Minneapolis Family Photographers

I absolutely love photography! I studied film in college, but was introduced soon after to photography and started shooting everyday. It's a great passion of mine and I've been very lucky to meet amazing people through it!

Jessica Mealey is a Professional Photographer who has been photographing in the Minneapolis area for over 10 years. She studied Photography at the Aegean Center for the Fine Arts in Italy and Greece. With over 150 shoots under her belt, she has experience shooting weddings, events, Real Estate Interiors, and Portraits. She currently focuses and Portraiture.

Carl Stover is an accomplished people photographer with much experience with grads, babies, families, and couples. He is a scientist with detailed knowledge of light which makes him completely confident with the photographic process allowing him to focus his energy on the subject. His clients have fun during photoshoots and are uniformly delighted with the results. Carl's formal study of optics coupled with many years of experience with portrait photography make him a great choice.

Leigh Loftus is the founder of We are Loftus a photography company based in Chicago and the Twin Cities. They work with some of the leading hotel companies and restaurants including Loews, Radisson Blu, The Intercontinental, Oxford Group, Virgin Hotels, Fifty/50 group and DMK Group to name a few. Since beginning her career Leigh has built a team of photographers to work with We are Loftus as well as to aid in mentoring younger professionals in reaching their career goals. 2018 marks Leigh's 9th year as a business owner and entrepreneur, and her future she intends to scale the model she’s developed in Chicago to a national level creating job opportunities for photographers and becoming a reliable photography resource to their buyers.

Burton Charles Bilharz is a professional portrait and lifestyle photographer with over 7 years of experience. His passion for still image making was born out of his love for cinema and cinematography. Burton studied film and video at Columbia College Chicago, and went onto working on hundreds of movie sets, video productions, and other visually creative projects. He combined his knowledge for cinema and passion for lighting, composition, structure, and people, into his photography. Burton's primary experience in portraiture comes from his incredible experience working for Forever Maui Photography in Maui, Hawaii. Burton shot, edited, and sold over 400 photo sessions, in just 12 months, while working at Forever Maui. That extensive and high-energy experience molded his eye and skill-set for outdoor portrait photography, as well as cement his love for families, children, and couples madly in love! Burton also has a passion for studio work as well, and that stems from his sheer love of lighting and molding light in the most meaningful and visually appealing way.

Alex Wasnick has been shooting photographs since the age of 8. After studying photography and digital imaging in Minneapolis he has been shooting portraits, weddings, events, and product shots. One day he hopes to travel the world and shoot for National Geographic.