The 10 Best Lifestyle Photographers in Scottsdale

Sunny Scottsdale is a popular place to live, and we get it. It’s near another great town — Phoenix — and surrounded by a drop-dead gorgeous natural landscape. Its lush suburbs offer magazine-worthy lifestyle living, and as a result there’s plenty of beautiful photography of the region. We’ve put together a list of the 10 best Scottsdale lifestyle photographers, all of whom capture slices of life with creativity and skill.

1. Ryann Lindsey

Ryann Lindsey is one of the few Scottsdale lifestyle photographers with roots in Arizona but wings all over the world. Armed with her trusty camera, she’s captured love in various forms with countless couples. Her photographic quality is just as soft, warm, and gorgeous as we would expect from something designed to hold memories. With the ability to make even mundane moments magical, Lindsey is someone we would highly recommend when it comes to capturing your dream lifestyle! 

2. Tracy Ann of Fully Alive Photography

3. Jennifer Bowen

Jennifer Bowen’s photography is colorful and rich, making frequent use of Scottsdales’s jaw-dropping natural surroundings. She’s a lifestyle photographer primarily serving families. (Not all family photographer is lifestyle photography, or vice versa, but some shots are both!) Of course, that means her portfolio’s loaded with shots of families living the good life, basking in their time together in beautifully intimate home settings. If you’re an individual or organization that needs to depict a little familial bliss in your lifestyle photos, reach out to Bowen — you won’t regret it.

4. Sara Waterman

Sara Waterman is primarily a family and wedding photographer, but her best shots for our money are lifestyle shots. These, she labels on her website as “reality photography.” And it’s not quite documentary photography, but instead utilizes the classic lifestyle technique of staging a scene but letting the subjects react naturally, giving the whole image the feeling of authenticity despite its stylized nature. It’s great fun for families, and it’s great for branding photos, too. She’s a whiz at lighting a scene perfectly or utilizing natural light, and her color correction is spot-on — bright and saturated without being cartoonish. We can’t get enough.

5. Courtney Larson

Courtney Larson is the Boss Lady of Inloveness, a photography agency that helps its clients share their love story with the world. You may know Larson primarily as a wedding photographer, but don’t sleep on her effortless lifestyle photography. A self-styled Golden Girl, she truly has a golden touch when it comes to transforming intimate moments into Kodak-worthy moments, a function of her penchant for documentary photography.

Her love for storytelling is evident in each frame, all of which have a strong sense of narrative. Whether that moment is posed for or spontaneous, we can see Larson’s love poured in. Her impressive color treatments and rich compositions make every picture unique — something we love in Scottsdale lifestyle photographers.

6. Kelly Trumpatori of Grace & Cole Photography

Kelly Trumpatori is the “Mom-boss” of Grace and Cole Photographers, who we found out have just moved to Scottsdale, Arizona this September! New parents are in for a treat. Trumpatori is the person to turn to when it comes to photographing Scottsdale’s newest and tiniest citizens in a lifestyle style.

Whether it is photography in the hospital for your infants (we swooned at the pictures on her website) or a family session celebrating your tiny tot, she has a way of gathering the sentiment around the baby, and showcasing that very beautifully in her pictures. New moms know that adapting to a newborn in your lifestyle is challenging. However, looking back at Kelly’s pictures will definitely make you feel that everything was worth it!

7. Jason Millstein

Jason Millstein’s Instagram feed is mostly his personal photos, so make sure to visit his website to see most of his lifestyle photography work. You’re going to love it. Whether it’s in a more stylized vibe or it’s a documentary or editorial shot, his photos are dramatic, stylish, and cinematic. He’s also one of the best pet photographers in Scottsdale. So when you’re checking out his work, you can treat yourself to some awesome shots of furry friends.

8. Brandon Sullivan

Brandon Sullivan and his studio are technically based out of Phoenix, but they routinely work in Scottsdale. And this is good news for Scottsdale residents. Perhaps the best way to understand Sullivan’s abilities is by discussing his sheer skill. With an innate eye for action, Sullivan captures people in their natural habitats, offering a perfect slice of life that always feels sincere. Injecting a sense of activity and motion into his pictures ensures each and every photo tells a story. It all feels like capturing the continual motion and hustle and bustle of real-life instead of a static in-studio portrait.

9. Marnee Marriott of Marriott Photography

Marnee Marriott is a seasoned photographer. In fact, her 20 years of experience have not diminished her enthusiasm over the years for standing behind the camera. With Marriott, we get gorgeous, true-to-life moments that have all the makings of fond memories. From weddings, to newborns, senior portraits and family gatherings, she keeps the occasion and the sentiment at the forefront for some good, solid photography that we can cherish! 

10. Kayla Koch

Kayla Koch is one Scottsdale lifestyle photographer who swears by natural sunlight and good relationships to have the makings of a terrific photo session. Her lifestyle photography showcases people at their best and proudest moments. And let’s not forget how she showcases cherished relationships set against Arizona’s beautifully rugged landscape. Her pictures are the definition of looking at life’s best moments with rose-colored glasses. And why not? Her characterization of happy memories and nostalgia makes Koch’s work special to her clients. It also what makes her one of the best Scottsdale lifestyle photographers out there today. 

“The Most Western Town in the West” Loves Good Living

Scottsdale is known for its Western style, stunning scenery, and excellent lifestyle opportunities, and we feel that the best celebration of these moments is by going the extra mile to hire someone with a camera—one who knows how to capture people and their lives in the most authentic way. This amazing bunch of skilled photographers will enable you to see the beauty in your own lifestyle through their lens, or elevate your brand in creative ways.

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