Our new website, celebrating 10 years online

Our website, alwayphotography.com is 10 years old this year. We were one of the first professional photography studios in Michigan (and the first in the Ludington area) to have an online presence and we continue to be the leader in keeping our site fresh and up to date.

One of the features we have expanded on is our "illustrative" category. This features some of our favorite images from the various places we have been. They also include images of Michigan, of course. This category not only includes scenic images but also photojournalistic images as well.

www.alwayphotography.com

Photographric safari, destination: Manistee

As many of you are aware, I teach photography at West Shore Community College. At least once a year, I like to take the class to Manistee to photograph the beautiful and historic Guardian Angels Church and Ramsdell Theater. Here is a selection of some of my photos from yesterday's trip. 

-rob

Imagine your Family or Senior portrait session.... in Mexico

Imagine yourself in sunny Mexico: sandy beaches, tropical temperatures. Now imagine your Family or Senior Portraits... in Mexico. Between March 27 and April 3, we will be available for sessions at three beautiful Gran Bahia Principe resorts in the Riviera Maya/Tulum area of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Portrait sessions will be offered at our regular session prices! Please contact us for more information: info@alwayphotography.com.

Following my calling

As many of you are aware, I am now working again at the Ludington Daily News as a photographer and writer. I began my career as a photographer/writer at the Ludington Daily News in 1988. I worked there part-time while I was going through college and then was hired as the Chief Photographer in 1993. I left the LDN in 1996 to work for a different newspaper. From there, my career took a turn to working in public relations and marketing and then eventually to owning my own studio.

While I thoroughly enjoy my career as a portrait and commercial photographer, I have always been a photojournalist at heart. Working at the Daily News allows me to fulfill a void I have felt in my professional career.

Becky and I will continue to operate Alway Photography together just as we have for the past three years (since we got married). We will also continue to offer high quality customer service and products. You, our customers, will notice very little change.

Of course, if you have a great human interest story please be sure to let me know!

- rob

Happy New Year from Ludington!

Happy New Year! This was the scene at the intersection of Ludington Avenue and James Street in Ludington on New Year's Eve. We want to thank all of our wonderful clients for a great 2009 and we are looking forward to an even better 2010.

Updates

The season has been pretty busy here at Alway Photography. Sometimes something has to give and unfortunately that something has been our blog. It's been awhile since I've made an update.

Nonetheless, here are some highlights of the past few months' worth of family portraits. We'll be sure to get some senior portraits up here real soon!

Enjoy.

-rob

Friends and Family

Last week was a very special week for some very special people in our lives. We had the privilege to witness the wedding of Jonathan and Misty Babcock. While that event itself was very special (photos to come), we also got the chance to see our very dear friends Kim and Shari Babcock along with all their children. Kim and Shari, along with their daughters Becky and Rachel are missionaries serving in Argentina. As many of you recall, Becky and I visited them this past spring and documented their ministry along with several others.

During this time we formed a very special bond with this wonderful couple of God. A bond deeper than friendship. Along the same lines, we have also formed an equally special friendship with Shari's sister Dawn and her husband Henrik (who also happens to be our pastor).

So, being photographers, we naturally thought it would be a great opportunity to photograph these two awesome families along with the two people who started it all, Lynne and Christine Thompson, parents to Shari and Dawn.

This entire family has meant a lot to us. Words cannot even describe this any further. Here are some photographs we created the evening before the wedding.