Find the Best Photographers in Jackson

Katelyn Anne Photography is based in nearby Brandon and has built a large body of documented newborn work across the Jackson metro, with individually blogged sessions for families in Jackson, Madison, and Brandon itself. Katelyn got her start photographing weddings, and that portrait background shows up in her newborn work through careful attention to light and composition rather than a reliance on heavy posing or elaborate props. Both studio-style newborn sessions and relaxed lifestyle sessions in a client’s home are offered, giving Jackson parents the choice between a more traditional set of portraits and a documentary-style morning spent simply being a new family. She keeps an active blog cataloging real client sessions rather than stock imagery, which gives prospective clients an unusually clear look at her actual, current work before booking. Beyond newborns, her practice covers weddings and best-of-year wedding recaps, engagement sessions, and family portraits, making her one of the more established all-around portrait photographers serving the greater Jackson area. Inquiries go through her website’s contact form, with information on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest for browsing a larger gallery of recent sessions. 

Jessica Greene Photography works out of downtown Jackson, where lifestyle newborn sessions are built around the idea that the first snuggled-up days with a new baby are worth slowing down for. Rather than a formal studio setup with posed baby-in-a-bucket shots, Jessica leans into a documentary approach, following a family through feedings, diaper changes, and the quiet in-between moments that new parents usually forget to photograph themselves. Newborn sessions begin at $600 and typically take place in the client’s own home, keeping the baby in a familiar setting during the newborn haze. Jessica also photographs children and families beyond the newborn stage, so many Jackson clients return for milestone sessions as their baby grows into a toddler and beyond. Booking is handled directly through her website’s contact page, where she walks new parents through timing — newborn sessions are best scheduled within the first two weeks after birth, before the more active alert stages set in. For Jackson-area parents who want their baby’s earliest days told as a real story rather than a set of styled poses, Jessica Greene Photography offers a relaxed, in-home alternative to a traditional studio session. 

Kristen Walters Photography has spent more than 17 years focused almost entirely on two connected stages of early parenthood: maternity and newborn through the first year. Working out of Brandon, just outside Jackson, Kristen keeps a full inventory of wraps, baskets, and outfits on hand so parents don’t need to arrive with anything of their own — everything for the session is already provided. Her newborn galleries lean toward the classic posed style: babies tucked into soft wraps, curled inside baskets and buckets, propped on folded arms, photographed against simple, uncluttered backdrops that keep all the attention on the baby. That same posed, detail-oriented approach carries into her maternity and baby’s-first-year sessions, giving Jackson-area families a consistent look across each milestone if they book more than one. With nearly two decades in the business, she’s built a body of work large enough that most parents can find a pose or setup style that matches exactly what they’re picturing for their own baby’s gallery. For families in the Jackson metro area who want an experienced, studio-style newborn photographer who handles all the props and styling, Kristen Walters Photography is a long-established option. 

Michael Newman Photography brings nearly two decades of experience to newborn portraiture across South Mississippi, traveling to Jackson-area homes for relaxed, baby-led sessions instead of asking new parents to pack up and drive to a studio. Established in 2007 in Richton, the business has built its newborn work around a simple idea: babies set the pace. A typical session runs about two hours, with pauses built in for feeding, diaper changes, and soothing, and Michael works with a small footprint — just a 10×10 area of a nursery or bedroom — using his own portable lighting so families don’t need a special setup. The resulting images lean toward soft, documentary-style moments: a newborn’s fingers wrapped around a father’s hand, an older sibling meeting the baby for the first time, a quiet moment between mother and child. Beyond newborns, the studio also photographs maternity, family, and milestone sessions, giving Jackson-area parents a single photographer who can follow a family from bump to baby’s first birthday. With a 5.0 rating built on more than thirty reviews, Michael Newman Photography has become a trusted name for families who want an unhurried, in-home newborn experience without sacrificing professional quality light and composition. 

Patti Pix, run by Lisa Patti, is a Jackson-based studio that treats photography as a running record of a family’s calendar rather than a single specialty — Easter minis, Santa sessions, graduation, vintage and heirloom portraits, pets, and newborn sessions all sit on the same list of offerings. That breadth means newborn photography isn’t the studio’s headline service, but it’s explicitly listed alongside the seasonal and milestone work Patti is better known for locally. Booking runs through text message rather than an online scheduler, which is a lower-friction option for parents who’d rather not fill out a form during the sleep-deprived first weeks after birth. For families who already know Patti from an Easter or holiday mini session and want to keep working with a familiar photographer for a newborn session instead of researching someone new, the continuity is the practical selling point — one photographer covering the full run of family milestones rather than a specialist brought in just for the newborn window. 

