the summer of 2023 (her partner is from the area), and now splits her time between Ketchikan and Seattle, where she’d already built a decade-plus career photographing newborns and families. Her Ketchikan newborn sessions happen right in clients’ homes — no studio, no prop sets, just soft light and a baby settling into the world — with a $199 session fee and packages from $350 to $750. She also shoots family sessions at local parks and beaches for parents who want documentation beyond the newborn days. Reviewers consistently mention how naturally she captures kids’ personalities, and her Google rating sits at a perfect 5.0 across 37 reviews. Off camera, Christina lives off-grid in a renovated cabin with her partner, their 9-year-old black Lab, Bear, and — as of Spring 2025 — her own new baby. 

BeckaL’s Photography is a family-owned newborn and portrait studio based in Wasilla, Alaska, specializing in maternity, newborn, and family sessions. The studio’s own promotional materials describe an ‘Ultimate Storybook’ package that follows a baby from their newborn session through 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and one-year milestones — a popular option for Wasilla parents who want the same photographer capturing every stage of a baby’s first year rather than switching photographers each time.

Beyond baby and newborn work, the studio also books maternity, family, and high school senior portrait sessions, giving it a broad client base across different life stages. Their online portfolio, organized by category on their website, includes dedicated newborn and ‘Babies’ galleries alongside family and maternity work. As a Wasilla studio, they’re positioned to serve local families without requiring a drive into Anchorage, and their packages page lays out clear pricing up front rather than requiring a consultation just to learn the cost. Prospective clients can reach the studio directly by phone at (907) 699-2275 or by email at [email protected], both of which are listed on the studio’s own promotional materials. For Wasilla parents who want a locally based, packages-forward newborn photographer with straightforward pricing, BeckaL’s is a practical, established option. 

Britta Styers is a Wasilla-based newborn and children’s photographer whose studio galleries feature classic wrapped-newborn portraiture, including tender sibling and twin sessions photographed in soft neutral tones. Located directly in Wasilla, Alaska, she serves families throughout Anchorage, Eagle River, and the wider Mat-Su Valley, making her one of the newborn photographers whose home base is literally in town rather than a drive away.

Her portfolio spans newborn, maternity, milestone, and family photography, so parents who book their newborn session with Britta have the option to continue with the same photographer for cake smashes, first birthdays, and beyond. Her newborn gallery shows the traditional posed style newborn photography is known for — babies swaddled in soft wraps, tucked into baskets and layered textures, with careful attention to safe positioning and a calm, unhurried studio environment. Beyond her studio work, she maintains an active presence on Facebook and Instagram where she shares recent sessions, giving prospective clients a real-time look at her current style and availability before booking. For Wasilla families who want a true local photographer rather than someone commuting in from Anchorage, Britta’s in-town studio and multi-genre portfolio make her a convenient, established choice. She can be reached by phone at 907-315-6113 or by email at [email protected]. 

Susan Wetlesen Photography has been photographing newborns and families in the Wasilla area since 2010, and her own website describes her directly as ‘a newborn and family photographer in Wasilla, serving Eagle River and surrounding areas in Alaska.’ Her specialty is classic, timeless newborn portraiture — the traditional wrapped-and-posed style, captured with an emphasis on heirloom-quality prints and albums rather than just digital files, so images are meant to be printed and displayed rather than left on a phone.

Her online newborn gallery, with every image tagged Wasilla-AK-Newborn-Photographer, documents real client sessions showing swaddled newborns and sibling interactions in soft neutral tones. Susan also photographs maternity and family sessions, giving Wasilla parents the option to book her for a full pregnancy-through-newborn timeline with one consistent photographer. With over 15 years in business, she’s built a studio setup specifically designed around the slow, careful pace that safe newborn posing requires. Families can reach her directly by phone at 907-671-1108 or by email, and her long-running business speaks to a steady, established local reputation in the Mat-Su Valley newborn photography community. 

