Find the Best Photographers in Winston-Salem

Summer Dunes Photography, LLC is a baby and family photography studio serving Winston-Salem and a wide swath of North Carolina, including High Point, Greensboro, Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham. The photographer’s path into newborn photography began personally, sparked by the birth of her own oldest son, and that personal connection to the newborn stage still shapes how she approaches every session today. Client reviews describe her as a genuine “baby whisperer,” noting her patience and skill at settling fussy newborns into the calm, sleepy poses that heirloom-style newborn photography depends on. Beyond newborn sessions, Summer Dunes Photography also offers milestone and family photography, giving Winston-Salem parents the option to continue working with the same photographer as their child grows past the newborn stage. The studio’s willingness to travel across the greater Triad and Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham areas makes it a flexible option for families who don’t live directly in Winston-Salem but still want a locally rooted newborn photographer. For new parents searching for a patient, experienced hand with a genuinely personal connection to newborn photography, Summer Dunes Photography is worth a look. 

Lauren Ashleigh Photography, also known as Sunglow Studio, operates out of a cozy in-home loft space in Winston-Salem dedicated to maternity, newborn, and family sessions. Before turning to photography, Lauren worked as a registered nurse — a background that shows in her calm, capable handling of newborns during sessions, from swaddling techniques to reading a baby’s cues about when it’s time for a break. Her approach favors authentic connection over rigid posing: rather than chasing a checklist of poses, she focuses on capturing real interaction between parents and their new baby, aiming for images that feel emotional and true to life rather than staged. The in-home loft studio gives sessions a relaxed, unhurried feel compared to a commercial photography studio, which many new parents find less stressful during an already exhausting newborn stage. For Winston-Salem families who want a newborn photographer with a clinical background and a documentary-style, low-pressure approach to session day, Lauren Ashleigh Photography’s nurse-turned-photographer perspective and intimate loft setting make it a distinctive local option. 

Liz Photography is a Winston-Salem-based studio specializing in heirloom maternity, newborn, and baby portraits for families across the Piedmont Triad. The studio’s dedicated maternity-and-newborn gallery reflects a focus on soft, classic portraiture meant to be printed and passed down rather than simply posted online — the kind of images that still feel timeless decades later. Working directly with Winston-Salem parents, Liz Photography builds sessions around a newborn’s natural sleep and feeding rhythms, aiming for the gentle, curled-up newborn poses that have become a hallmark of heirloom-style photography. Families interested in booking can reach the studio directly at 336-391-5663 to discuss session timing, ideally within the first couple of weeks after birth when babies are most likely to sleep soundly through a session. For Winston-Salem parents specifically searching for a local, dedicated newborn and maternity specialist rather than a general portrait photographer who occasionally takes newborn clients, Liz Photography’s focused heirloom-style portfolio makes it a straightforward local option to consider. 

Natalie Myers Photography describes itself as a motherhood legacy photographer, and that philosophy runs through its newborn work: rather than a single one-off session, Natalie aims to document a family’s growth over years, with more than 50 families she has now photographed multiple times as their children grow. Based in Winston-Salem, she offers both in-studio newborn sessions and in-home lifestyle newborn sessions for parents who prefer their baby’s first portraits taken in the comfort of their own house, and she has traveled as far as Statesville, NC for in-home clients. Beyond newborn photography, her calendar includes maternity, milestone, and family sessions, along with popular seasonal offerings like fall mini sessions and Santa/Christmas mini sessions. Families can reach her directly at [email protected] to check availability. Her repeat-client base — families who return for each new baby, each birthday, and each holiday season — speaks to the relationships she builds during that first newborn session. For Winston-Salem parents who want a photographer they can grow with over the years rather than book once and never see again, Natalie Myers Photography offers exactly that continuity. 

Courtney Grant Photography operates a natural light studio nestled in the heart of Winston-Salem, where owner Courtney — a mom of three herself — specializes in newborn and family portraits for Piedmont Triad families. Her firsthand experience raising three kids of her own comes through in how she works with newborns and their siblings, staying patient and flexible around nap schedules and unpredictable toddler moods. For expectant families, Courtney Grant Photography offers the CGP Membership, a program designed to carry clients through pregnancy, the newborn stage, and beyond with a single trusted photographer rather than starting over with someone new at each milestone. Her portfolio spans dozens of real Winston-Salem newborn sessions, showcasing soft, natural-light portraits rather than heavily posed studio setups. Clients frequently mention her quick turnaround on edited images and her professional, easygoing manner from the first phone call through delivery of the final gallery. For Winston-Salem parents who want a newborn photographer who is also a parent herself — and who offers a membership path for documenting the years before and after birth — Courtney Grant Photography is a strong local option. 

