Leah O'Connell
Serving Crozet, Richmond, Lynchburg, Palmyra, Orange, and all surrounding areas. Available for travel anywhere you call home.
photographer in Charlottesville, VA
specializing in families, newborns, and small business brand photography
Whether we're playing in your favorite spots or cozy at home, we'll make heartwarming images that feel vibrant, honest, and full of warmth.
They have the power to bring gratitude to the surface and help you celebrate the simple things in life.
Photos have the power to fuel love on the hardest days and spark memories that bring you back to the good ones.
She is somehow able to get deep into the tiniest of moments and pull out something spectacular.
When we look at some of the photos Leah has captured of us throughout these years, I just can't help getting the feeling "If I live to be 80, this picture, this one *right here*, is going to transport me back to those early years of raising our children, and all the magic within them."
"People talk about finding their forever home - I've started referring to Leah as our forever photographer.
- Samantha
lifestyle family photographer, writer, & educator.
I’m one of the first to meet your newborn baby, the one who won't judge your clothes baskets and unmade beds, and the one who can preserve the way your husband looks at you with a twinkle in his eye after 12 years of marriage. My life's work is about honoring people and telling stories.
I believe art has the power to light up the world in dark places, starting at home.
I'm a mom of 3 who loves mornings and words. I rely heavily on black coffee and a sense of humor.
Leah O'Connell
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I love that we were able to show up, as ourselves, dressed in each of us our own way (though vaguely coordinating). With so many kids in unpredictable moods, Leah still captured what that moment really was: togetherness, connection, love - something so special. She was easy-going, willing to pivot, and somehow both the director as well as open to ideas. I would absolutely recommend!
"...[she] captured what the moment really was - togetherness, connection, love"
- Laura
there is gold
right in front
of you
Family photos are about celebrating what's right in front of you, even when its hard to see.
The beauty is there.
I can help you hold it.
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