Award W inning Portrait - Family & Event Photography
Gresham & Troutdale
Welcome to Mia Admire Photography, your premier local photographer based in Troutdale, Oregon, serving families, high school seniors and small businesses throughout the greater gresham & Troutdale area. Whether your are looking to freeze a fleeting family milestone in time, capture your high school senior's genuine personality, or elevate your corporate brand with professional headshots, we specialize in creating custom,
high-end visual art tailored entirely to you.
ready to book your portrait session?
We are deeply honored to be chosen by our local community as the 2026 Gold Winner and 2025 Silver winner for the Gresham Community Choice award. As a certified professional photographer and former president of the Oregon Professional Photographer Association, I combine top-tier technical lighting mastery with a warm relaxing experience.
Maternity | Motherhood | Family
This season doesn't last forever — let's capture it beautifully, right here in Gresham-Troutdale and East County.
“Mia was incredibly good at putting us at ease...I had a hard time selecting among the photos...Mia goes above and beyond.” ~ S. Morrison - Chicago
Branding | Headshots
The face of your business, done right — trusted by Gresham Non Profits & Small Business in Gresham, Troutdale and East County entrepreneurs.
We guide your through every step of the process including wardrobe-styling-location scouting and choosing the perfect heirloom print products for your home living.
Hi, I'm Mia — the face (and eye) behind Mia Admire Photography. I'm a Certified Professional Photographer, and I've been doing this since 2020. Honestly, it still feels like the best job in the world: turning everyday moments into memories people actually hold onto.
Before photography, I spent years teaching in the Gresham-Barlow School District, then took early retirement to focus on my family and this new chapter. My background in communication, journalism, psychology, and creative writing shapes how I connect with people behind the camera — for me, it's never just about the photo, it's about the story underneath it.
I also care a lot about this industry and the people in it. I spent four years on the education team for the Oregon Professional Photographers Association, earning merited images in print competition along the way, then became Vice President in 2023 — the same year I won the President's Award — and President in 2024. It's something I'm really proud of.
I have been lucky and honored to have my work recognized along the way — regional merit awards back in 2019 and 2020, a feature in Appalachian Life Magazine in 2022, a Silver Winner in 2025 and a Gold Winner in 2026 for Gresham Community Choice, time spent volunteering with the SDF Collective, and a stretch as the volunteer photographer for HDGA.
I'm also a Flash Master member and part of Women Who Flash, which basically means I'm a little obsessed with what light can do. If you've spotted me around town — the Women's Expo, Troutdale Santa, the Dog Park Opening, Third Thursdays, art festivals, or concerts in downtown Gresham, or taking head shots or Oregon pageant winners in Gresham's downtown area— that's me, camera in hand, chasing the good stuff.
When I'm not behind the camera, I'm home with my crew — my husband (who loves a good concert and good food), our two daughters (one a 2025 grad, one a junior working her way through high school), our dog Bob, our hamster Smokey, and me (kinda obsessed with pretty shoes and shiny things).
At the end of the day, for me, this has never just been about pretty pictures. It's about showing up — for people, for community, for the moments that matter.
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