MXM Photography INC, previously known as Magic By Mande, was started by Mande as a dream of avoiding an 8-5 workday and daycare. Mande was a single mom and wanted to spend as much time with her toddler as possible. She absolutely fell in love with children in the volume setting! The company has largely expanded since the days of three daycares every quarter to the point we are now able to take entire youth sports leagues, and school districts and speak at conferences to share what we know.

Now, we are a family based company, Emmaline is the main photographer. She enjoys cutting up with the older kids. While Mande is usually running the show and acting goofy as the preschoolers and elementary students respond better to her. Mande answers all phone calls, the majority of emails and hand builds EVERY team photographed. Zoe is often behind the scenes processing the preschool images we photograph. Noah is a rockstar 17 year old working on his second year of college. Sarah and Maddox are occasionally seen helping with setups, teardowns, and posing. Michael, Oliver, Scarlett, and Juniper are often the faces on our posters and marketing materials. We have a handful of local photographers, now friends, who work alongside us when a job is too large for just us two. We are able to employ a single mom of three, a nursing student, and a high school student with a drive to rival my own. When you work with us, you’re not lining the pockets of a CEO. You’re helping pay for college, dance classes, birthday parties, and summer camp. We thank you for your continued support and for helping us grow!