Haleigh Nicole has spent more than 15 years photographing maternity, newborn, family, and graduation sessions from her studio at 5625 Buckhorn Road in Winston-Salem, serving families throughout the greater Piedmont Triad, including Clemmons, Lewisville, and Kernersville. That long tenure behind the camera means she has photographed generations of the same Winston-Salem families, from a mother’s maternity session through her baby’s newborn portraits and, years later, that same child’s senior photos. Her newborn work leans into soft, artful posing designed to be framed as heirloom pieces rather than simple snapshots. On Facebook, where she has built an active following of past clients, reviewers describe her as fun, patient, and skilled at putting both nervous parents and squirmy toddlers at ease during a session. Haleigh books out popular seasonal mini sessions alongside her full newborn and maternity offerings, so families often plan their session dates well in advance. For Winston-Salem parents who want a photographer with over a decade and a half of local experience and a studio address in the heart of the city, Haleigh Nicole Photography is a well-established option worth considering. 

Sandra Henderson Photography has spent the past 20 years photographing newborns, growing families, and Winston-Salem’s next generation of high school seniors. In that time, her client list has grown well beyond the Triad — from local families in Winston-Salem and Greensboro to clients as far away as Australia who return to her whenever they’re back in North Carolina. That two-decade track record shows in her steady, practiced approach to newborn sessions, where safety, patience, and a calm studio environment take priority over rushing through a shot list. Alongside newborn photography, Sandra offers maternity, family, senior, and even pet portraits, making her a flexible choice for families who want the same photographer to document multiple milestones over the years. She can be reached directly at (336) 406-0517 to discuss session availability and studio details. For Winston-Salem parents who value an established, locally rooted photographer with two decades of hands-on newborn experience rather than someone new to the craft, Sandra Henderson Photography offers a proven, long-running studio with deep ties to the community she’s photographed for twenty years. 

Since opening its doors in 2007, Fantasy Photography has spent nearly two decades photographing newborns, bellies, and growing families throughout Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High Point, Clemmons, and the wider Piedmont Triad. The studio operates out of a converted 1920s bungalow in the historic district of Germanton, just a ten-minute drive north of Winston-Salem, giving sessions a warm, homey backdrop instead of a sterile commercial studio feel. Newborn sessions run up to two hours in-studio for $150, giving photographer and family plenty of time to work around a sleepy baby’s rhythm without rushing through poses. The studio also offers a streamlined $85 maternity mini session that includes travel fees, an outfit change, and unlimited immediate family members — a practical option for growing families on a budget. Fantasy Photography has built its nearly two-decade run on repeat clients and referrals from the Triad’s newborn and maternity photography community, earning a 5-star client rating along the way. For Winston-Salem families who want an established, small-studio newborn photographer with a track record stretching back to 2007, Fantasy Photography offers both experience and an unusually personal, historic-home setting for the session. 

For families across Winston-Salem and the greater Piedmont Triad, Kim Shouse Photography has spent two decades behind the camera capturing newborns and growing children with warmth and patience. Working from a dedicated studio in nearby Clemmons, Kim Shouse built a reputation on unhurried newborn sessions where safety and comfort come first — swaddling, soothing, and working around a baby’s schedule rather than the clock. Her twenty years of childhood portrait experience show in the calm, practiced way she handles fussy newborns and older siblings alike, producing the kind of soft, timeless images families pass down for generations. Clients consistently highlight her gentle manner with infants and her ability to put nervous new parents at ease during their first professional photo session. Kim Shouse Photography has earned a 4.8-star rating from clients across the Triad, a reflection of the trust families place in her during one of the most delicate and fleeting stages of their child’s life. For Winston-Salem parents searching for a newborn photographer who treats every session with genuine care rather than assembly-line efficiency, Kim Shouse Photography remains a standout choice in the region. 

Ashley Craddock has been photographing weddings in and around Winston-Salem since 2011, giving her roughly 15 years in the business today. She didn’t start out shooting solo, either: she spent her early years working as a second photographer for other studios first, deliberately building experience before taking on primary wedding coverage herself, a background that shows in how methodically her galleries are structured. Her editing style is true-to-color rather than heavily filtered or trendy, paired with what she describes as a thoughtful balance of candid, in-the-moment shots and guided portraits, so couples get genuine reactions from the ceremony alongside intentionally composed images for the album. Packages can run up to twelve hours of wedding-day coverage with a second photographer included, plus optional engagement sessions for couples who want a portrait session together before the big day. While she’s rooted in Winston-Salem and serves the greater Triad and Greensboro area regularly, she also travels for destination weddings up and down the East Coast and into Ohio. With 20 five-star WeddingWire reviews built over more than a decade of steady, unglamorous experience rather than a fast rise, Ashley Craddock represents one of the more seasoned, patient career paths among Winston-Salem’s wedding photographers. 

