Find the Best Photographers in Memphis

The Warmth Around You is a Memphis, Tennessee photography studio run by husband-and-wife team Michael and Cassie Cardwell, offering documentary and lifestyle newborn, maternity, and family photography alongside their wedding and elopement work. As a two-photographer team, Michael and Cassie are able to work together during in-home newborn sessions, capturing candid, unposed moments from multiple angles at once, a sleeping baby cradled by a new parent, siblings meeting the newest addition, quiet nursery details, without needing to direct or stage the scene. Their documentary style leans away from heavily posed newborn portraiture in favor of an approach that reads more like a visual diary of a family’s first days together. Because the studio also photographs weddings and engagements, including destination work outside of Memphis, Michael and Cassie bring experience working in a wide range of lighting conditions and environments to their newborn sessions as well. The Warmth Around You is available for travel, and works with Memphis-area families directly in their homes rather than requiring clients to visit a fixed studio location, an approach that appeals to parents who want their newborn photos to reflect their actual home rather than a styled set. 

Paulin Photography is a Germantown, Tennessee studio serving newborn, maternity, and family photography clients throughout Memphis, Collierville, Bartlett, and Cordova. Originally from Colombia, the photographer behind Paulin Photography has lived in the U.S. for the past 18 years, building a business focused on styled, elegant newborn portraiture with soft tones and delicate posing. Every newborn session is planned around an emotional, timeless aesthetic, using thoughtfully chosen wraps, wooden props, and neutral backdrops meant to keep the focus on the baby rather than trends that will feel dated in a few years. Beyond newborn work, Paulin Photography also serves Memphis-area families for maternity sessions and children’s portraits, and maintains active galleries dedicated specifically to each of those specialties on their website. The studio’s newborn gallery showcases a consistent visual style across sessions, soft, warm lighting, gentle posing, and calm, uncluttered compositions, that reflects years of refining a signature look for sleepy newborn subjects. Paulin Photography maintains an active presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest, where they regularly share new client sessions, and the studio continues to book newborn sessions for families across the greater Memphis area. 

Katie Norrid Photography is a Germantown, Tennessee-based studio made up of a team of women photographers who specialize in newborn, family, and milestone photography for clients throughout the Memphis metro. Rather than the traditional posed studio approach, Katie Norrid Photography focuses on in-home lifestyle newborn sessions, photographing families in their own space so that the resulting images feel authentic to the way that family actually lives. The studio’s guiding philosophy is ‘less is more,’ favoring natural light, minimal props, and a documentary style that lets a baby’s real expressions and a family’s genuine interactions carry the session rather than elaborate staging. Katie Norrid Photography follows families from bump to baby to kiddos, meaning many newborn clients first connect with the studio during maternity and continue working with the same team through their child’s early milestones. Session galleries on their site, including features like the ‘Baby Tripp’ in-home newborn session, showcase soft, candid images: a baby swaddled on a parent’s chest, siblings meeting the new arrival for the first time, quiet nursery moments captured in natural window light. The team also photographs intimate weddings in addition to their family and newborn work. 

Morgan Hibbs Photography is a Memphis-based newborn and family photography studio run by Morgan Hibbs, a mother of three who built her business around the same milestones she was documenting in her own growing family. Morgan offers a full-service newborn experience designed to remove the stress from a new parent’s first professional photo session, including wardrobe appointments ahead of time, professional hair and makeup for mom, and custom artwork delivery once the images are finished, so parents leave with a finished piece rather than just a digital file. Her portfolio spans newborn, motherhood, and family photography, along with personal branding sessions for entrepreneurs, giving her a wide range of experience working with clients at very different life stages. Morgan describes her mission as creating everlasting memories that families can cherish forever, and her newborn galleries reflect that intent with soft, warm imagery focused on the small details of a baby’s first days, tiny fingers, sleepy expressions, and quiet moments between parent and child. She maintains an active blog documenting real client sessions, showing a consistent stream of newborn work well into the current year. Morgan photographs families throughout the greater Memphis area from her home studio. 

