Minneapolis Portrait Photographers

My name is Emmanuel Onwuegbuzie. I live in Minnesota with my wife and two lovely kids. I have a first degree in Civil Engineering and have two second degrees. An MBA in Finance and another MBA in Marketing. I worked as a relationship manager in corporate banking for about 15years. However, my hobby is photography. I am always in my happy place whenever I have my camera in my hands. I usually prefer taking dramatic pictures of people so as to capture their moments. But I also do portraits and head shots.

Profit Idowu is an experienced wedding, event, and portrait photographer. Graduating from the University of Minnesota in 2014 with a degree in Business and Marketing, he's leveraged his passion for creative storytelling which can be seen in his photography style and approach. This is expressed in the term (and name for his photography business) "Urbane Aperture." He was published in Rolling Out Magazine earlier this year.

Emily Winters is an experienced lifestyle and brand photographer who has worked on a variety of projects and with clients all over the United States over the last 3 years. She specializes in food and restaurant photography, having worked with brands at General Mills and being featured in Growler Magazine. She also excels at lifestyle photography, whether it’s headshots, family sessions, or “just because” sessions, she has a natural ability to put her clients at ease and capture beautiful images of even the most “unphotogenic” person. Their words, not hers.

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.

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.

Yann is an independent photographer from Paris, France, now based in the Twin Cities, specializing in portraits, fashion, and beauty. He has worked for several big companies in France and around Minneapolis (Miss Minnesota 2020 is one of his references) for the past 13 years. He loves to capture the most flattering side of a person and is used to make his clients feel comfortable and in a perfect condition to make your photoshoot a success.