Samuel Ladd Photography

Samuel Ladd Photography All photos are taken and edited by me unless represented otherwise. If you'd like to make an appointment, contact me at (253) 209-6775. Thanks!

I'm currently located around the panhandle area of Florida. Amateur photographer currently based in VA, currently in the army and I have the pleasure to travel around the east coast, and the country and sometimes internationally. I can always take appointments for a photo session or events and that can be discussed through PM or over the phone. Due to the extreme costs of your average photographer, I try to charge according to income or needs. Everyone deserves to have their memories in record.

Petroglyphs! Etched drawings in the walls lining a river near Moab literally off the side of the road. Estimates put the...
03/31/2026

Petroglyphs! Etched drawings in the walls lining a river near Moab literally off the side of the road. Estimates put these at anywhere from a few thousand years or so. I have a bunch more of the different ones from the area, paired with the way the rock is breaking, some of the striking colors and everything I'll definitely post some more in time. These were specifically near the "Poison Spider" trail.

Mar 18, 2026
6:53:28pm
Leica Camera AG M9 Digital Camera
ISO 160
f / 3.4
1/45 sec

Mesa Arch taken in Canyonlands, the sheer drop through the arch had my palms sweating! I was really thankful for the nec...
03/26/2026

Mesa Arch taken in Canyonlands, the sheer drop through the arch had my palms sweating! I was really thankful for the neck strap on my camera for a few shots but I liked this one a lot. The hike up was actually really relaxed, and it got pretty crowded but you can't blame them.

Leica Camera AG M9 Digital Camera
Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH.
ISO 160
35.0 mm
f / 9.5
1/180 sec

This was a really good moment to get a twilight picture of the landscape and maybe the best picture this particular cact...
03/25/2026

This was a really good moment to get a twilight picture of the landscape and maybe the best picture this particular cactus (a prickly pear, btw) has ever had. I took this picture with the 50mm lens just as the sun was starting to set. Luckily we found a great place to get away from people on a trail off the beaten path where we could really take in the desert.

This one was unplanned entirely, Hanna and I expected the sun the be fully set by the time we got to our destination but...
03/24/2026

This one was unplanned entirely, Hanna and I expected the sun the be fully set by the time we got to our destination but lo and behold we had time to explore and in perfect time. 35mm lens with the Leica M9 at around 6:30 or 7:00pm at Arches National Park.

Here's a few from Zion National Park! I don't want to overload the page with all of my photos at once so I'll do it day ...
03/23/2026

Here's a few from Zion National Park! I don't want to overload the page with all of my photos at once so I'll do it day by day and whenever I feel like. There's a LOT to go through and that have to go through the editing process but I'll get there. Unfortunately, my camera body (Leica M9) has a defect where the innards area actually decaying, so there's a healthy amount of blotches that end up everywhere on all my pictures now that consumes a good amount of time. Anyway, please enjoy! Like and share and all that good stuff if it suits you

I was never a fan of macro, but here’s my attempt. This was in the first year of working on a DSLR, I can’t believe it’s...
04/01/2020

I was never a fan of macro, but here’s my attempt. This was in the first year of working on a DSLR, I can’t believe it’s been over ten now.

Florida 2015, 250mm lens. Morning sun was perfect, color was on point, and the contrast is incredible. Unfortunately l, ...
03/25/2020

Florida 2015, 250mm lens. Morning sun was perfect, color was on point, and the contrast is incredible. Unfortunately l, I’m not sure what type of bird this is, and frankly I’ll probably never figure it out. Regardless, follow my page on Instagram to show you support of what I love doing, thanks!

Second photo in that 2012 autumn series.
03/22/2020

Second photo in that 2012 autumn series.

Got the privilege to get a shoot with Carolynn Brown, the daughter of my good friends today. It was a test of the Leica ...
03/21/2020

Got the privilege to get a shoot with Carolynn Brown, the daughter of my good friends today. It was a test of the Leica M9 on people. Lemme know what you think!

@ Newport News, Virginia

I think it was back in 2012 I started a little collection of black and white picture in Washington State. The idea was t...
03/20/2020

I think it was back in 2012 I started a little collection of black and white picture in Washington State. The idea was to make a gift of 10 images that I’d compiled from around the Pacific Northwest between fall and winter that were simple, and beautiful. Mainly focusing on composition rather than a subject to carry what I wanted to be perceived as beautiful. This is the first of those images.

Unfortunately, not much has survived my wipeout, so I have about 4 left from the collection.

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