Jackson sits at the far edge of Sarah Wells Photography’s service map, but it’s named specifically among the cities she covers from her Smithdale studio. She has built her practice around newborn and family portraits since 2015, with a particular focus on posing safety, a detail she calls out directly rather than treating it as an afterthought. Rather than a single rigid session format, appointments flex around the baby: feedings, fussy moments, and slow wardrobe changes are worked into the schedule instead of squeezed out of it. A stocked client closet of wraps and neutral backdrops means Jackson families don’t have to bring their own gear, and sessions often expand into sibling or parent portraits on request. Because her business also covers maternity work and ongoing milestone sessions, some Jackson clients start with her months before the baby arrives and simply continue the relationship afterward. Turnaround on finished galleries is generally fast, which matters to parents eager to share new photos. For Jackson-area families willing to travel a bit for a specialist with a decade of newborn-specific experience, she’s a name that keeps surfacing in searches for the wider Miss-Lou and Pine Belt region. 

Kasha Williams started her photography business after a Mother’s Day camera gift turned into an unexpected career, and she now runs a dedicated newborn and children’s studio in Madison, just outside Jackson. Her approach centers on keeping both baby and parents relaxed during the session rather than rushing through a checklist of poses, something she describes as central to getting genuine, unforced expressions from very young subjects. The studio’s offerings extend well past the newborn stage into a structured Watch Me Grow program, tracking a child’s changes across their first year with additional milestone and cake smash sessions timed to specific ages. Her galleries mix classic newborn wrapping and prop work – wooden boxes, knit headbands, soft neutral fabrics – with brighter, more playful setups for older babies celebrating a first birthday. Williams built the studio’s packages around repeat bookings, positioning it less as a one-time newborn photographer and more as a photography relationship families can return to for each new stage a child passes through during those fast-moving early years. 

Anna Douglass photographs newborns exclusively inside client homes across Madison, Jackson, Flora, Ridgeland, and Clinton, arguing that a family’s own space keeps a session unhurried and lets everyone, baby included, feel more at ease than a rented studio might. Sessions are baby-led rather than built around a fixed shot list, with time built in for feeding and soothing whenever the newborn needs it. Her editing favors a light and airy look achieved with soft natural window light rather than off-camera flash or heavy studio lighting setups. Douglass also documents family growth beyond the newborn stage with milestone sessions timed around a baby’s first year, and she posts regularly on social media with day-in-the-life updates from recent sessions, giving prospective clients a running look at her current work and personality. Heirloom-style portraits round out her offerings for families who want a more classic, formal image alongside the candid lifestyle shots. Her focus on a specific cluster of Jackson-metro suburbs, rather than the wider state, has let her build a tightly local reputation among Madison County families in particular. 

Tara Jackson runs a lifestyle-focused newborn photography business in Jackson, Mississippi, built around sessions that take place wherever a family is most comfortable rather than a fixed studio backdrop. Her newborn galleries lean toward warm, natural-light portraits of parents holding their baby in everyday clothing, a departure from heavily propped or posed newborn photography. Alongside newborn work, she also photographs families and weddings, which shows up in how her newborn sessions are structured – she often works in extended family and sibling portraits as part of the same appointment rather than treating them as a separate add-on. Featured galleries on her site follow specific families through their sessions, giving prospective clients a clearer sense of what an actual finished gallery looks like rather than just a handful of highlight images. Jackson markets the newborn stage as fleeting, describing the goal of her sessions as preserving toothless smiles and other details parents know they’ll want to remember once their baby moves past this brief and quickly-changing period of early infancy. 

Destiny Tillery works out of Brandon, just outside Jackson, and frames her newborn work around family stories that don’t always look like a greeting card. On her site she talks openly about babies who arrive as an unexpected surprise, an answered prayer after years of trying, or through adoption, and says her own family has lived each of those paths. That perspective shapes how she talks to clients before a session ever happens, treating the consultation as much about the family’s story as about poses or props. Beyond client sessions, Tillery also teaches other photographers through an education program and a podcast, giving her a second income stream built on the same newborn-posing expertise she applies in her own studio work. Her fine-art style favors moody, dark-toned backdrops and tightly wrapped, sleepy poses over bright airy lifestyle imagery. She stays active on TikTok and Instagram, regularly sharing behind-the-scenes footage from sessions and travel, which gives prospective clients an unusually candid look at how a session actually runs before they ever book one. 

