Find the Best Photographers in Portland

SunnyMelon Photography, led by photographer Josie, brings 20 years of experience to newborn and maternity photography for families across the greater Portland metro area. Based in West Linn, Oregon, SunnyMelon has photographed more than 2,500 families and holds a 4.9-star rating across 113 reviews, a track record built on consistent, high-quality newborn sessions. Josie’s photography has been featured in national publications including Rolling Stone, People, Us Weekly, Maxim, and FHM, a rare distinction for a regional newborn photographer. Her newborn work leans artistic and editorial, often incorporating soft studio lighting, delicate props like pearls, and lavender-toned backdrops that give each gallery a polished, wall-art-ready feel. SunnyMelon’s studio sessions are designed to be relaxed for both baby and parents, with plenty of time built in for feeding, soothing, and safe posing of sleepy newborns. Beyond newborns, the studio also photographs maternity sessions, so expecting families can book both milestones with a photographer who already knows their story. With two decades behind the camera and thousands of Portland-area newborns photographed, SunnyMelon Photography has built a reputation for turning brand-new babies into gallery-quality portraits that families display in their homes for years to come. 

Studio 623 Photography LLC brings more than 20 years of experience to newborn, family, and wedding photography, serving Portland, Gresham, and the Mt. Hood corridor from its studio in Sandy, Oregon. The studio has earned a 5.0-star rating from its Portland-area clients, reflecting two decades of consistent, professional work. Studio 623’s newborn sessions are held in a dedicated studio space, giving the photographer full control over lighting, temperature, and pacing so babies stay calm and comfortable throughout. The portfolio shows a range of newborn styles, from classic wrapped and posed portraits to softer, more natural images that capture a baby’s tiny details up close. With two decades in business, Studio 623 has photographed newborns alongside their older siblings and extended family, making it a good fit for parents who want a single photographer to document the whole family’s reaction to a new arrival. Because the studio is based just outside the Portland metro in Sandy, families from the eastern suburbs and Mt. Hood corridor have easy access to an experienced newborn photographer without driving all the way into the city center. For Portland-area parents seeking a seasoned photographer with decades of hands-on newborn experience, Studio 623 Photography is a strong option. 

Liz Wade Photography is a Portland-based studio known for authentic family, newborn, and branding photography, holding a 5.0-star rating across 87 reviews. Liz builds a collaborative experience with every family she photographs, working to create timeless, storytelling-driven images rather than stiff, posed portraits. Her newborn sessions focus on capturing the real texture of those first days home: tiny hands, quiet nursery moments, and the exhaustion and joy that come with a new baby, all rendered in a warm, documentary-influenced style. Because Liz also works extensively in family photography, her newborn sessions often naturally extend into portraits with siblings and parents, giving families a complete gallery of this new chapter rather than isolated baby-only shots. Clients describe her approach as relaxed and unobtrusive, letting real moments unfold instead of directing every pose. Liz Wade Photography serves Portland and the surrounding metro, meeting families either in-home or in-studio depending on what will make the newborn and parents most comfortable. With a strong 5.0 rating built from dozens of Portland families, Liz Wade Photography stands out for parents who want their newborn session to feel like genuine storytelling rather than a formal photo shoot. 

With an extraordinary 738 five-star Google reviews, Kitta Bodmer Photography has become one of Portland’s most trusted names in newborn photography. Kitta’s studio, based in the Portland metro, welcomes new parents into a calm, unhurried space where babies are photographed while they are still soft, sleepy, and newly arrived in the world. Her sessions are built around patience: feeding breaks, careful temperature control, and a gentle pace that keeps babies settled through classic wrapped poses, family portraits, and sibling moments. Kitta’s portfolio spans cozy studio setups with soft neutral tones as well as natural, editorial-style images that highlight tiny details, like fingers, eyelashes, and newborn hair. Families consistently praise her warmth with fussy babies and her ability to make even a chaotic newborn week feel relaxed and joyful. Beyond newborn sessions, Kitta Bodmer Photography also offers maternity and family photography, so many clients return for multiple milestones with the same photographer they already trust. Every session is followed by a curated, hand-edited online gallery delivered to families to treasure for years. With a review count that dwarfs most photographers in the region, Kitta Bodmer Photography has earned its reputation one newborn session at a time, making it a top choice for Portland parents searching for a newborn photographer who combines technical skill with genuine patience and care. 

