The Story Behind the Name:

SUSANNAH RAYE PHOTOGRAPHY

As a young girl, I remember sitting on the floor of my grandpa's cabin in Wisconsin and gazing admiringly at the sunlight that cast a pattern on the floor through the smoke of wood and cigars. There is a depth of beauty that can be hard to put into words in emotions, relationships, language, and nature - in that moment, I remember feeling the weight of it intensely.

As a child, I loved to write - With every piece of poetry or prose I sought to evoke emotion in my reader, trying to summon that feeling again.

I self-published a children's book while I was engaged to my husband. Because I was planning to be married and didn't want to use my maiden name on the cover, I decided to use my middle name to create the pen name "Susannah Raye"

I like to think that now as Susannah Raye Photography, I am still honoring the child in me who loves to watch dust dance along a sunbeam and ached with painful joy to hear an emotive turn of phrase by creating images with families that conjure up memories and emotions of time well spent together, chubby little hands, tender caresses, and sunkissed laughter.

Whether it's documenting your beautiful pregnancy glow, frolicking through fields of wildflowers with your family, or rocking softly to soothe your newborn in the quiet of your own home, I look forward to creating for your family someday soon! 🤎