Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota Family & Wedding Photographer
Fourteen years, three hundred weddings, and a high tolerance for Gulf Coast rain. I photograph the moments you planned and the ones you didn't.
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Family and wedding photographer in Sarasota
I’m Michael, a Sarasota photographer for families, weddings and engagements. Family sessions happen at Siesta Key, South Lido and Phillippi Estate Park, and I keep them relaxed. We usually start with a walk, so everyone loosens up before I ask for anything. Some of my favorite frames are the ones where the kids are just having fun and ignoring me.
Not sure where to go? My guide to family photo locations in Sarasota covers each spot. Read more on my Sarasota family photography page or see family session pricing. Weddings and engagements are still a full part of what I do, and they get the same easy approach.
My approach blends modern imagery with timeless storytelling all with a touch of humor. I focus on capturing the big moments, and the ones you didn’t even realize were happening.
From quiet anticipation before the ceremony to the celebration that follows, I document genuine emotion, natural connection, and the details that make your day uniquely yours. I work with couples who value candid moments and timeless photos that will still feel beautiful 30 years from now.
The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame Fearless Photographers WeddingWire Couples’ Choice 2023
Where to start
If you're planning, start here.
Families
The beaches and parks worth booking
The family session page covers Siesta Key, South Lido and Phillippi Estate Park, and what an hour with small children actually looks like.
Family sessions
Weddings
Coverage, pricing, and an honest note
If you're planning a wedding here, the Sarasota wedding page has coverage, pricing, and an honest note on what I'm not the right fit for.
Wedding photographyEngagements are part of wedding coverage. Every collection includes the engagement session. See what that includes.
If it's headshots or an event for work, the corporate headshots page on the current site has per-person pricing and what a weekday session actually looks like.
And if you're comparing photographers, which you should be, the questions worth asking any of us is the guide I'd hand a friend. It includes the ones that don't favor me.
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Families, weddings, engagements and events
Most of the wedding photographs are from the Northeast, because that's where most of those 300 weddings happened. The family sessions are on the Gulf.
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Sarasota
Let’s find a date
Weekday evenings are the easiest family sessions to get. For a wedding, ten to eighteen months out is the sweet spot. I answer within 24 hours.