Kenzi Shipley Photography has spent 7 years photographing heirloom-quality portraits for families in Portland and the greater Willamette Valley, with newborn and family sessions as the photographer’s core focus. Kenzi describes newborn and family photography as the work that ‘fully has my heart,’ and that personal investment shows in a portfolio built around warm, intimate images meant to be passed down as keepsakes rather than quickly scrolled past on a phone. Newborn sessions are designed to feel unhurried, giving new parents room to rest and bond with their baby while Kenzi works quietly around them to capture genuine, tender moments, including close-up details like tiny hands and sleepy expressions. Because family photography is such a central part of Kenzi’s business, newborn sessions often naturally include portraits of siblings meeting the new baby for the first time, preserving a moment many parents specifically want documented. Kenzi’s approach favors natural light and soft, true-to-life color over heavily stylized editing, giving families images that will still feel timeless years down the road. For Portland-area parents who want a newborn photographer with a genuine passion for this stage of family life and seven years of dedicated portrait experience, Kenzi Shipley Photography is a heartfelt choice. 

Irina Smagina Photography brings 17 years of expertise in newborn safety to families across Portland, Oregon, earning a 5.0-star rating across 65 reviews along the way. Known among clients as a ‘baby whisperer,’ Irina specializes in soothing newborns into the relaxed, curled poses that define classic newborn photography, without rushing the process. Sessions are baby-led rather than clock-driven, typically lasting around two hours to allow time for feeding, settling, and careful, safe posing. Irina provides all wraps, blankets, and baby outfits used during the session, along with a curated wardrobe option for mothers, so families don’t need to arrive with props already in hand. She recommends scheduling newborn sessions within the first 5 to 15 days after birth to capture those sleepy, curled newborn portraits, though she accommodates older babies as well. Family members are welcomed into the session for group portraits alongside the newborn. Hand-edited galleries are typically delivered within one week via a private online link, a fast turnaround for parents eager to share photos of their new arrival. With nearly two decades of focused newborn experience and a reputation built on patience and safety, Irina Smagina Photography is a trusted choice for Portland families. 

Grace Photography PDX is a women- and minority-owned studio certified by the state of Oregon as an Emerging Small Business, Women Business Enterprise, and Minority Business Enterprise, and it has built a 5.0-star reputation across 87 reviews from Portland-area families. The studio specializes in customized newborn, maternity, milestone, and family photography, with sessions tailored to what each family wants to remember most about this stage of life. Newborn sessions are designed around the baby’s comfort and schedule, allowing for feeding breaks and a slow, unhurried pace so images come out natural rather than forced. Grace Photography PDX offers a free consultation before booking, giving parents a chance to talk through session style, timing, and expectations with the photographer directly rather than guessing from a website alone. The studio’s portfolio reflects a warm, editorial approach to newborn portraiture, with attention paid to soft lighting and genuine, candid moments between parents and their new baby. As a locally certified small business, Grace Photography PDX has built long-standing relationships with Portland families who return for milestone sessions as their children grow. For parents who want a newborn photographer with a strong reputation and a personal, consultative approach to booking, Grace Photography PDX is a trusted local option. 