Leslie Meadow has spent more than 11 years and over 1,000 sessions photographing newborns and families across Southcentral Alaska, and her stated service area explicitly includes ‘the Valley’ — the Mat-Su region that covers Wasilla — along with Girdwood, Seward, Big Lake, and Cooper Landing. Her Anchorage studio welcomes what she calls ‘the dearest newborns and families from across Alaska,’ and her specialty list covers maternity, newborn, baby, milestone, and family portraits, meaning Wasilla parents can stick with her for a child’s whole first year and beyond.

Leslie describes her own style as capturing ‘gorgeous images from a seemingly chaotic session,’ a nod to the reality of newborn photography — babies who won’t settle, older siblings who won’t sit still — and her long track record suggests she’s built real skill at working with what a session actually gives her rather than forcing a shot. For Wasilla families who want an experienced, established newborn photographer without a long commute into downtown Anchorage, Leslie’s decade-plus of documented experience and broad service radius make her one of the more established options serving the wider Valley. Reach her at 907-301-1837 or through her website’s contact page. 

Sarah Beth Chamberlain has been photographing babies since 2014, and her newborn portfolio includes sessions with families from Wasilla along with Anchorage, Eagle River, and Palmer — the images on her site are labeled specifically for each of these communities, which reflects how much of her client base travels in from the Mat-Su Valley. Her approach to newborn photography favors soft, warm tones and close, detailed portraits — tiny hands, sleeping faces, the kind of images that hold up as heirlooms rather than trend-driven props.

Beyond newborns, she also shoots maternity, cake smash, baby milestones, family, and senior sessions, so Wasilla families who like her work can rebook her for their child’s whole early childhood. Her website features an extensive newborn gallery specifically documenting sessions with Anchorage, Eagle River, Wasilla, and Palmer named directly in the image files, underscoring that Wasilla families are a regular and expected part of her client base rather than an occasional add-on. With over a decade of newborn-specific experience, she’s developed the patience and safe-posing know-how that newborn photography demands — soothing techniques, safe wrapping, and the flexibility to work around a baby’s feeding and sleep schedule rather than a rigid shot list. Prospective clients can reach her through the contact form on her website to check current newborn booking availability. 

Megan Marlene Photography has been photographing babies and families across the Greater Anchorage area for more than 14 years, and that includes regular trips out to Wasilla, Palmer, and Eagle River for newborn sessions. Megan works out of a light-filled studio at 2825 Rose Street in Anchorage, where she keeps the room warm and quiet for sleepy newborn sessions, though she’s also worked with families on location for those who’d rather stay close to home. Her style leans natural, light, and airy — soft wrapped newborns, gentle hands-on posing, and none of the harsh studio lighting some parents worry about with newborn photography.

Beyond single newborn sessions, Megan also offers a baby plan package that follows a child from their newborn days through their first birthday (3-month, 6-month, 9-month, and 1-year sessions), which is popular with Mat-Su Valley parents who want a consistent photographer for that whole first year. She describes herself as a ‘baby whisperer’ and mom to three, and her long tenure serving Alaska families means she’s photographed newborns through every Alaska season, from the long summer daylight to dark winter afternoons. Families interested in booking can reach her by phone or through her online contact form to check current availability. 

Love Alaska Studio Photography offers newborn portraiture from both a downtown Fairbanks studio and in clients’ own homes, giving families a choice between a traditional studio setup and a documentary-style session shot wherever they’re most comfortable. For in-home newborn sessions, the studio brings its own lighting equipment along, so families don’t have to worry about their space being “photo ready”: Love Alaska Studio handles the technical side while parents focus on their new baby. The studio’s approach spans traditional, lifestyle, and fine art portraiture styles, letting families choose between classic posed newborn portraits and a more candid, documentary feel that captures the actual first days at home rather than a staged backdrop. That documentary option is packaged as the studio’s “Family Docu-Story,” starting at $750, which leans into real, unposed moments, a diaper change, a first bath, siblings meeting the baby for the first time, rather than only formal poses. Because the studio offers both studio and in-home newborn sessions, it fits a range of family preferences, from parents who want the controlled backdrops of a studio to those who’d rather not leave the house with a days-old infant, especially during a Fairbanks winter. Sessions can be booked directly through the studio’s website, where families can also view examples of past in-home newborn work. 

