Discovery Park | Best Seattle Location for a Photo Session

I love this family! They always bring me so much joy and it really shows in their photos. I first met Lindsay and Florian when they hired me for their intimate backyard wedding in 2019. It was such a blessing to meet them! Little did I know then that I’d be their go-to family photographer for years to come!

In fact, they were the ones who first introduced me to Discovery Park in Seattle, as it’s a local park for them that they frequented for walks. Since discovering this park, it’s been a sure favorite spot of mine! Though I’m a Bonney Lake photographer, I still manage to get up here for a variety of family or maternity sessions. I love how it changes with the seasons, so there are various looks throughout the year. After 6 sessions with this wonderful family, this one proved to be my favorite to date!

Depending on the time of year, you can get lush greenery in May along with lovely wildflowers!  By late summer, it's got the best section of sweet pea flowers that makes it a photographer's dream! The grassy fields are always a great place to shoot, with a stunning backdrop of the Olympic mountain ranges and views of the Puget Sound on a clear day. I've never ventured down to the beach area, as parking is very tricky. I'm a sucker for the open fields anyway so I always just park in the south parking lot and walk the direction to the walking paths. Even in the winter months, it's still one of the best locations in the area.

We got here in the late afternoon, just in time for golden hour and boy did the sun and sky show off!  I don't think I'd ever seen the clouds so dramatic. Sunny days, playing in the tall grasses and blowing dandelion flowers is definitely my vibe! If this is your vibe too, make your way to my contact form and let's book you a photo shoot. Can't wait to hear from you!