SOUTHEASTERN PHOTOGRAPHER

capturing the things seen & unseen.

hi & welcome

to AP Photo Collection!

My name is Anna Payton Long, but my friends call me AP, so you can too!

Born and raised in Alabama, my southern roots are nothing but deep. So is my love for Jesus!

Your moments matter. And they deserve to be captured with intentionality, authenticity, and nostalgia. It would be a joy to capture your moments, the seen and unseen.

Honored you are here,

type of work

Couples

Baby

Grads

Families

  • We love hearing from you!

    You are truly a gem! As a planner, it was a privilege to see the way you love on and serve your brides on their biggest day! As a family client, you were so patient with my toddler and somehow managed to capture really valuable moments in images that will be cherished forever!

    Katherine Chastain

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    The light, personal, and deeply thoughtful nature of Anna Payton’s photos jump off the screen! She has been one of my dear friends for a while so naturally, my husband chose her for our engagement pictures but, it was a no-brainer for us in terms of her talent as well! She seeks to make the whole shoot fun and comfortable! Her artistic eye leaves you with photos that will have you teary eyed from laughing and from nostalgia of reliving the day. She wants to know her clients so she can provide them with the best experience and pictures that they will keep forever! She’s easy to work with, versatile, the most fun, and will cheer you on the whole time! You will be blessed by this girl through and through! Would recommend 1000 times over!!

    Caroline Rives

  • We love hearing from you!

    Anna Payton has beautifully captured so many seasons of my family’s life! From engagement to wedding to heirloom portraits, she has preserved our precious memories & captured authentic moments. Anna Payton is a joy to work with & I can’t recommend her enough!

    Ashlyn & Patrick

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    AP was the BEST person my husband and I could’ve used for our pictures!! She makes it so easy to have fun, easy to talk to, and is just so loving!! Even when we were worried with rain and the cold, she made it so memorable and had the best turn out!! We never had any doubts when choosing AP!!

    Ashley & Will

  • We love hearing from you!

    Anna Payton is an amazing photographer who is also very personable. She listens to a client’s ideas and comes with her own artistic and unique eye. She is blessed with this gift to capture precious moments and utilizes it to the best of her ability. She has captured timeless moments of my family that we will cherish forever. We are beyond thankful for her and that she has this God given gift!

    Ruth Lucas

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    Anna Payton has made the moments that she’s captured so special and so much more enjoyable. She took my senior pictures and shot my engagement- effortlessly documenting such sweet memories. She made it so easy by helping me and my friends pose for senior pictures and making sure that our vision came to life from behind the camera. She’s not only so talented, but so enjoyable as a person. She makes the whole process better by leading photo shoots with kindness and fun!! I LOVE AP

    Liza Anderson

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    Anna Payton is not only a seemingly effortlessly talented photographer, but she is such a kind, intentional, and gracious one as well. She took photos of my fiancé proposing as well as our engagement photos and I have never cherished photos more in my life!!! She captures moments in a lovely, yet organic way to where I can look back on those photos and feel the same way I did IN them- which is SUCH a gift. She honors her clients/friends and her Creator well with the way she holds and stewards this gift He’s given to her.

    Kalyn & Eli

  • We love hearing from you!

    Over the past few years Anna Payton has captured some of life's most special moments for our family! I can truly feel the joy of specific moments when Looking back through our anniversary pictures, a baby announcement, & newborn in home session. Anna being able to capture the essence of those moments is something that we will treasure forever! AP herself radiates grace & is a true joy to work with every time!

    Anna Raelynn & Rusty

  • We love hearing from you!

    From our very first phone call, Anna Payton felt like a friend we had known our whole lives! She made us feel so taken care of from our first engagement photos to our final wedding exit. Her amazing talent in photography was matched with genuine enthusiasm for our big day and for our future life as husband and wife! She understood the importance of capturing our most cherished moments and carried herself with joy and professionalism. I could not recommend Anna Payton more to capture any major milestone in your life!

    Mary Frances & Grayson

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    Anna Payton was such a joy to have as part of our wedding! From engagements photos to the bride and groom exit, she captured so many special moments for us to have for the rest of our lives. Above being a talented photographer, Anna Payton is professional, organized, energetic, kind, intentional, fun, and joyful. We are so grateful to have chosen Anna Payton as our wedding photographer!

    Hope & Zander

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It would be a joy & honor to work with you.