Professional Bio

Liz Cook is a baby, family and wedding photographer based in Central Virginia. Her intuition and creative perspective allow her to connect both professionally and personally with her subjects, and thus, her portfolio is saturated with authentic emotion.

Over the last fourteen years, she’s had the privilege of photographing hundreds of weddings, more than 75 birth stories, and countless portrait sessions. She has provided families around the country with timeless and priceless images to help tell their own stories to future generations.

Whether she's sharing her story with fellow entrepreneurs or enjoying quality time with her husband and two daughters, Liz is both present and passionate about capturing and celebrating life. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, O "Oprah" Magazine, The Glitter Guide, Essence Magazine, domino, Rue Magazine, and more.

experience

I am an Artist and Professional Photographer with a Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design. I have a love for natural emotion and connection that can be seen and felt through my work. My passion is photographing love and the intimate connections found in relationships; between couples, parents and babies, and the family as a whole. My specialty lies in photographing birth stories.

I began wedding photography in 2006 and later added birth and baby photography in 2009. I have photographed hundreds of weddings and over 75 births. I've studied photography through online and in-person workshops throughout my career and my work has been published and featured in numerous professional publications and blogs throughout the years.

As a proud member of my community, I am a supporter of the local non-profit, The Motherhood Collective. This incredible organization is dedicated to providing evidence-based education and social support programming for women from preconception through postpartum. From 2011-2019, I volunteered my time and efforts to help spread the word that Maternal Health Matters. I am a proud veteran of their volunteer staff and continue to support and spread their message with every opportunity.

As a mother of two, I have journeyed through two very different birth experiences of my own. I welcome you to read through both of my birth stories (Sunday - 2011 and Izzie - 2015).