Black and white image of three beams of light shining through St Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy

Faith. Family. Life.

 

Documentary photography rooted in reverence for the ordinary.

ALYSSA GREIF

contributing photographer + writer, the Catholic Sun

phoenix, Arizona

Two natural light beams shining through the windows of St Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy
New mother and father holding their newborn baby in a natural light studio while the mother kisses the baby's face
Two sailboats in the ocean at sunset on Amalfi Coast in italy with muted colors
Priest during holy Catholic mass walking down a church hallway holding a bowl of sacred oil in his hand
Portrait of a young boy smiling at the camera in natural light studio
Nature portrait of golden sun rays behind a mountain in the desert on Tom's Thumb trail in Scottsdale, Arizona
Two horses in an open field embracing among green landscape with trees and mountains in Norway.
Toddler girl in pink clothing outside dancing in phoenix, arizona
Black and white image of a procession of priests crossing the street in Phoenix, Arizona at St Mary's Basilica
Image of the side of the colosseum with tree branches in the foreground in Rome, Italy.
Black and white image of little girl with curly hair turning on the water faucet in the bathtub
Landscape portrait of mountains, buildings and a sailboat from the perspective of the ocean in Amalfi Coast, Italy.
Architecture in Paris, France on an overcast day
Black and white family portrait of mother and father playing with their kids in Austria wearing traditional German attire
Image of multiple orange and white domed architecture within the ceiling of a Catholic church in Hallstatt, Austria
black and white couple's portrait featuring a woman in the phoenix desert landscape
Nature portrait of a rose garden with red roses and light shining down on the roses in Mesa, Arizona.
Meet the photographer


Hi, I'm Alyssa

Portrait of Alyssa Greif looking at the camera and smiling in a natural light studio in Chandler, Arizona.

I'm a photographer and writer based in Phoenix, Arizona, and a contributor to The Catholic Sun.

I am drawn to the things that are easy to miss - light falling across a church pew, a quiet gesture during Mass, the way a mother kisses her child, or a beautiful place encountered along the way.

My approach is simple: be present, observe quietly, and photograph what is already there. My Catholic faith shapes the way I see the world, and photography has become one of the ways I get to serve and glorify God through the beauty He has already created.

THERE IS HOLINESS HERE.

wE SIMPLY HAVE TO NOTICE IT.

HOLY LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY

Portfolios

Image of a white chapel with thin black cross on the wall with bushes and grass in Phoenix, Arizona.
Faith
Family portrait of mother and father sitting with kids in a natural light studio in Chandler, Arizona.
Family
Landscape portrait of mountains, buildings and a sailboat from the perspective of the ocean in Amalfi Coast, Italy.
Life
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Based in Phoenix, AZ. Available for select assignments throughout the Unites States and internationally.



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