Allie Clarke Photography

11/03/2026

I’m sitting on a mountain of images right now, and honestly it’s overwhelming to think of what to share when I’m still up to my eyeballs in editing… but at the irrational risk of feeling like you’ll all forget about me if I don’t pop my head up and say “hiiiiiiiii”, well here I am.

Still alive, still editing, still binge watching “Felicity” until I run out of episodes, still feeling nostalgic for a time without smartphones (from watching said TV show), still looking around at my messy house and wishing I had time to clean it.

This wild season is temporary, but I know the memories I’m helping families preserve holds permanence long after I hit send on each gallery. That’s why I keep coming back and letting this season kick my a**.

I’ll have lots more to share soon. Promise.

10/25/2026

Last night’s mini sessions were a bit of a chaotic whirlwind (after having to change locations at the last minute - too long to explain here), but my clients are the sweetest and rolled with the changes like the champions they are.

Now to my editing cave for the next 5 - ♾️ weeks.

10/22/2026

I can’t stop coming back to this photo from a recent family session. It’s like a song I can’t get out of my head and I can’t really explain it, but it just makes me happy.

I’ve never even owned a cat before, and before you all tell me I should get one… I’m allergic (whomp whomp).

10/19/2026

Little snippets of Kat and Charlie’s big day back in August.

One of my favorite things about their wedding, and there were many, was how they printed a photo for every single guest to find at their table. A memory with every guest they’d made together in the past. Some photos were decades old, some were more recent, but the looks on everyone’s faces as they found their seats was really priceless. It was incredibly special.

So grateful for couples like this that trust I’ll see the moments that need to be preserved forever. What a day!

10/16/2026

10/08/2026

I sat with these women in front of views I still can’t process as being real. I had conversations with people I’ve never met I’m still replaying in my mind. My brain is still trying to hang onto the that crisp, clean, earthy smell that filled the mountains. I miss the cold, these colors, these friendships.

I’m still catching up on sleep and had to hit the ground running when I got home, but looking at these photos is waking up my senses.

Thank you Unraveled Academy | Photography Membership for bringing us all together in such an unforgettable part of the country ⛰️.

Now back to real life and fall craziness (with little excursions in my brain to Montana).

10/01/2026

One last lake day before it gets too chilly.

It felt like the perfect little escape from Fall schedule craziness. I’m at that point where I’m working every day and editing every chance I get, but tomorrow I get a change of scenery for just a few days. Of course I’ll be editing on the plane and during layovers, but I’ll also be forced to unplug and enjoy a part of the country I’ve never seen.

Cannot wait to be reunited with my Unraveled Academy | Photography Membership pals again for what I know will be a much needed artistic retreat.

09/28/2026

I remain unconvinced Switzerland is even real…

Forever grateful to Jessie and her amazing family for sharing their beautiful corner of the world with me this summer 💛

09/22/2026

If there was one thing I could tell families, it would be to photograph more of your story than just the happy bits.

Photos can do so much more than that. They can help you process, grieve, find joy when things feel heavy. They can help you preserve how things were on the precipice of a major life change.

They can bring you comfort.

In April of 2025 Mary and Kevin asked me to come document their Dad’s home after he passed away. They didn’t want to start packing anything up yet. They wanted his home to be preserved just how it was first. I can’t even fit everything into this post, but the house held so many memories.

This past August in the final days before the keys would be handed over to new owners, I returned with the family to say goodbye. What you see here is a mixture of the two sessions and the juxtaposition between two phases of a home’s life. It’s also a story of how much these walls have held within them and the importance of saying a proper goodbye.

09/13/2026

I’m currently taking a Documentary Photography course from Philadelphia + Delaware Documentary Wedding Photographer (in the middle of busy season), which means I’m getting weird and having fun making mistakes documenting my own family again.

As much as I feel like I’m drowning in editing, I really enjoyed working on these and it’s getting me excited to try new things/find new perspectives. I’m not on any sort of timeline, just really slowing down and being inspired which is actually perfect during busy season.

School photos start this week, 2 back to back, then a quick trip to Montana for an Unraveled Academy | Photography Membership retreat, then back again for school number 3. September and October are wild, but making some time to grow as an artist makes the work I’m creating for others that much better.

Here are some frames I made for class 🍎.