About
Photographer, storyteller and professional noticer of small things.
I am Lena, and I love people
I picked up my father’s film camera at fourteen and never really put it down. After ten years as a newspaper photographer I opened my own studio in Portland in 2014.
Journalism taught me to be quick, quiet and ready. Weddings and portraits taught me to be patient and kind. I bring both to every session.
- Fully insured with backup equipment
- Member of the Professional Photographers Guild
- Mentor at the Portland Photo School
Twenty years in frames
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2006
First assignment
Staff photographer at a regional newspaper in Oregon.
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2014
The studio opens
A 1,800 sq ft daylight studio on NW Alder Street.
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2019
First major award
Northwest Photo Awards, Portrait category.
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2024
Desert light
A two-year personal series across two deserts.
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2026
Photographer of the Year
Wedding Photographer of the Year, Northwest Photo Awards.
Small team, big hearts
Lena Marlow
Photographer & founderTwenty years behind the camera, the last twelve in Portland.
Owen Pryce
Second shooterCovers the groom, the guests and every candid in between.
Maya Chen
Studio managerYour first reply, your timeline and your album orders.
Theo Grant
RetoucherColour, skin and print files, all graded by hand.
Where my time goes
A typical year in the studio, by the numbers.