Caitlin Ross Photography is a Memphis, Tennessee photographer specializing in newborn, family, and Fresh 48 hospital photography, along with heirloom fine art portraiture. Born and raised in Memphis, Caitlin became passionate about documenting early motherhood after becoming a mom herself, and now focuses her business on capturing the earliest days of a family’s life together. Her Fresh 48 sessions take place at the hospital or birthing center within 48 hours of birth, documenting the first fragile hours with baby before the family heads home; a standalone Fresh 48 session runs $400 and includes 20 digital images with a print release, while a bundled Newborn plus Fresh 48 package is available for $900. For at-home newborn sessions, Caitlin works in a relaxed, lifestyle-documentary style rather than a heavily posed studio setup, photographing families in the comfort of their own homes or at outdoor locations around Memphis. Her portfolio includes tender, candid moments, a mother and baby skin-to-skin, a new father cradling his son for the first time, that favor authenticity over perfectly staged poses. Because she works within families’ own spaces rather than requiring a studio visit, her sessions tend to appeal to parents who want their newborn photographs to feel like an honest reflection of their actual home and family, not a generic backdrop. 

VMStudio is a husband-and-wife photography team, Toni and Jimmy, based in Lakeland, Tennessee, offering newborn, family, maternity, and headshot photography to clients throughout Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, and Arlington. Working together on every session, the pair bring a documentary and lifestyle approach to their newborn work, aiming to capture genuine, unposed moments between new parents and their babies rather than solely relying on heavily staged studio setups. Their blog is filled with real client sessions, including detailed newborn galleries that show off their range with natural light and soft, neutral tones. In addition to newborn portraiture, VMStudio photographs weddings, family milestones, and professional headshots, giving them a broad base of experience working with people of all ages, from days-old infants to corporate clients needing a polished headshot. Because the studio is run by a two-person team rather than a solo photographer, VMStudio is able to offer flexible scheduling and, in many sessions, a second set of hands on-site, which can be especially helpful for families juggling a newborn and older siblings during a session. Their base in Lakeland puts them within easy reach of most Memphis suburbs. 

Jen Howell Photography is a full-time newborn and family photography studio in the heart of Germantown, Tennessee, delivering luxury custom portraiture to Memphis-area families for over 17 years. Jen specializes in photographing babies within their first 14 days of life, the short window when newborns are still sleepy enough for the intricate, posed portraits her studio is known for. Her Germantown studio is stocked with years’ worth of collected props, hand-knit wraps, tiny outfits, bonnets, and headbands gathered over nearly two decades of sessions, giving families a wide range of styling options during their visit. Jen places a heavy emphasis on safety during posed newborn photography, noting that a baby’s wellbeing always comes first in her studio. Beyond newborn portraiture, she also offers Fresh 48 hospital sessions, maternity photography, and family and children’s portraits, which means many of her newborn clients first found her during pregnancy and return for every stage afterward. Jen also runs seasonal offerings, including annual Santa Sessions, giving returning families a reason to come back to the studio well beyond the newborn stage. Her long-standing presence in Germantown has made her one of the most established newborn specialists serving the greater Memphis metro. 

Cindy B. Thymius Photography has been photographing newborns, children, and families in the Memphis area since 2003, giving Cindy 23 years of experience behind the camera. Based in Collierville, Cindy has built a reputation over two decades as one of the region’s most decorated portrait photographers, having been named Best Newborn Photographer in Memphis by Expertise multiple years running, including 2020 through 2024, alongside recognitions for Best Family Photographer and Best Portrait Photographer in Memphis. Her newborn work is dedicated to capturing that fleeting first week of a baby’s life, when tiny features and sleepy expressions are only around for a matter of days. Cindy works with families throughout Collierville, Germantown, and greater Memphis, offering both studio sessions and in-home newborn photography for families who prefer to stay close to home during the earliest days postpartum. In addition to newborns, her portfolio spans maternity, children, high school seniors, and families, which means many of her newborn clients return to her year after year to document each new milestone. Her long tenure in the local photography community, visible through her ongoing blog documenting real Memphis-area sessions dating back over a decade, reflects a business built on consistency and repeat local clientele rather than a fly-by-night studio. 