Alayna Kaye Photography is another husband-and-wife operation, with Alayna as lead photographer and her husband Casey serving as second shooter on every wedding, based out of the Piedmont Triad and also serving Asheville and Charlotte. Alayna describes herself as a fine art film photographer, and she genuinely shoots in both film and digital formats, a combination that appeals to couples who want the tonal warmth of film mixed with the reliability and speed of digital delivery. Her portfolio includes weddings at Winston-Salem landmarks like Old Salem and the historic Brookstown Inn, as well as barn venues such as Winmock, giving local couples a clear sense of how she handles both historic downtown settings and rustic countryside ceremonies. Every standard wedding package includes six to ten hours of coverage, Casey as a built-in second photographer, a downloadable online gallery, and an engagement session, which simplifies planning since couples aren’t negotiating add-ons piece by piece. She also offers elopement packages starting at $1,600 for a minimum of two hours, a lower-commitment option for couples choosing a smaller ceremony. With 22 five-star reviews on WeddingWire, Alayna Kaye’s film-forward, husband-and-wife approach stands out among more strictly digital studios in the same market. 

Dare Visual Media is a Winston-Salem-based photography and videography studio owned and led by Morgan Barfield, who founded the business roughly three years ago and has already built a perfect 5.0-star rating across 22 WeddingWire reviews plus ‘Best of Weddings’ recognition in 2024, 2025, and 2026. That kind of rapid, consistent recognition in a short window suggests a studio that has hit its stride quickly, likely helped by offering both photo and video coverage as a package rather than requiring couples to book separate vendors. Dare Visual Media explicitly welcomes LGBTQ+ individuals and couples, a detail spelled out clearly in the studio’s own marketing rather than left implied. Coverage extends beyond North Carolina into South Carolina, Virginia, and Eastern Tennessee, and packages start at $950, positioning the studio as one of the more accessible full-service options among Winston-Salem’s higher-volume competitors. For couples who want both stills and cinematic video without piecing together two separate vendors and two separate invoices, and who are drawn to a newer studio with an already-proven three-year award streak, Dare Visual Media is worth a serious look. 

Love Exists Photo & Video is a woman-owned studio built around a straightforward philosophy: a wedding day should be captured through ‘belly laughs, happy tears, stolen glances, and dance moves’ rather than stiff poses and awkward camera time. After 11-plus years in business, the studio has grown into a genuine team of 11 to 20 people, large enough to offer both photography and videography under one roof, including drone footage, cinematic highlight films, day-after sessions, and even boudoir portraits alongside standard wedding-day coverage. That team size is unusual for a Winston-Salem-area studio and lets them staff bigger weddings with multiple shooters and videographers without scrambling to book freelancers. The studio is also bilingual in English and Spanish, a practical advantage for bicultural families or couples with Spanish-speaking relatives who want to be able to communicate directly with their vendor. With a 4.7-star rating and back-to-back ‘Best of Weddings’ awards in 2024 and 2025, Love Exists has built a reputation for cinematic, well-edited results rather than raw, unedited footage. Packages start at $1,690, and the studio will travel essentially anywhere a couple’s wedding takes them. 

Ellie McKinney runs her studio out of a dedicated office at 250 W 1st St in downtown Winston-Salem, positioning her work at the higher end of the local market with a style she describes as combining ‘documentary storytelling with refined direction’ to produce galleries that feel ‘elevated, personal, and unforgettable.’ That positioning has been validated outside the local wedding-vendor sites too: she was named among the World’s Best Wedding Photographers of 2025 by Wezoree and has had work featured in the New York Times and Style Me Pretty, national-level recognition that few photographers in the Triad can claim. Her 24 five-star WeddingWire reviews describe a photographer who balances fashion-forward, editorial portraits with quieter, candid documentation of the day’s emotional beats, plus the fine detail shots that fill out a complete wedding story. Services extend to boudoir sessions, destination and travel weddings, and engagement shoots alongside standard wedding-day coverage. For Winston-Salem couples chasing a luxury, editorial aesthetic with a portfolio that has already earned outside press recognition, Ellie McKinney’s downtown studio offers a level of polish and national visibility that sets her apart from more traditionally documentary-focused competitors in the same market. 

