You need a family portrait. You've been searching for an Atlanta family photographer. But not the kind where everyone is wearing matching outfits and pretending not to be stressed out while a stranger in polyester yells “say cheese!” and blinds you with overpowered flashes. (I have childhood trauma about polyester and flash photography, so now you know.)
That’s where I come in. I’m an experienced Atlanta family photographer who specializes in nontraditional portraits for families of all kinds, especially LGBTQ families. My sessions are about honesty, not performance. They’re about capturing the way life really looks in this moment. The sticky toddler hands, the Legos everywhere, the giggle fits, and the way your partner still looks at you when no one else is watching.
These are the moments I live for.
I don’t ask kids to behave like anyone but themselves. I don’t try to make your family look perfect (spoiler: you're already perfect). Instead, I show you what’s already beautiful: the joy, the mess, the connection, and yes, even the tantrums. Toddlers are tiny anarchists and I respect the hustle.
Whether your home is in Decatur, East Atlanta, Grant Park, or Midtown, your family deserves photos that feel like you. I work all over the metro area, from quiet in-home sessions in Marietta to outdoor adventures in Piedmont Park or along the BeltLine. Wherever you are, we’ll make photos that tell the truth about your family.
When we work together, we’ll play, we’ll snack, and we’ll make photos that actually feel like your life. And this time you’ll be in the photos too, because you belong in the story.
No props. No pressure. No pretense. Just family photos that feel true to you.
And I’m not going to be humble at all on this point: some of the photos that we make together will actually be art that’s equally at home on a gallery wall as it is on your fridge. Because that’s who I am, and it’s what motivates me to pick up a camera every day. To make art. (That first photo was in the Atlanta Photography Group's Portrait 2024 exhibition.)
If that’s what you’re looking for, let’s make some memories worth framing. Reach out today to schedule your Atlanta family photography session.
"Amanda is and always has been so incredibly great at seeing who you are and loving it - and then making that shine out of your photos! She not only, so fantastically captures our family and our family’s energy- but she celebrates with us! She is calm, attentive, the right amount of tricky- (you know- to get a good, natural smile), cool and a straight up- kind person."
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Kevin
Let's make art together.
"The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire." — Ferdinand Foch
Thank you for considering me to be your photographer! I'd love to hear from you and learn more about you.
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*Named one of the best family photographers in the world by my wife and a commenter on Instagram in 2022.
Queer Atlanta family photographer Amanda Summerlin documents your family beautifully & authentically. No awkward poses. All the best worst dad jokes.