Amy Torres Photography brands itself as Fairbanks, Alaska’s premiere newborn and child photographer, working out of Ft. Wainwright and serving families throughout the Fairbanks and interior Alaska area. Amy’s session menu covers the full arc of a baby’s first year and beyond, including maternity portraits, newborn sessions, Fresh 48 sessions taken within the first two days after birth, milestone sessions, and cake smash photography for first birthdays. Her cake smash sessions are built as a full experience rather than just a few frames with frosting; each one wraps up with a splash bath, giving parents a playful, messy, memorable close to the shoot. Because Amy works with newborns as young as a couple of days old through the Fresh 48 sessions, her approach has to accommodate the reality of a family still adjusting to life with a new baby, working around hospital or home settings and a newborn’s unpredictable feeding and sleep schedule. Her portfolio spans soft, classic newborn portraits to more playful milestone and cake smash images, giving Fairbanks-area families a single photographer who can document a baby from their first days through their first birthday. Families can view her full newborn, milestone, and cake smash galleries and reach her directly through her website to check session availability. 

Jana Butman Photography has specialized in family and baby photography in Fairbanks since 2010, working with babies from one week of age all the way through toddlerhood. Her downtown studio, at 2nd Avenue Suite 204, offers newborn, maternity, family, and cake smash sessions, along with on-location shoots around the Fairbanks area for families who prefer a natural, outdoor setting. Jana has built her newborn technique through workshops with portrait educators Kelly Brown and Rachel Vanoven and by attending the Milky Way Family Retreat, training that centers on safely posing infants who are still just days old. Her overall approach to photography is intentionally minimal, keeping the focus on the connection between a baby and their family rather than elaborate props or backdrops, and she describes creating “a welcoming atmosphere” where even nervous first-time parents feel at ease while she works. Safety stays the priority throughout every newborn posing sequence, with sessions paced around feeding and settling a baby rather than a fixed schedule. Beyond the photography itself, Jana also offers print and home art design services, helping families turn a newborn session into framed prints or wall art rather than just a digital gallery. For Fairbanks families looking for a studio with more than a decade of dedicated baby photography experience, Jana Butman Photography combines that experience with a calm, unhurried session style. 

Moose Tracks Photography is run by Melissa, who has worked as a professional photographer in Fairbanks since November 2018 from her downtown studio on 4th Avenue. Melissa shoots on Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras with professional studio lighting and finishes every gallery in Adobe editing software, and while her studio handles portrait, family, real estate, and headshot photography, clients specifically seek her out for her newborn work. One client testimonial describes her as having “a golden touch with newborns,” recalling how she soothed their baby into a deep sleep before gently posing her for the session, exactly the kind of unhurried, safety-first handling that newborn photography demands. Families who’ve worked with Melissa describe the resulting images as photos that “will be treasured for the rest of our lives,” a reflection of both her technical skill and her patience during a type of session that can’t be rushed. Based in downtown Fairbanks, Moose Tracks Photography gives families an in-studio option with professional lighting and equipment purpose-built for capturing sleepy newborn portraits, without needing to travel outside the city. Melissa’s broader portrait and family photography background also means Moose Tracks can grow with a family, from a baby’s earliest days through milestone and family sessions in the years that follow. 

Sweet Rose Newborn Photography is the Fairbanks studio of Vanessa Sanoja, who has photographed more than 600 newborns since founding the business in 2014. Vanessa’s training includes workshops with well-known portrait educators Kelly Brown, Sue Bryce, and Ana Brandt, along with specialized instruction in newborn safety and posing, a priority she reinforces by keeping her own vaccinations and boosters current for the youngest clients in her studio. Sweet Rose’s newborn sessions are built around patience: babies set the pace, and the studio delivers a gallery of 35 retouched images once a session wraps. Maternity clients have access to a wardrobe of roughly 20 gowns and can bring family members along for combination sessions that mix studio, outdoor, or blended settings. Beyond newborn and maternity work, Sweet Rose also photographs first-year milestones and cake smash sessions, tracking a baby’s growth from their earliest days through their first birthday. The studio, located on Airport Way in Fairbanks, serves families from Fort Wainwright, Eielson Air Force Base, and North Pole in addition to Fairbanks proper, and offers payment plans to make sessions more accessible. Clients consistently describe Vanessa’s approach as calm and reassuring, with reviews highlighting how comfortable she makes new parents feel while she works gently with a sleeping newborn. 