Arcadian Photography, led by photographer Katie, has specialized in photographing babies and families for over 17 years, serving the Portland-Salem area from a studio located in Salem, Oregon. Most newborn sessions are scheduled when babies are between 7 and 14 days old, the window when infants are still sleepy enough for the classic curled, wrapped poses that define traditional newborn photography. While the studio itself is based in Salem, Arcadian explicitly serves families throughout the wider region, including Beaverton, Hillsboro, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Wilsonville, and the Portland metro, making it a realistic option for Portland-area parents willing to travel slightly for an experienced newborn specialist. Seventeen years of focused newborn work means Katie has refined a calm, methodical studio process that prioritizes the baby’s safety and comfort above all else, including careful temperature control and unhurried pacing. The portfolio reflects a soft, timeless aesthetic rather than trend-driven styling, aimed at images families will still love decades from now. For Portland parents specifically looking for an established, highly experienced newborn photographer and willing to make the drive to Salem, Arcadian Photography offers a level of specialization built over nearly two decades in the newborn photography industry. 

Ann Marshall Photography has spent over 12 years focused specifically on baby, maternity, and newborn photography in the Portland area, and that specialization shows in a 5.0-star rating across 99 reviews. Ann’s training in infant safety and posing means new parents can relax during their session, knowing their newborn is being handled by someone experienced with even the sleepiest, squirmiest babies. Her portraits favor a soft, natural light aesthetic that captures genuine expressions and tiny newborn details without feeling overly staged. Sessions are typically held in-studio, giving Ann full control over temperature and environment so babies stay comfortable and settled throughout. Clients frequently mention her upfront, transparent pricing and professional communication leading up to session day, which takes some of the stress out of scheduling a newborn shoot during an already busy first few weeks of parenthood. In addition to newborn sessions, Ann Marshall Photography also serves Portland families for maternity and general family portraits, giving clients the option to build a relationship with one photographer across several life stages. For Portland parents who want a newborn photographer with over a decade of focused, specialized experience and a strong local reputation, Ann Marshall Photography is a standout choice. 

Angi Carman Photography has been photographing Portland-area newborns since 2007, giving the studio 18 years of specialized experience and a portfolio built from what the photographer describes as thousands of newborn sessions. Angi Carman serves families throughout the greater Portland metro, including Tigard, Beaverton, Lake Oswego, Oregon City, West Linn, Sherwood, Canby, and Vancouver, Washington, making it accessible to parents well outside the city core. The studio’s reviews on Google are consistently five-star, a reflection of nearly two decades spent refining a gentle, patient approach to working with newborns. Sessions cover newborn portraits as well as baby milestone and cake smash photography, so families can continue working with the same photographer through a child’s first year. Angi’s experience with thousands of newborns means she is well practiced at safely posing sleepy babies, handling the unpredictability of infant sessions, and keeping parents calm during what can be an overwhelming first few weeks. The studio’s long track record in the Portland suburbs has made it a go-to option for families who want an experienced, established newborn photographer rather than someone newer to the craft. For parents anywhere in the greater Portland area, Angi Carman Photography offers nearly two decades of dedicated newborn expertise. 

In just five years, Ali Rae has photographed more than 65 weddings and elopements, a pace that reflects both a growing local following and a willingness to travel far beyond Portland when a couple’s vision calls for it — her portfolio includes ceremonies as far afield as Tuscany’s Val d’Orcia alongside closer-to-home elopements at Bridal Veil Lakes and the Columbia Gorge. Her approach centers on candid storytelling: she prioritizes getting to know each couple before the wedding day so the resulting images feel specific to them rather than interchangeable with any other gallery. That relationship-first mindset extends to an inclusive client base, with LGBTQ+ couples’ sessions featured prominently throughout her portfolio. Based in Portland, Ali brings an adventurous streak to her work, favoring dramatic natural settings over conventional ballroom backdrops when couples are open to it, though she covers traditional venue weddings with the same attentiveness. With a starting rate reflecting her growing demand and a client base that keeps referring friends her way, Ali Rae Photography has become one of the newer names in Portland wedding photography building a reputation on genuine connection rather than tenure alone. 