Lindsay Ott has spent more than a decade photographing weddings out of the Jackson metro, most of that time under her former business name, Lindsay Vallas Photography, before rebranding to Lindsay Ott. Based in Flowood, she works in a natural light, documentary-leaning style summed up in her own branding as joyful, genuine, and romantic, favoring images that capture how a moment felt over how it was arranged. Her client base has grown well beyond central Mississippi over the years, with weddings booked internationally in addition to her regular Jackson-area work, though local couples remain the core of her business. She has picked up multiple regional honors, including recognition in Mississippi Magazine’s Best of Weddings, which reflects a sustained local reputation rather than a single standout season. Her portfolio spans full wedding-day coverage, bridal sessions, and engagement shoots, and she has photographed at well-known Jackson-area venues including The Ivy. For couples who want a photographer with a decade of specifically Mississippi wedding experience and a documented history of strong local recognition, Lindsay Ott is a well-established option in the Flowood-Jackson corridor. 

Followell Fotography is run by two photographers, Robby Followell and Chase Richardson, out of Clinton, just outside Jackson proper. The studio bills itself around documentary-style coverage of life’s major events, and weddings make up a core part of that work alongside engagement and family sessions. Having two photographers under one studio name gives the business more scheduling flexibility than a solo shooter, and it means couples can often get a second-angle photographer without hiring a separate freelance backup. The studio has picked up award recognition within Mississippi’s wedding photography community, and its location in Clinton puts it within easy reach of Jackson, Madison, and the western side of the metro area without the travel fees some Jackson-proper studios add for that side of town. Client reviews on WeddingWire consistently land at five stars, with couples pointing to a relaxed, unobtrusive presence during the day itself. For couples getting married on the west side of the Jackson metro who want documentary-leaning coverage from an established two-photographer team, Followell Fotography is a natural regional fit. 

Bryan McKenny runs his Jackson-based studio, branded The BM Photography, around two parallel focuses: wedding coverage and commercial branding photography for local businesses. That split background gives his wedding work a slightly more polished, editorial finish than a wedding-only shooter might produce, since he’s used to thinking about how images will be used for marketing and branding purposes, not just personal albums. His top-tier wedding package includes seven hours of day-of coverage, a custom wedding film, and a physical album, bundling photography and videography into a single deliverable rather than requiring couples to hire separate vendors. He also offers smaller, curated packages aimed at couples hosting more intimate gatherings, which has made him a flexible option for both large traditional weddings and smaller elopement-style events. Every booking starts with a complimentary consultation, giving couples a chance to talk through their vision before committing. Reviews consistently describe him as detail-oriented, with an ability to document authentic moments without couples feeling like they’re constantly posing for the camera. 

Sully Clemmer Photography occupies an unusual niche: the studio photographs both architecture and weddings across the Southeast, and that dual focus shows up in the work. Ceremony and reception coverage pays close attention to the venue itself, whether that’s the historic Fairview Inn or another Jackson-area setting, treating the building and grounds as part of the story rather than just a backdrop to shoot in front of. That architectural eye tends to produce more considered, composed wide shots than a purely candid-focused photographer would default to, without losing the emotional beats of the day. The studio has covered numerous Jackson weddings, along with engagement sessions around the city, and maintains a run of five-star reviews on WeddingWire. Couples drawn to a more editorial, architecturally aware approach to their wedding gallery, rather than a strictly documentary or strictly posed style, tend to be the best fit here. Inquiries are handled directly by Sully Clemmer via email, which keeps communication personal rather than routed through a studio coordinator. 

John Clemmer has been photographing weddings out of Jackson since 2010, and he sums up his approach in one line on his own site: it’s more important to click with people than to click the shutter. That philosophy translates into a working style built around relationship first, camera second, which is part of why so many of his wedding clients come back years later for family portraits or ask him to retouch an old print. He has photographed weddings well beyond the Jackson metro, including trips to Natchez, Clarksdale, and Indianola, giving him a working knowledge of venues across a much wider swath of Mississippi than most Jackson-based photographers cover. Outside of weddings, he has a side interest in scientific and microscopic photography, an unusual technical hobby that speaks to a genuine curiosity about how cameras and light behave, not just how to pose a bridal party. His galleries favor attentive coverage of ceremony details and venue architecture alongside the expected portraits, giving couples a fuller visual record of the day rather than just faces. Sixteen years into the business, he remains a hands-on, single-photographer operation rather than a studio with rotating shooters. 