Amir Luna has spent 14 years photographing weddings and portraits out of his Winston-Salem studio, long enough to have refined a documentary style built around what he calls ‘natural moments — the unguarded smiles, the quiet gestures’ that couples might otherwise miss on a busy wedding day. Rather than directing couples into stiff poses, he works to blend into the background so the day unfolds naturally in front of his camera, an approach that has earned him 29 five-star reviews on WeddingWire. His packages start at $2,800, and while he is rooted in Winston-Salem, he books weddings across North Carolina and up and down the East Coast, traveling wherever a couple’s celebration takes him. Fourteen years in any creative business is a meaningful stretch, and for wedding photography specifically it means Amir has likely photographed hundreds of ceremonies across a wide range of venues, weather conditions, and family dynamics, giving him the instincts to stay calm and adapt when a schedule slips or the light changes. Couples who prioritize a genuinely candid, low-intervention documentary style over heavily directed posing sessions will find that emphasis reflected consistently throughout his portfolio. 

Adornment Photo is a queer women-owned studio run by lead photographer Skyler Brown, who works side-by-side with her husband Jeremy on wedding days, out of their address on Woodside Drive in Winston-Salem. Skyler’s editorial style leans cinematic, chasing what the studio calls ‘honest, emotionally driven imagery with an editorial edge’ rather than stiffly posed portraits, and it has earned the business 50 five-star reviews on WeddingWire. The studio is intentionally selective, taking on a limited number of weddings each year so that Skyler can give each couple more attention during planning and on the day itself, and their client base extends from North Carolina destination weddings out to Asheville, Raleigh, Charlotte, and Wilmington. Adornment describes itself as fiercely inclusive, a detail that matters to LGBTQ+ couples and blended families looking for a photographer who will feel like an ally rather than an unknown quantity on one of the most personal days of their lives. For Winston-Salem couples who want editorial-quality images with a documentary heart, and who value working with a small, values-driven studio over a high-volume production house, Adornment’s limited annual bookings and hands-on ownership make the case. 

Urban Bloom Photography is a husband-and-wife team, Brook and Joey, who have spent over 13 years photographing weddings out of their Winston-Salem home base. Both come from backgrounds in visual and performing arts, and it shows in a portfolio that blends fine art composition with photojournalistic timing and classic portraiture, aiming for images they describe as ‘honest, refined, and enduring.’ With 67 five-star reviews on WeddingWire, they’ve built one of the most established reputations among Winston-Salem’s wedding photographers, and their reach extends well past the Triad into Greensboro, Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, Wilmington, and Boone, meaning they regularly shoot in nearly every corner of North Carolina. Working as a two-person team gives them a practical advantage on wedding days: one partner can capture the groom getting ready while the other is with the bride, and both are present for the reception’s key moments without needing to hire an outside second shooter. For couples who want a local team with over a decade of shared experience reading a room and anticipating a shot before it happens, Urban Bloom’s long partnership and statewide portfolio make them a proven option. 

Amanda Sutton Photography has built an 89-review, five-star reputation on WeddingWire by covering weddings well beyond Winston-Salem’s city limits, with featured galleries from mountain venues like Laurel Springs and Eseeola Lodge alongside ceremonies closer to home. Amanda’s portfolio shows a photographer equally comfortable in a formal ballroom and a rustic mountain barn, and her Instagram following of more than 8,600 people reflects a style that reads as warm and true-to-life rather than heavily stylized. Her services extend past wedding-day coverage into engagement sessions, couples portraits, family sessions, and even nonprofit work, suggesting a photographer who has built long relationships with clients rather than one-off bookings. As of this listing she is actively booking weddings for the 2026 and 2027 seasons, a sign of steady demand from couples across North Carolina. For a Winston-Salem couple weighing a mountain-adjacent or destination-style wedding within driving distance, Amanda Sutton’s experience photographing venues throughout the western part of the state alongside Triad weddings makes her a versatile choice. Reach her directly by phone or through her studio email to check current availability. 

Vesic Photography is led by a photographer who actually grew up in Winston-Salem, which shows in how comfortably he moves through the city’s venues, from Reynolda Gardens to the old tobacco warehouses downtown. He graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in Physics and spent years flying as a corporate pilot before a friend asked him to photograph a wedding in 2005. Three years later he left the cockpit for good and has been documenting weddings full time ever since, building a studio that now has 150 five-star reviews on WeddingWire. His approach is unapologetically candid: he describes his role as being ‘a guest at your wedding’ rather than a director, blending genuine, unposed storytelling with the traditional family portraits couples still want framed on a wall. That mix of technical precision from his aviation background and a relaxed, observational eye has taken him from backyard receptions in Raleigh to sunset ceremonies on Italy’s Amalfi Coast, and it is the same steady hand he brings to weddings across the Triad. For couples marrying in Winston-Salem who want a photographer who has known these streets his whole life, Vesic offers two decades of experience without ever losing the documentary instinct that got him into the business in the first place. 

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