Maine Wedding Photographer with a Documentary Style
MEET THE PERSON BEHIND THE LENS
Leigh Doran
Principal Photographer
I was 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 program at Randolph Technical College 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 the pages of Seacoast Weddings Magazine. I now call the beautiful midcoast of Maine home, where I live with my husband, two sons, and two cats.
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.
I am a Maine wedding photographer with a documentary style approach that captures your story as it unfolds -- natural and unscripted, paired 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 Interests
When I'm not photographing weddings, you'll find me at the gym, weightlifting and power walking (gotta stay in shape for those long wedding days!), attending my Italian language classes (because I have Italian heritage and I want to speak the language of my ancestors!), photographing for fun on my 35mm, medium and large format film cameras (because even when I'm not working, I'm still pursuing the craft of photography), dabbling in documentary film and video projects (I made my first documentary in 2021 during the pandemic!), sneaking in all the summer concerts (huge Lumineers fan over here!), camping on the lake, hiking Maine's mountains, or geeking out over ancestry and genealogical research.
