Amalya Shandelman Photography

Amalya Shandelman Photography is a Houston-based photography studio offering wedding, portrait, event, and commercial photography, led by Amalya Shandelman, a university-trained journalist originally from Moscow, Russia. Amalya covers weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, family portraits, headshots, maternity, senior, and event photography, with work featured in publications of the Rice University/Shell Center for Sustainability and on platforms including Vogue and mywed. Based in Houston for over a decade, Amalya trained on film photography from an early age and has completed master classes with noted American and Russian professionals; she has also made photographic excursions to Israel, Italy, France, Greece, Egypt, Canada, and Aruba. Primarily based in Houston, Texas; available for destination work internationally, holding dual U.S. and Russian citizenship. Reviewers across portrait, family, and event sessions consistently highlight Amalya's patience, creative coaching during shoots, prompt photo delivery, and ability to put subjects of all ages at ease.