Casi Yost calls Portland home turf, and it shows in how she talks about her work — she’s built her business around being locally available and accessible rather than chasing a jet-set destination roster. That doesn’t mean her range is narrow: her portfolio moves comfortably between fine art, dark-and-moody, documentary, and vintage-inspired styles depending on what a couple’s day calls for, rather than locking every client into one signature look. Her service list stretches beyond wedding-day coverage into post-wedding photoshoots, intimate elopements, and full engagement-party coverage, giving couples flexibility in how much of their celebration they want documented. Clients describe her as a genuinely sweet and caring presence on set, someone who stays organized and dependable even when a timeline gets tight — qualities that matter more on a wedding day than almost anything else. With a 4.9-star rating and reviewers reporting they’d recommend her without hesitation, Casi has built a smaller but consistently glowing reputation among Portland-area couples who want a photographer who treats their day like it matters, not like another booking on the calendar. 

Elissa Deline has been photographing weddings since 2007, and her entire approach is built around a single conviction: the more real the moment, the more it will matter later. Working in both film and digital, she shoots as a documentary observer rather than a director — she doesn’t stage the day, she witnesses it, staying alert for the fleeting, uninterrupted moments that most photographers would miss while setting up a pose. That restraint takes patience and confidence in equal measure, and it shows in client feedback: couples describe her as down-to-earth and reassuring on what’s often the most overwhelming day of their lives, with one client noting her talent was evident from her website alone, long before the wedding day arrived. Based in Portland, Elissa covers weddings and elopements throughout Oregon and Washington without a travel fee, and she extends that same no-travel-fee policy to the Chicagoland area and the Asheville/Charlotte region of North Carolina, a somewhat unusual footprint that reflects a genuinely national client base. Her 5.0-star average across 21 reviews backs up what her portfolio already suggests: unhurried, emotionally honest wedding storytelling. 

Dan Rice got his start in photography back in 2000 at a high-end portrait studio before striking out on his own in 2007, and nearly two decades later he’s still shooting weddings across Portland, Salem, and Vancouver with no travel fee for any of them. His approach mixes creative and photojournalistic instincts with candid, casually posed portraits — he’s not interested in stiff, formal lineups, preferring to give couples natural direction that lets their real personalities come through in the final images. That range shows up across his portfolio, from family-friendly beach sessions on the Oregon coast to full elopement coverage at Cannon Beach’s sea stacks. Clients repeatedly mention how easy he is to work with from the very first planning conversation — responsive, attentive, and flexible when weather or timelines shift on the day itself, which along the Oregon coast is more of a certainty than an exception. With 25 reviews and a perfect five-star rating, Dan has built a loyal regional following less through flashy marketing and more through nearly two decades of consistent, dependable work. 

Lexsey Lanzotti shoots under the name Zotti, and her clients have taken to calling her “The Camera Witch” — a nickname that captures the slightly unconventional, editorial-meets-candid energy running through her work. Based in Portland with an additional presence in New York City, Zotti splits her time between the two markets and travels widely beyond them. She describes her aim as “handcrafted nostalgia for modern couples,” pairing intentional, styled portrait moments with the kind of unplanned emotion you can’t stage — laughing mid-toast, a parent tearing up during a first look. On the day itself, she leans into real-time guidance to keep camera-shy couples relaxed rather than posed, and she’s built a reputation for turning wedding galleries around quickly, typically within two weeks, a detail couples repeatedly bring up in reviews. Zotti’s portfolio ranges from private estate weddings to destination elopements along the Oregon coast, giving her a versatile range that spans both formal and adventure-leaning ceremonies. With 41 reviews and a 5.0-star average, she’s carved out a distinct niche among Portland photographers willing to bring a little irreverence to an otherwise traditional day. 

Sarah Morrison has been photographing Oregon couples under the Hazelwood Photo name since 2010, long enough to have developed an editing style that’s become instantly recognizable among past clients — warm, nostalgic, and a little bit heirloom in feel, as though the photos were always meant to be looked back on. Her work blends creative photojournalism with more traditional portraiture, and she’s particularly drawn to elopements and intimate ceremonies set against Oregon’s dramatic natural scenery: Bridal Veil Lakes, the Hug Point sea caves, and quiet coastal overlooks all show up throughout her portfolio. What clients mention most isn’t a specific photo but how she made the day feel — responsive during planning, calm and unobtrusive on the day itself, and genuinely invested in the couple rather than just going through the motions. That consistency shows in her review record: 44 reviews and a perfect 5.0 average, with 100% of couples on WeddingWire saying they’d recommend her. After sixteen years in the business, Sarah has settled into a niche that plays to her strengths — unhurried, story-driven coverage for couples who want their wedding remembered as it actually unfolded. 

