BIO
Grey Kenna is a photographer documenting love, tenderness, and the passage of time be it in the shape of weddings, personal projects, or portraits of ordinary days. With photographic instincts informed by her background in hospital spiritual care and religious studies, she is widely trusted for her discretion, intuition, and ability to navigate complex emotional terrain with ease and empathy. She strives to make artful, enduring photographs that reflect tenderness, presence, and sincerity.
Grey has received critical acclaim for her work as a selected attendee of the 2023 Chico Portfolio Review, and her work has been published in print & online. She is currently based in Nashville and is available to photograph people & weddings worldwide.
“What makes photography is a strange invention—with unforeseeable consequences—is that its primary raw materials are light and time.”
John Berger, Understanding A Photograph
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
I photograph in the hope of documenting something real and true. Often, when I meet new people, they’ll ask me what I photograph. I could list off my typical range of subjects—weddings, families, portraits, personal projects, ordinary days—or I could respond with something that feels more truthful: I’ll photograph anything if I’m invited in with total trust and permission. For me, photography is a practice of observation and presence. Everything I need to make a beautiful, meaningful photograph already exists in my subjects and in our environment; it is just a matter of my ability to notice it.
The presence I bring to this work continues long after the photographing ends; I scan and color-convert all of my own film in-house, and I edit each of my images by hand. My process intentionally emphasizes slowness and care in an age of endless busyness and instant gratification. My hope is to make photographs that feel tender and truthful, and continue to ripen in meaning for decades to come.
Motherhood & Family Sessions
Honest, lived-in portraits of what life looks like in this season— the chaos and the calm. Usually in-home, mostly shot on film, always child-led. I hope to create long-term relationships of photographing each of the families I get to work with, so pricing is designed with this goal in mind.
Photography Commissions
Portraits & Events
For the milestones & for the everyday— portraits that feel lived-in and true, shot primarily on film mediums.
Weddings
Documenting life & people at weddings with love and sincerity. I am a quiet, gentle presence on wedding days— think of me as just another one of your guests who has a bunch of cool cameras around her neck. No posing or prompting, just presence.
Investment for wedding commissions varies based on scope and coverage specifics. Generally, full wedding weekends average $10k and intimate gatherings average $5k. Elopements begin at $2.5k. Please inquire for a custom quote.
Custom Commissioned Projects
Long-term, conceptual bodies of work focused on a specific theme, season, or creative concept. Based on my background in fine art photography, custom commissioned photo projects place emphasis on a final, sequenced body of printed photographs.
Projects are rated per commission but begin at $2,500.
“Do stuff — be clenched, curious — not waiting for inspiration’s shrug or society’s kiss on the forehead. Pay attention. It’s all about paying attention. Attention is vitality. It connects you with others; it makes you eager. Stay eager.”
Susan Sontag
