About Spark & Glow Photo

Hi there, lovelies! Thanks for taking interest in Spark & Glow Photo. We specialize in photojournalistic documentation of offbeat and LGBTQIA+ weddings, events and families, but we also love creating portraits and documenting non-wedding events. We are a proud, queer+femme+vegan owned business and aren’t afraid to do things differently! Our clients don't play by the rules and are playful, adventurous souls who want to be photographed in a fun and honest light. We make it a point to discuss pronouns and special needs so that our clients can feel safe and seen. We are currently based in New Mexico and Chicago, but we travel world-wide and are eager to work with clients everywhere!

Giving Back

Giving back to our communities is a top priority. 3% from each wedding that gets booked is donated to your choice of the following charities: The Point Foundation National LGBTQ Scholarship, Assata’s Daughters, Brave Space Alliance, Foundation for Women's Cancer, PAWS. We also offer sliding scale rates because we believe high-quality photography should not be exclusive.

About Michelle

Michelle Simon, aka Meesh, is the lead moment-hunter behind the lens. She’s been photographing people, places and things of all sorts since 2000 when she got her first 35mm film camera and has been photographing professionally since 2011. She received her BFA in photography from Columbia College Chicago in 2008 and studied abroad at the Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.

A Word from Michelle

I absolutely love to make my clients laugh and feel that it is my duty as your photographer to help make your shoot as fun and relaxed as possible! As someone who is more than a bit camera shy herself, I place great importance on building trust and creating a genuine bond with all of my clients so they can relax and feel more like a good friend is behind the lens. I live for candid moments, raw emotions, and belly laughs!

Silly Tidbits

• The first camera I ever purchased was a vintage, large format 4"x5" Zone VI field camera. I still use it and enjoy experimenting with caffenol development and cyanotype printing.

• I've been vegan for 18 years and counting.

• When I’m shooting I can usually be spotted climbing precariously on things, stopping traffic and ducking in bushes.

• I lived a nomadic lifestyle for a year in 2020. I’ve done some car-dwelling, lived and worked at off-grid homesteads and finally settled down in Southern New Mexico.

• I’m obsessed with mountains! I climb them, I hike them, I bike them, I constantly swoon after them.