Who am I? Warm energy. Full of smiles. Positive vibe. And, I’m a huge animal lover! So much so, I have two gorgeous large dogs who make my days editing photos at home so snuggly and playful. I also have a teenage son, and we live in beautiful Cochrane, AB, close to the Rocky Mountains.

My approach to photography is capturing “who” you are. Your story is everything - and I love to tell that story through images. No matter the purpose of your session, my intention is to capture the relationship you have with those in your photos - your partner, your family, your friends, the environment and yourself. It’s about finding your “spice of life” and capturing that very moment.

While being raised by a photo-journalist mother in England, I was immersed in photography from a young age. Yet, after moving to Canada after high school, I pursued other interests: I attained a B. A. in Psychology and also a B.Ed., enabling me to do counselling work with children and youth in schools. I taught Musical Theatre, Drama and Dance to children at various organizations. My love for the stage led me to work in the music industry for many years as a DJ, playing music and entertaining at weddings, corporate events, at the award-winning Ranchman’s Cookhouse & Dancehall, and at the legendary Nashville North at the Calgary Stampede. After my son was born in 2010, my passion for photography was ignited, and oh, what a wonderful reason to be inspired! In 2011, I founded Michelle Spice Photography, won Calgary’s Capture Wow Photography Contest and have been a busy photographer ever since!

While I love to photograph weddings, headshots, families, professionals, events and boudoir, my work in the music industry has paved the way for me to photograph many amazing emerging and established singer-songwriters. I’ve worked with Aaron Goodvin, Chad Brownlee, The Road Hammers, Hunter Brothers, The Washboard Union, Tebey, Dan + Shay, Randy Houser, Alan Doyle (Great Big Sea), Johnny Reid and many more! Some other career highlights include winning the 2026 Canadian Choice Award for Photography in Cochrane, AB, being nominated in for a Canadian Country Music Award (CCMA) in 2024 for my photography work in the country music industry, photographing the YYC Music Awards in 2024 - Present, and photographing the Country Music Alberta Awards in 2018 - 2025. I am happy to say that photography is my full-time career, and I’m so excited to be doing my dream job! Somebody pinch me, lol!

I would love to chat with you about your photography needs, and I hope we can work together. Thank you for reading! Have a wonderful day!

Michelle xo