Karen Waits Photography is a luxury boutique newborn, maternity, and family photography studio based in Arlington, Tennessee, just outside Memphis. Karen, a retired accountant with a degree in finance, left the corporate world to pursue her passion for photographing babies and families, and has spent over 25 years documenting Memphis-area newborns, ultimately photographing more than 1,500 families along the way. Her newborn sessions are designed to be stress-free for new parents: Karen provides a curated client wardrobe and closet, coordinates styling ahead of time, and offers hair-and-makeup add-ons so mom can be photographed too, not just baby. Sessions are held in her Arlington studio, a calm, climate-controlled space stocked with soft wraps, wooden props, and heirloom-style backdrops built specifically for sleepy newborns in their first two weeks of life. Karen’s editing style favors warm, timeless tones meant to look as beautiful in twenty years as they do today. Because of her decades in the Memphis photography community, Karen has become a trusted name for families in Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown, and Lakeland who want a experienced, patient photographer for one of the most fleeting stages of their baby’s life. Newborn sessions currently start at $499, with bundled maternity-plus-newborn packages available for families who want their whole pregnancy-to-baby journey documented by the same photographer. 

Brody Kuhar Photography is a Memphis-based studio with a perfect 5.0 rating across 5 reviews on WeddingWire, run by Brody Kuhar alongside his wife and dog. The studio’s portfolio spans wedding photography, filmmaking, and commercial photography, giving Kuhar a broader creative background than photographers who work exclusively within weddings. That range shows up in his wedding work through an artistic, documentarian style that favors intimate, story-driven moments over a strictly formal shot list. Reviewers consistently describe him as easy and enjoyable to work with, calling out his professionalism and organization on the wedding day itself alongside his creative eye. Multiple reviews specifically praise his ability to capture emotional, intimate moments as they happen rather than only the expected formal portraits, and clients who booked both photography and videography note the unique feel of his wedding films compared to more conventional wedding videography. As a smaller studio with a limited number of public reviews so far, Brody Kuhar Photography represents an emerging option among Memphis wedding photographers — one with a distinct visual style built from experience across filmmaking and commercial work rather than wedding photography alone. 

A Wandering Creative is a Memphis-based elopement and micro-wedding photography studio led by Laramie, who holds a perfect 5.0 rating across 6 reviews on WeddingWire. Rather than positioning the studio as a general wedding photographer, Laramie has built the business specifically around smaller-scale ceremonies — elopements and micro weddings — which shapes both her pricing and her working style compared to studios built around large, traditional receptions. Her photojournalistic approach favors documenting the day as it happens, from getting-ready moments through the final send-off, and clients typically receive between 400 and 1,000 professionally edited images within 10 to 12 weeks of their wedding. Outside of photography, Laramie is also a musician and a frequent traveler who spends time in Africa every year, and that travel experience shows up in the studio’s willingness to shoot beyond Memphis for couples planning destination elopements. The business explicitly markets itself as inclusive, stating that clients are ‘safe and celebrated here no matter what’ — language aimed at couples who want to break from traditional Southern wedding expectations or who haven’t always felt welcomed by more conventional studios. Reviewers describe Laramie as easygoing, professional, and flexible with both timelines and budget, qualities that matter especially for couples planning smaller, less conventional celebrations. 

Jenn Blackburn Photography is a Memphis-based studio with 12 reviews and a 4.8 out of 5 rating on WeddingWire, recommended by 96% of couples who reviewed the business. Blackburn describes her own approach as ‘a wedding photographer with an artful and organic photojournalistic approach,’ which in practice means leaning toward documentary-style coverage over heavily directed posing. Her portfolio focuses on capturing joy, genuine family moments, and reception energy as they happen rather than staging separate portrait sessions throughout the day. In addition to wedding day coverage, she offers engagement sessions as part of her standard services. Reviewers describe her as down to earth and flexible, willing to adapt to what a specific couple needs rather than pushing a fixed shot list, and note that she brings creative ideas to sessions rather than simply executing a standard checklist. While based in Memphis, Blackburn is available to travel for weddings outside the immediate metro area. For couples who want their wedding day documented as it actually unfolds — genuine reactions and in-the-moment interactions rather than a heavily curated, posed aesthetic — Jenn Blackburn Photography’s photojournalistic style is a distinct option among Memphis wedding photographers. 

