Less posing. More fun!
Amanda Lessner is Oahu’s award-winning family photographer. Through her laid-back sessions and unique use of composition and light, Amanda captures real moments beautifully in heirloom quality images you’ll treasure for a lifetime. During her 13 years in the industry, Amanda’s photos have been published in Click Magazine, reached Top 10% in Shoot and Share, received Honorable Mention in the International Photography Awards, and been a Daily of the Week at Click & Co.
As a former elementary school teacher and mom of 4, Amanda brings her bag of “teacher tricks” to every session. Silly string, bubble machines, and lollipops are not uncommon while belly laughs and goofiness are a staple of every session!
Testimonials
“Our family booked with Amanda during a family trip to Hawaii based on her Instagram work and we were blown away with the photos we received after our session! She is extremely warm and kind and was amazing to work with! She’s great with children and was able to get my 2 year old nephew laughing and smiling in his photos which can be challenging! I highly recommend Amanda, we are beyond excited to have these photos framed and put up in our home.”
— Reanu Sekhon
“Mandy was absolutely amazing! We found her website and I instantly fell in love with her style and artistry. We met with her to take my son’s senior portraits and some family photos. So pleased!! She has a good eye for what will look stunning, knows the perfect locations on Oahu, is able to capture the exact moment, and has an enthusiastic personality that allowed us to have fun the whole time. She is creative and brought out our personalities. She is knowledgable of composure and lighting - she knows her stuff! All of this made for a wonderful experience and we are so pleased with the photos! So many to choose from. We highly recommend Mandy! We will definitely work with her again.”
— Audrey Kamemoto
“Mandy has worked with my family twice now and both times she exceeded all expectations. She is communicative, responsive and very kind. She did fabulous working with 8 children ranging in ages from 0-10 including a new born baby! Her vision is amazing when determining locations to shoot. The pictures she takes are truly amazing and our family cherishes the memories she captured.
I highly recommend Mandy as a photographer and a person. But act quick, as she no doubt will be very busy!”
— Pat Hyde
Most Recent
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I am thrilled to share that one of my images received Honorable Mention this year in the 2023 International Photography Awards! I found out earlier this month that my image, “Childhood in Paradise” was an “Official Selection” in the Professional Category: Peo…
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This beautiful family is here in town for both business and pleasure! Mom is attending a conference and brought along her sweet family to enjoy gorgeous Hawaii. We met early yesterday to catch…
This sweet family booked me last minute to capture some photos in paradise on their last day in town. And I’m so glad they did! We had a beautiful sunset for their 10-year…
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This morning I met the lovely Traches! They are visiting Oahu from California with their youngest of four daughters - lucky!! It was clear they’re…
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