Two Wild Photography is run by Deanna, a Fairbanks-based photographer with more than 12 years of experience photographing families throughout interior Alaska. While she’s best known locally for wedding and elopement coverage, her portfolio also includes newborn portrait sessions, offered as part of the same personal, unhurried approach she brings to every shoot. The studio’s name comes from Deanna’s own two children, and that family-first sensibility carries directly into how she photographs the newest members of other people’s families, with patience for feeding breaks, mid-session fussiness, and the unpredictable rhythms of a baby just days or weeks old. Deanna describes her overall philosophy as capturing “the everyday magic that makes your heart beat hardest,” an approach that favors soft, candid connection over stiff formality, which suits newborn sessions especially well since the best moments often happen between poses rather than during them. Based in Fairbanks, she’s built her business around meeting Interior Alaska families wherever they are, and her decade-plus of local experience means she understands the practical realities of photographing newborns during an Alaska winter, from managing studio warmth to working around short daylight hours. Families can reach Two Wild Photography directly at (907) 854-4904 to ask about newborn session availability. 

Applegum Photography is the newborn portrait studio of Ashley Leppert, who has specialized in newborn photography in Fairbanks for 13 years. The name Applegum began as a personal nickname and became the identity of her Interior Alaska studio, where Ashley works as a wife and homeschooling mother of five alongside her photography practice. She describes herself as a custom portrait photographer who has built her business around one specialty: newborns, in a studio designed specifically for the comfort and safety of babies just days old. Ashley schedules sessions during the first two to three weeks of a newborn’s life, when babies tend to be sleepiest and curl into the soft, posed portraits her studio is known for, and she builds two to three hours into every appointment so there’s time for feeding, soothing, and diaper changes without rushing a sleeping baby. Every session includes props, wraps, and outfits supplied by the studio, along with coordinating dresses available for mothers and older siblings who want to be part of the portraits. Applegum Photography serves families throughout Interior Alaska, including North Pole, Fort Wainwright, and Eielson Air Force Base, in addition to Fairbanks itself. For families navigating the unpredictability of a newborn’s schedule, Ashley’s studio experience and years of specialization mean she’s built her process around handling mid-session feedings and fussy moments calmly. 

Makayla Meyers runs M. Meyers Photography from the Kenai Peninsula, where she works as a certified birth photographer alongside offering maternity, Fresh 48/newborn, and family sessions. Her business explicitly serves Kenai, Nikiski, Soldotna, Sterling, Kasilof, Ninilchik, Homer, and Cooper Landing, making her one of the few photographers in the region built specifically around covering the whole peninsula rather than staying based in one town. Her Newborn/Fresh 48 Collection is designed to be booked within 48 hours of a baby’s arrival and is flexible enough to happen at the hospital, a birth center, her studio, or a client’s own home. Makayla brings a personal stake to the work: she has experienced pregnancy loss herself, which she says shapes how carefully she treats every family’s sacred moments. Beyond her session work, she gives back locally through Little Sprouts Closet, a public closet she opened stocked with diapers and clothing for children in need, and by sponsoring Thanksgiving dinner boxes for families each year. Her Google reviews, currently a 5.0-star rating, include direct praise for her newborn and maternity sessions. For Homer families who want a birth-and-newborn specialist committed to serving the entire Kenai Peninsula rather than just a single city, M. Meyers Photography is a genuine, locally rooted option. 