Ashley Benham Photography is a Memphis-based studio with 26 reviews and a perfect 5.0 rating on WeddingWire, recommended by 100% of the couples who reviewed the business. The studio’s tagline, ‘Bold Photos for Bold Love,’ reflects a portfolio built around rich, saturated color and confident, styled compositions rather than a muted or purely documentary look. Beyond full wedding day coverage, Ashley Benham Photography also offers couples and portrait sessions and boudoir photography, giving the studio a client base that extends past engaged couples. Reviewers describe the team’s approach as hands-on well beyond just showing up with a camera — Ashley is known for helping manage the wedding day timeline, coordinating family formal photos, and keeping clients comfortable and on schedule during what’s often the most chaotic part of the day. Clients specifically call out her attention to color and composition, noting a distinct visual point of view rather than a generic wedding-photo style, along with a calming, laid-back presence that couples say helped them stay present rather than anxious about the schedule. Based out of Memphis’s Hawthorne Street area, the studio serves couples throughout the Mid-South region and has built its reputation on both the quality of its images and its logistics-minded approach to wedding day coverage. 

Michelle Evans has worked as a Memphis-based wedding photographer for over 12 years, building a studio that was voted among the top three wedding photographers in Memphis by Memphis Flyer Magazine. Her Zola profile shows 42 reviews with a perfect 5.0 rating, and her approach centers on an intimate, relaxed style of luxury wedding photography rather than heavily directed portraiture. Evans has spoken publicly about prioritizing inclusivity in her work, including correctly editing a full range of skin tones, practicing size inclusivity in how she poses and photographs couples, and actively advocating for LGBTQ clients in an industry that hasn’t always served them well. Her process starts before the wedding day itself — she emphasizes getting to know couples ahead of time specifically so the resulting photos reflect who they actually are rather than a generic wedding-photo template. Services under Michelle Evans Art include weddings, engagements, portraits, and other life events, and her own description of her role leans playful: she calls herself a ‘dependable’ presence who helps couples ‘get back in the moment’ while she handles the composition. For Memphis couples specifically looking for a photographer who has built inclusivity into her actual working process — not just her marketing — Michelle Evans Art stands out among the city’s most reviewed studios. 

Rob + Deanna is a husband-and-wife wedding photography team based in Memphis with 47 reviews and a perfect 5.0 rating on WeddingWire, along with Couples’ Choice Awards in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2023. The pair describes their work as an international wedding photography practice, meaning their client base extends well beyond the Memphis metro into destination bookings. Reviews highlight the team’s personality as much as their technical work — couples repeatedly describe Rob and Deanna as fun and personable, noting that being photographed felt comfortable rather than staged, a common concern for couples who aren’t used to being in front of a camera all day. Their creative approach and image quality draw comparisons to some of the best wedding photographers in the industry from reviewers, and the team has been recognized among the top 5% of wedding professionals for three consecutive years according to client feedback. In addition to full wedding day coverage, Rob + Deanna also shoot engagement sessions as part of their standard offerings. For Memphis couples who want a team-based approach — two photographers working together throughout the day rather than one person managing every angle alone — Rob + Deanna is among the most consistently awarded studios in the market. 

