Polina Bulman Photography | 2025 LOVE Award Winner – Best Documentary Family Photographer

Loved Polina and her work! We hired Polina for our son’s first birthday and she was phenomenal. Very straightforward communication, respectful of our wishes and what we wanted out of the experience, and was so talented at putting everyone at ease during the party. Would 100% recommend

Polina is truly an artist! She has a talent for capturing the small moments that end up being the most meaningful. Not only is she talented, but she is warm and personable which helps you to feel comfortable during the process. I am so thankful for Polina, and the beautiful album she created for my family to smile back on for years to come and look forward to adding to our collection! 🙂

We have used Polina Bulman three times now as a family. Twice for special family events. And once for a family photoshoot.

She is GREAT. She knows how to capture the moment in her photographs. She works well with her clients. And she is super friendly.

She has become our go-to photographer. And is highly recommended.

I have been working with Polina for many years and I never get tired from the way. She is able to show the beauty of our family and to express the character of each person. She is truly a wonderful documentary photographer and an artist.

When I came across Polina’s website and gallery, I was immediately drawn to her style, artistic finesse, and her ability to have been able to record those moments that I desired so much to reproduce with my family in her sessions with her previous clients. And when I contacted Polina to inquire of her photography and photo sessions she was nothing but professional and prompt. Our future interactions via e-mail would be seamless, and our scheduling of the session we decided on would be convenient for the hectic and ever changing schedules of two health care professionals with children in daycare. The actual session was enjoyable (my husband actually stated at the end of it that he had a good time and won’t mind when I ask him to do it again in the future). The kids loved Polina, and for days after even asked when Ms. Polina would come back to visit and take pictures. And the end product was honestly everything I had wanted and more. The pictures are beautiful, and absolutely make it hard to choose favorites when ordering the story book – you would ALMOST wish her photography wasn’t as good, just to make the picture choosing process easier! Having already received the digital files I find myself constantly wanting to switch the background on my computer screen as well as the wallpaper for all the various “focus” options available on my iPhone. Everyone who catches a glimpse, or who we have shared our slideshow with, has expressed how amazing the pictures are, and ask who our photographer was and how on earth we found her.
We cannot recommend Polina as a photographer enough, and we look forward to her next session with us!

We have worked with Polina for 6 years now, and we think she is the absolute best! If we could give more than five stars, we would! The first year we were nervous about spending a day with her since we really didn’t know what to expect. The moment she stepped into our home, she exuded warmth and professionalism. Her friendly demeanor instantly put at ease. It made the entire day feel like a natural extension of our lives, rather than a photo shoot. Polina’s keen eye for detail and ability to find beauty in the ordinary, resulted in our family being able to capture the most priceless of moments!!!

We received the book and USB this morning. Stunning!! The book is just perfect. We’ve looked at it several times already and cannot wait for Ellie to be able to look at it when she’s bigger and see what a cute little peanut she was! And the USB – what a gorgeous surprise! We absolutely adore the box as a cherished place we can keep the USB of our photos and display in our home. It’s wonderful!! Thank you again – it was such a pleasure to work with you and we look forward to working together in the future as our family grows and possibly expands!

Polina has been photographing our family for years now. We can not even imagine hiring anyone else neither for portraits nor for a family event. Polina is extraordinary in her ability to capture special moments that are cherished for years. She is easy going and her love for people and the photography craft is contagious and visible in every picture. The best part is that we have a whole collection of photo books that Polina designed for us from all these years. Kids love going through the albums and recalling their various childhood experiences.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Polina Bulman took the most amazing photos for our son’s 1st birthday party in Ardmore! Polina Bulman was so professional, so kind, and so talented in her ability to photograph the event. She captured the most special moments, including all of the smiles and laughter from the children and the parents. She went above and beyond to ensure that we not only had portraits of our family and our extended family, but also both portraits and candid photos of our guests. We plan to include the printed photos with our thank-you cards. Some of our friends have already reached out to ask who we hired as our photographer because she did such a wonderful job. Thank you so much Polina!