Michelle Whitley splits her calendar between two markets that don’t usually share a photographer: Washington, D.C. and Jackson, Mississippi. That dual base means her portfolio has an unusual range for a Jackson-area vendor, spanning East Coast estate weddings and Southern outdoor ceremonies with the same editorial sensibility applied to both. She works as a hybrid photographer, mixing traditional film with digital capture, which gives her galleries a softer, more textured look than an all-digital workflow typically produces. With more than 150 weddings documented, she has developed a reputation for combining technical precision with an easy rapport on set; past clients describe her as fun and engaging rather than clinical, which matters on a day that already has enough formal moments built into it. Her focus stays on the emotional register of a wedding rather than just the checklist of shots, aiming to preserve what she calls the distinct vibrance of each celebration. For Jackson couples who want a photographer with big-city polish but genuine familiarity with Mississippi venues, her split-market background is a rare combination. 

Patrick Remington grew up in Yazoo City before settling in the Jackson area, where he has been photographing weddings since 2012. Over that stretch he has shot more than 400 weddings, a volume that shows up in how efficiently he moves through a wedding day timeline without couples feeling rushed. His style blends documentary candids with more traditional formal portraits, an approach he describes as balancing the sweet, unscripted moments with the timeless images families expect to frame and pass down. Beyond photo coverage, he also offers wedding videography and family sessions, giving returning clients a reason to book him again after the wedding for anniversary or newborn photos. On a personal note, Patrick and his wife Jen recently became foster parents, something he has mentioned affects how he approaches every family he photographs, with more patience for the unscripted chaos that families and wedding parties both bring. Clients consistently point to his ability to read a room and adapt to different personality types, whether that means a couple who wants minimal direction or one that needs more guidance to feel comfortable in front of the camera. 

Kayland Partee started Partee Photography around a specific promise: candid, unposed coverage that reflects how a couple actually behaves together rather than how a photographer arranges them. Based in the Jackson metro, the studio covers a wide service radius that includes Flowood, Canton, Richland, Crystal Springs, and Florence in addition to Jackson proper, which has made it a common pick for couples getting married outside the city core but still within an easy drive of it. Both photography and videography are offered under one roof, a detail that matters to couples trying to avoid coordinating two separate vendor teams on the wedding day. Five-plus years into the business, Partee Photography has built a strong local reputation reflected in a run of five-star reviews on WeddingWire. The visual style favors genuine reactions over formal lineups: getting-ready candor, real laughter during toasts, unguarded moments on the dance floor. Couples researching Jackson-area photographers with videography included in the same package will find Partee Photography among the more established local options for that specific combination. 

April Garon’s path into wedding photography ran through photojournalism, not portrait studios. She trained in a darkroom at the Mississippi School of the Arts, earned a photojournalism degree from Southern Miss, and spent six years shooting for marketing clients before she ever picked up a wedding camera full time. That background shows in her galleries: an editorial eye for a real, unscripted moment, paired with a bright, airy finishing style that keeps images feeling current rather than trendy in a way that will date quickly. Based between Jackson and New Orleans, April now works with an associate photographer, Alyssa Wilson, which lets her offer second-shooter coverage on larger weddings without bringing in an unfamiliar freelancer. She also shoots boudoir and portrait sessions, but weddings remain the core of her business, and her 15-plus years behind a camera means she has covered nearly every kind of venue Mississippi couples throw at her, from downtown Jackson receptions to Gulf Coast ceremonies. Clients frequently mention that her own 2024 wedding changed how she works with couples, giving her a firsthand sense of what actually matters on the day versus what just looks good on a shot list. 

Lauren Dorman built her business around a simple idea: a wedding day should be documented the way it actually felt, not staged into something else. A wife and mother based in Jackson, she leans toward natural light and real settings over studio backdrops, and her galleries favor open sky, tree lines, and porches over posed arrangements against a plain wall. Couples hire her for elopements and destination weddings as often as traditional Mississippi ceremonies, and her portfolio reflects that range, from small courthouse ceremonies to full weekend celebrations. She has been recognized in WeddingWire’s Best of Weddings Hall of Fame, a distinction reserved for vendors with a sustained run of five-star reviews across multiple years rather than a single good season. What shows up again and again in client feedback is how unobtrusive she is on the day itself: couples describe forgetting she was even in the room until the gallery arrives and they realize how much she caught. For Jackson couples who want a documentary feel without losing the romance of the day, Lauren’s approach splits the difference well. She also shoots engagement sessions and family portraits, so many of her wedding clients work with her more than once before the ceremony itself.