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Documentary Family Photographers

Worldwide Directory & Community

What is Documentary Family Photography?

Documentary family photography preserves the story of your family life right now: nothing posed or directed; simply honest moments, beautifully photographed.
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About DFP & The Community

Documentary family photographers is a worldwide community & directory, celebrating real family life and connecting families with documentary photographers in their area.
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Code of Ethics & Professional Standards

Documentary Family Photographers adheres to the DFP Code of Ethics & Professional Standards which was created by photographers in our community. Read more about what makes our photographers the best!
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Featured Photographers

Colorado
Kathy Spanski Photography
Greater Denver Area - will travel
Imagine straightforward and honest photos of what your family values and loves. By watching the activity I decide how to shoot the scene in a way that tells your story. I want your family to look ...
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New York
Julie Brown Photography
New York City, Northeast US
I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF STORY — AND YOU SHOULD SEE YOURS. I’ve been challenged with cramped rooms, temper tantrums, shy kids who don’t want to be photographed, and parents reluctant to put ...
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Europe
SHARRON GIBSON PHOTOGRAPHER
Bedfordshire, London,
I believe moments matter. The little ones, the big ones - and everything else in-between. I believe in telling your story in a beautiful and meaningful way. That's why I offer natural and relaxed ...
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New Jersey
Christine Wright Photography
New Jersey, Eastern PA, and the Philadelphia Area
I'm Christine, a documentary family and birth photographer living in New Jersey, halfway between Philadelphia and NYC. I reside with my ever-increasingly patient husband, two fiery daughters, and a ...
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Florida
Lauren Mitchell Photography
Central Florida
Hi, I'm Lauren and I'm a photographer in the Central Florida area specializing in documentary family sessions and weddings. I believe in the power of boring things and the weirdness of children ...
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Poland
Paula Krajewska Documentary Family Photography
Warsaw
Paula Krajewska is Polish, German and English speaking documentary family photographer based near Warsaw. Poland. She is Polish, lives with her husband and two daughters in the suburbs of Warsaw. ...
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Netherlands
Marieke Zentjens ~ documentary Family and Wedding photographer
Maarheeze
Marieke Zentjens loves to document life, love and happily ever after. Capturing moments that are telling stories is what she loves to do most. Her goal is to capture life as it is with love, ...
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Arizona
LifeByKellyK
Scottsdale
Live Curious, Live Passionate. Kelly not only lives these words, but strives to show it in her art as well. She is a mother, teacher, entrepreneur, and traveler. After spending 10 years as an ...
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Germany
Katrin Küllenberg Photography
Düsseldorf
Euer Leben als Bildergeschichte. Alltag, nichts Besonderes meint man vielleicht. Aber jede Familie hat ihre ganz eigene Art, diesen Alltag zu meistern. Ich zeige Euch Eure Welt aus einem ganz neuen ...
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Virginia
Nicole Sanchez Photography
Alexandria, VA
I’m Nicole, a Northern Virginia documentary family photographer.  I love the powerful way that images can tell a story, particularly the unscripted moments that make up our day-to-day lives and ...
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Denmark
Frederikke Brostrup Documentary Family Photographer
Copenhagen
Frederikke Brostrup (born 1969) I live in the middle of Copenhagen with my gorgeous husband and son. I love knitting, drinking, laughing, eating, fishing, dancing….and if everything is possible ...
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Netherlands
Sandra Stokmans Fotografie
Stichtse Vecht, Utrecht, Amsterdam, Netherlands
I’m Sandra an international award-winning documentary family and business photographer based in the Netherlands (Utrecht area, near Amsterdam), and will fly anywhere, btw 😀 . I love the real honest ...
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Transforming perspectives by keeping it real

DFP connects families and photographers all over the world and transforms perspectives through documentary family photography. DFP provides community, inspiration and business guidance in a fun, friendly and familiar environment inclusive for everybody seriously interested in documentary family photography.

Point of Views

November 26, 2020
Personal photography experiences from our documentary family photographer community
Image by Annie Gozard, Paris, France   If you've ever been curious about what ...
April 23, 2020
Documentary self portrait tips by Anna Holden Photography
This week, Hartford, Connecticut-based documentary family photographer Anna Holden is ...
January 30, 2020
Point of view: Julie Brown Photography
This week, New York City-based documentary family photographer Julie Harwood is sharing ...
December 26, 2019
Point of view: Lavinia Nitu
This week, Italian family documentary photographer Lavinia Nitu is sharing her point of ...
October 24, 2019
Point of view: Amy Thelen
This week, Portland-based documentary family photographer Amy Thelen is sharing her ...
September 19, 2019
Point of view: Lauren Gayeski
This week, Philadelphia and South Jersey documentary family photographer Lauren ...
August 29, 2019
Point of view: Jennifer Adams
This week Gloucestershire, UK, based documentary family photographer Jennifer Adams is ...
July 11, 2019
Point of View: Alice Chapman
This week Cambridge, UK based photographer Alice Chapman is sharing her documentary ...

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