Lake Stevens . Paris . Nice . Rome . Athens . NYC

The Pacific Northwest boasts natural beauty with the streams, woodlands and forests, and breathtaking pastoral landscapes.
Many textures of stone, and reality of our incredible backdrop abound through out.
Collections of European pieces, and huge hand painted backgrounds by Ms. Alavekios fill the natural light studios, creating depth, texture and warmth.
This pallet, and atmosphere inspire the artists. Specialized in photographing people, loved pets and fleeting moments. The studios have fully equipped studio lighting camera rooms and have the highest quality production studios, for each print is custom hand processed in house. Photographic Essays in Lake Stevens, Washington is rich with vast environmental photographic opportunities, also hosting mountain workshops with fields, waterfalls, rivers, and forest.
Photographic Essays is one of the United States’ leading portrait photographic studios.

It is essential for the Alavekios to print their own work. "Your image is meticulously created from beginning to end, by only our hands. We print every image that is created in our custom production studio. Using only the finest museum quality papers and canvases. Every detail is very important in our fine art. This is a great part of the true art of fine photography. Having entire control over the process insures the artist's intent and allows for complete expression. The ability to interpret light, color, contrast, and subtle relationships within an image is key to a luminous fine art print. The final print has depth and a vibrant rich color palette, or complete tonality in the black and white image".