There’s a reason wedding guests keep asking Catalina Jean’s couples where they found her: her galleries have a grainy, vintage warmth that stands out from the polished-and-processed look so much of the industry defaults to. Working out of Portland at 911 SW 21st Ave, Catalina pairs editorial portraiture with unscripted storytelling moments, chasing genuine emotion over picture-perfect symmetry. She’s comfortable at both ends of the scale — intimate coastal elopements at spots like Hug Point, and sprawling 250-plus-guest receptions where herding extended family into a group photo requires equal parts patience and humor. Reviewers describe her as spunky, assertive when she needs to be, and remarkably calm under the kind of pressure a wedding day inevitably produces. Beyond Portland, her client base extends into Seattle and Bend, and she regularly travels for destination work across the country and abroad. With 46 reviews and a perfect five-star average, Catalina Jean Photography has built its reputation less on any single signature shot and more on a consistent, energetic presence that couples remember long after the day itself. 

Alyson Levy has spent over a decade shaping a distinctly editorial take on wedding photography from her Portland base, blending lifestyle portraiture with a photojournalist’s patience for real moments. Rather than chasing a single trend, she describes her work as artistic wedding photojournalism — outdoor-forward, naturally lit, and built around letting a couple’s actual personalities lead the frame instead of forcing them into someone else’s aesthetic. That sensibility has taken her well beyond the city limits, into Oregon’s wine country, along the rugged edges of the coast, and on destination weddings scattered across the globe, though Portland remains her home turf and primary market. Alyson’s background in editorial and commercial portrait work shows up in the confidence of her compositions — images that read as intentional without ever looking staged. Couples who choose her tend to want a gallery that feels like a magazine spread rather than a formal record, and her five-star average across dozens of reviews suggests she delivers exactly that, session after session, wedding after wedding. 

Robert Knapp runs Modern Art Photograph out of Portland with a photojournalist’s instinct for timing and a designer’s eye for composition. His galleries favor high-resolution, gallery-ready frames over quick snapshots, and his style is best described as contemporary photojournalism with a touch of elegance woven in — candid coverage that still feels intentional and polished. Robert’s client base spans full wedding-day coverage, engagement sessions on the Oregon coast, bridal portraits, and family photography, giving him a wide comfort zone across different kinds of shoots and lighting conditions. He’s built a loyal following among Portland couples who want images that hold up as fine art on a living-room wall, not just an event record, and his pricing structure — with accessible add-on options like standalone bridal sessions — has made him a popular pick for couples balancing ambition with budget. With nearly 80 reviews and a 4.9-star average, Modern Art Photograph has earned a reputation as one of the more consistently reliable names in the city’s wedding photography scene. 

Ask around the Portland wedding circuit long enough and Peter Mahar’s name comes up on its own. Working out of nearby Oregon City, Peter has built a seven-time WeddingWire Award-winning practice around a simple idea: skip the stiff poses and document what’s actually happening. His images lean into unscripted expressions and quiet in-between moments rather than composed lineups, a philosophy he sums up as capturing “the hard-won beauty of real life.” That approach has carried him across the region’s most photogenic backdrops, from Oregon coastal bluffs to vineyard estates outside the city, and into cultural celebrations that call for both technical range and genuine sensitivity — his portfolio includes coverage of Vietnamese wedding traditions shot with the same documentary patience he brings to any other day. Clients consistently point to his calm presence on a hectic timeline as much as his eye; he’s the kind of photographer who blends into the background until the exact right second. With dozens of five-star reviews behind him, Peter has become a trusted name for couples who want their wedding remembered as it truly felt, not staged for a camera.