Camille Leigh has photographed weddings for over a decade, building a Memphis-based studio that also regularly shoots in Nashville and travels for destination weddings around the world. Her 68 client reviews on WeddingWire carry a perfect 5.0 average, and the studio positions itself at the luxury end of the market, describing its imagery as ‘elevated’ and ‘magazine-quality’ with close attention to composition and detail. Beyond wedding day coverage, Camille Leigh Photography offers engagement sessions and brand photography, giving the studio a client base that extends past couples into local businesses and entrepreneurs. Reviewers consistently point to her professionalism and her ability to make clients feel comfortable and ‘heard’ during planning, not just during the shoot itself — a detail that shows up repeatedly across her review history rather than in a handful of standout comments. The studio’s stated goal is to help clients ‘look as incredible as the moment feels,’ and that polish-focused philosophy is reflected in a portfolio built around refined, intentional compositions rather than a strictly documentary or candid style. For Memphis couples who want editorial-caliber images without leaving the region to find that level of styling, Camille Leigh Photography is one of the most consistently reviewed studios serving the market. 

Kelly Ginn Photography is a husband-and-wife team serving Memphis and the surrounding region, with 109 reviews and a perfect 5.0 rating on WeddingWire. The studio’s WeddingWire profile describes the pair as newlyweds themselves, which shows up in how they talk about their work — less about technical perfection and more about capturing ‘the in-between moments that feel the most like them’ rather than heavily directed poses. Their style blends stylish, magazine-ready compositions with a laid-back approach to natural light and candid detail, and their portfolio spans full wedding day coverage, engagement sessions, and general portrait and lifestyle work. Beyond photographing the day itself, the studio actively coordinates with other wedding vendors — florists, hair and makeup artists, and planners — to keep the timeline and creative vision aligned across the whole event. Kelly Ginn Photography also maintains an active blog of full wedding recaps, walking through design choices and vendor collaborations from real client weddings rather than only posting curated portfolio shots. That transparency, combined with the studio’s high review volume, has made them a consistently recommended choice among Memphis-area couples planning weddings with real budgets and real timelines rather than editorial-style productions. 

With over 12 years of experience photographing weddings, Elizabeth Hoard has built a Memphis-based luxury photography studio recognized with the WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award every year from 2016 through 2024 and named among the Top Five Best Wedding Photographers by Memphis Best Awards. Her 119 client reviews carry a perfect 5.0 average, and her woman-owned studio serves couples both locally and for destination weddings worldwide. Hoard’s style leans toward what she calls ‘Joyful & Authentic’ — elevated and classic rather than trend-driven, built around genuine connection and emotional detail instead of heavily posed setups. Packages start at $6,950, positioning the studio at the higher end of the Memphis wedding photography market, a price point that reflects both the volume of five-star feedback and the studio’s reputation for consistent, high-end delivery. Reviewers describe her as a calming presence on the wedding day itself, someone who can put even camera-shy guests and wedding parties at ease while still delivering polished, intentional images. Couples researching Memphis wedding photographers by client volume and satisfaction will find Elizabeth Hoard’s studio among the most reviewed and highest-rated in the metro, backed by nearly a decade of consecutive industry recognition rather than a single standout year. 

Matt Phoenix has built one of Memphis’s most reviewed wedding photography businesses, earning 172 reviews and a 4.9 average rating on WeddingWire alongside back-to-back Couples’ Choice Awards dating from 2013 through 2026. His studio, Matt Phoenix Photography & Videography, pairs still photography with in-house video, letting couples book a single team for both rather than coordinating separate vendors. Every engagement starts with a custom proposal built around the couple’s actual day rather than a fixed package menu, and sessions typically run one to two hours with a wardrobe change worked into the schedule. Couples who want extra coverage can add a second natural-light photographer, and the studio has photographed weddings across the country and internationally in addition to its home base in Memphis. Reviewers single out the team’s easygoing, low-pressure presence on the day itself, with repeated mentions of feeling comfortable in front of the camera even among camera-shy guests. The studio also welcomes pets and children into sessions rather than treating them as complications to plan around. Beyond WeddingWire, Matt Phoenix’s work has been featured in Style Me Pretty and Southern Bride Magazine. For Memphis couples comparing photographers by volume of verified client feedback, the studio’s review count is among the highest of any wedding photographer serving the metro. 

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