Megan Marlene has been photographing Alaskan families for 16 years, running her newborn and motherhood studio out of Anchorage since founding the business in 2010. Her studio at 2825 Rose Street specializes almost exclusively in maternity, newborn, baby, milestone, and family sessions, and her site states plainly that she has photographed more than 370 babies and completed over 1,500 sessions to date. What sets her apart for Homer families is logistics: her “Cities Welcomed” list explicitly names Homer alongside dozens of other Alaska communities, and her studio is built around the realities of traveling for a newborn session, from flexible scheduling around ferry and flight timing to shipping finished prints and albums straight to a client’s doorstep rather than requiring a return trip to Anchorage. Every newborn booking includes a complimentary mini maternity session, along with styling help and access to her studio wardrobe. Megan, a mother of three herself, describes her work as being driven by how quickly those early weeks disappear, and her 5.0-star Google rating reflects a client base that keeps coming back as their kids grow. For a Homer family willing to travel to Anchorage, or coordinate a visiting session, Megan Marlene Photography offers a highly experienced, newborn-focused studio. 

Sarah, the photographer behind Blueberry Hill Photography, has been capturing Alaska families for more than a decade from her home base in Anchorage — but her newborn work regularly takes her well beyond the city. In one memorable in-home session, she traveled to Homer to photograph a family in the raw, sleep-deprived, overwhelmed-with-love days after their son August was born, an experience she wrote about on her blog as one of her favorite in-home lifestyle newborn sessions. That willingness to travel, paired with a documentary style she describes as capturing “the everyday magic of your life,” has built her a 5.0-star rating across 38 Google reviews, several of which specifically call out her newborn and maternity work. Sarah’s approach leans candid over staged: she is known among clients for putting babies, toddlers, and reluctant partners at ease, turning ordinary mornings and newborn haze into images families say they will treasure for years to come. She was voted Best Photographer in Best of Alaska, and her portfolio spans motherhood, newborn, and family sessions shot in homes, on the Anchorage hillside, and on location in towns like Homer when clients need her there. For Homer families who want a proven, well-reviewed newborn photographer willing to travel to them, Blueberry Hill is a strong option. 

Mary McKinley has spent the past 14 years building a wedding and family photography business rooted in Homer, Alaska, where she lives with her husband and three children on a dirt road just outside town. Her work centers on genuine connection rather than posed perfection: she describes her approach as meeting clients “wherever you’re at” and creating timeless, emotional images that hold up over time. Alongside her wedding portfolio, Mary photographs motherhood and newborn sessions for families across Homer and the Kenai Peninsula, drawing on the same unhurried, story-first style that has earned her a 5.0-star rating across 44 Google reviews. Clients frequently mention how comfortable she makes them feel in front of the camera, whether she is documenting a windswept elopement on the bluffs above Kachemak Bay or a quiet newborn session at home. Mary’s faith and her own experience raising three kids in a small Alaska town inform how she works with new families — patiently, without rushing the moment, and with an eye for the small details that get lost in the chaos of a newborn’s first days. For Homer families who want a local photographer who already knows the light, the weather, and the rhythms of this town, Mary McKinley Photography is a well-established, highly reviewed choice. 

Kaile Meyers Photography operates a comfortable newborn and family studio at 130 West International Airport Road in Anchorage, giving parents a dedicated, climate-controlled space for newborn sessions rather than relying on a home setup. Kaile describes her focus directly on her site as specializing “in newborn and family photography,” and her portfolio includes both classic wrapped newborn portraits and broader family session work, giving Anchorage parents a photographer who can document the baby individually as well as the whole family adjusting to a new arrival.

The studio’s Anchorage location, just off International Airport Road, makes it a convenient, centrally located option for families throughout the city rather than one tucked away in an outlying neighborhood. Her online booking system reflects an active, currently operating business rather than a legacy site that’s gone stale, and her portfolio pages show a steady mix of newborn and family galleries shot specifically in the Anchorage area.

For parents searching specifically for a straightforward, dedicated newborn photography studio inside Anchorage city limits, Kaile Meyers Photography offers a no-frills, professionally run option with an established studio space built for working with very young babies.