Specialties
My motivation is creating truly authentic documentary style photographs for all my clients. Whether it be family portraits, headshots/branding, weddings, event coverage, food/drink styling and photography, content creation, etc., I believe I can bring out the true personalities of my subjects. With over 15 years of experience, I'm an energetic, positive, efficient and flexible photographer and collaborator.
I love working with children/clients of all abilities and needs; I spent the last two years working as an art teacher of high schoolers with behavioral and emotional disabilities, and the 4 years before that, I worked with underserved students as an art teacher in the Deep South. I have truly seen it all. If anyone in your group has special needs (sensory, physical, cognitive, etc.) consider me your girl. I work with love and total compassion, and can get great shots no matter the situation with zero judgement. And if you're an educator, please let me know so I can provide my educator discount!
History
Established in 2011.
My business has been built on family and wedding photography. From 2011 (my first clumsy jobs out of art school) to about 2018, my work was mostly in this category along with live music, commercial headshots, and documentation for artists. In 2018, I had the incredible opportunity to branch out into BTS photography on film, television, and music video productions. I dipped my toe into food/drink photography, too. I'm open to any assignment, but am leaning more towards black and white family portraiture in this post-teaching stage of my photography :)
Meet the Business Owner: Libby Z.
I'm Libby and I'm from Kansas City. I moved to Phoenix in 2024 to continue my teaching career and left the profession (at least for now) in May 2026. Thank you for taking a look at what I do.
I have a background in portraiture and a true passion for capturing relationships. I love working with families as well as artists and corporate entities to create a common vision. My education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago allowed me to acclimate my film-centric eye to the digital lens. I love the resurgence of film and film-like photography, and continue to offer film options on every shoot.
I'm kind of an insufferable music lover (sorry) but I'm also a doting aunt to my precious nieces and nephews, a loving soon-to-be wife, and a motorcycle mama. Please reach out to see if we'd be a good fit. I'd love to work with you! libbyzanders.com xo Libby