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Long Beach, California · Los Angeles County

Long Beach Photographer

Fine-art family, maternity, and senior portraits for Long Beach, directed, beautifully lit, and finished as heirloom artwork.

Named #1 Wedding Photographer in the USA, 2019 & 2021Master of Photography, Professional Photographers of America200+ Awards in International Print CompetitionBest of Nations, Photographic World Cup 2020Gold Medalist, Team USA at the Photographic World Cup 2020 & 2022
The Michael Anthony Photography studio lounge in Valencia, California
Photographing Long Beach

Looking for a Photographer in Long Beach?

Michael Anthony Photography serves Long Beach from our private Valencia, California studio, award-winning family, maternity, senior, dog, headshot, and wedding photography for families across Los Angeles County.

Long Beach spans art-deco ocean liners, Naples Island's canals, and Belmont's beach blocks, a harbor city with genuine range.

Long Beach couples find their wedding settings here; its families and seniors find ours, the Valencia studio, where the light always cooperates.

About 65 minutes from our Valencia studio.

Sessions in Long Beach

Photography Services in Long Beach, CA

One studio, every chapter, from the first ultrasound photo to the wedding aisle. Each session below is its own craft, with its own page to explore.

Fine-art family portrait photography for Long Beach, CA
Families

Long Beach Family Photographer

Family portraits are the heart of our work for Long Beach. Most sessions happen in the private Valencia studio, sculpted lighting, hand-painted backdrops, and wardrobe guidance for every family member, so the finished portraits feel like art rather than a template.

It's why families from across Los Angeles County make the drive: light that never depends on the weather, a session that runs on your children's pace, and an in-person reveal where we design the wall art your home is missing.

Maternity

Maternity Photography in Long Beach

Our maternity sessions are the most personal portraits we make for Long Beach mothers. The studio's couture gown wardrobe is included, there is nothing to buy, and every frame is directed and lit so you feel like the subject of a painting at the height of an extraordinary chapter.

The Valencia studio is appointment-only and reserved exclusively for you: about 65 minutes from our Valencia studio. Partners and big brothers and sisters are always welcome in the frame.

Maternity photography for expecting mothers in Long Beach
High school senior pictures in Long Beach, CA
Seniors

Long Beach Senior Pictures

Senior year deserves better than a school template. We photograph Long Beach seniors in the studio with editorial direction, wardrobe planning, multiple looks, and set changes that give announcements all the variety they need, no weather required.

Athletes, musicians, dancers, artists: bring the jersey or the instrument. The goal is a portrait confident enough for the graduation announcement and beautiful enough for the wall.

Dogs & Their Humans

Dog Photography for Long Beach Pets

They're family, we photograph them like it. Studio dog portraits on hand-painted backdrops, lit like fine art, made with endless patience and a pocket full of treats.

Long Beach dogs and their humans are equally welcome in the frame, and many families pair a dog portrait with a family session in a single studio visit.

Fine-art dog photography near Long Beach
Professional headshots for Long Beach executives and businesses
Professionals

Headshots & Personal Branding in Long Beach

Polished, modern headshots for Long Beach professionals, executives, agents, physicians, attorneys, and actors, photographed in the studio or on site at your office or venue.

Personal-branding sessions go further: an art-directed library of editorial images for your website, press, and social presence, built around what you actually do.

Weddings

Long Beach Wedding Photographer

Michael is a PPA Master Photographer twice named the #1 wedding photographer in America, with weddings documented across nine countries, and Long Beach couples book that same artistry close to home.

From intimate ceremonies at Belmont Shore to grand celebrations across greater Los Angeles, every wedding is photographed, and filmed, as legacy, not coverage.

Wedding at Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles
Investment

What Does a Long Beach Photographer Cost?

Your session is a styled studio experience with a private, in-person reveal, and you invest only in the finished artwork you love, museum-grade wall art, albums, and image boxes, with 12-month interest-free financing available. Every session fee and collection is published openly, so there are no surprises.

The Work

Portraits Worth the Drive from Long Beach

The Queen Mary's decks · Naples Island canals · Belmont Shore · El Dorado Park's groves, the landmarks of home. The portraits happen in the studio, where the light always cooperates.

We don’t take photos, we craft legacies. The portrait on your wall should mean more every year it hangs there.

Michael Anthony Studios · Valencia, California
Good to Know

Long Beach FAQ

Do you have a studio near Long Beach?

Our private, appointment-only studio is in Valencia, about 65 minutes from our Valencia studio. It's reserved exclusively for your session, with professional lighting, hand-painted backdrops, and a designer gown wardrobe.

Do you photograph on location in Long Beach?

Portrait sessions happen in the Valencia studio, controlled, sculpted light and hand-painted backdrops create heirloom artwork no outdoor session can match. Weddings are different: we photograph and film celebrations at venues across Long Beach and greater Los Angeles, and headshot teams can be photographed on site at your office.

How much does a Long Beach photographer cost?

Your session is a styled studio experience, and you invest only in the finished artwork you choose at your reveal, from wall art to albums, with 12-month interest-free financing available. Session fees and collection pricing are published openly on our investment page.

What sessions do you offer Long Beach families?

Family, maternity, senior, and dog portraits, plus executive headshots and personal branding, and wedding photography across Long Beach and greater Los Angeles.

Do you photograph weddings in Long Beach?

Yes, Michael is a PPA Master Photographer twice named the #1 wedding photographer in the United States, and our studio photographs and films a select number of weddings each year across greater Los Angeles, including Long Beach.

How do we book a Long Beach portrait session?

Reach out through our contact page with a few details. We'll talk through your vision, plan wardrobe and location, and reserve your date, most sessions can be scheduled within a few weeks.

Let's Make Long Beach Proud

Portrait sessions are styled in our private studio, and for weddings, we travel anywhere Long Beach celebrates.