MEET THE PERSON BEHIND THE LENS
Leigh Doran
Principal Photographer

MY PHILOSOPHY: I believe photography is the legacy we leave behind. Photographs remind us of who we are, who we loved, and who loved us. Photography gives us the power to hold our loved one’s memory close to our hearts, even long after they are gone. Photography is about remembering the things we don’t want to forget — what life looked like, what it felt like, and how we experienced it.
Weddings are a cultural tradition that transcend borders and language. They represent family, partnership, companionship, and the ultimate expression of our capacity to love beyond ourselves. As a photographic artist, I combine a documentary style that captures the story of your wedding day as it unfolds, natural and unscripted, with thoughtfully guided creative portraits that will become the art that you will want to hang on your walls and preserve for generations to come.
MY BIO: I count myself lucky to have been born in the Green Mountains of Vermont, growing up in an adventurous family that introduced me to foreign countries and new cultures around the world at a young age. These early experiences planted the seed for what would become my future career as a photographer, and inspire my interest in the human story. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and continued my pursuit of the arts by completing a rigorous film photography degree program at a school in Asheboro, North Carolina, graduating with a degree in Photographic Technology in 2002. I have been a full-time Maine and New England wedding photographer since 2012, photographing countless weddings along the coast at some of the finest wedding venues and private properties the region has to offer. My work has been featured on the cover of Maine Magazine, Real Maine Weddings, and featured in Seacoast Weddings Magazine. I now call the beautiful midcoast of Maine home, where I live with my husband, two sons, and two cats.
“"When I look at my photographs I want to recall the experience, and I want it to be as poetic as possible.”
