Lethbridge Portrait & Wedding Photography & Design by Tanya Plonka

I see Lori all the time at work, but it’s been a few years since I did photos of her and Luka and he has grown so much in that time! For example, he listens a lot better to instructions… though part of the time, only to mine ;)

We brought his dad Brent along this time and did some family photos of the three of them. They have really awesome bikes so I suggested we incorporate them into the photos, and I’m so glad we did! Read more here »

All Christmas cut-off dates have now passed. Also, there are no more openings for sessions before Christmas, so thank you for all the support! I will begin taking sessions again for January.

Merry Christmas!

I always love photographing Kelsie! I haven’t seen her in a long time, so it was great to catch up and see her and her mom Heidi. They each brought their dogs, Jager and Trixie, who were super cute, and we spent some time on a very windy afternoon at the university pond – how their hair looks so still, I have no idea! :) Read more here »

After a couple solid days of rain, the clouds lifted just in time for little CJ to get some family photos done! I met up with Shane, Tara, and CJ, along with their little “foxy” dog Nikko by the river in Hillcrest. It was such a beautiful spot, I wish I could do so many more photos there! CJ really wanted to display her independence, but we found a few tricks to keep her interested in the photo session. Read more here »

I recently had the privilege of photographing the Canadian Cancer Society’s Harvest of Hope Gala. This event was held at the Galt Museum and featured local celebrities who waited tables for the night to raise money, including Clint Dunford, Marty Baceda, and David Rossiter. It was so much fun to photograph such a diverse group of individuals who all contribute so much to the community.

A photo of me making my camera face from the Lethbridge Herald (Photo by Ian Martens).

It’s getting hard to deny that I’m an “adult” now that my best friends from childhood are having babies! Tennille welcomed her first into the world a few months ago when Ava was born to her and Jim. Ava looks soooo much like Tennille at times it’s scary, but I guess there is no denying who her momma is. It was great to see them now as a family and they are so radiant with happiness :) Read more here »