About Little Icons

Little Icons is a portrait photography company that specializes in beautiful, playful, and classic, black and white portraits of children. Ashley Mason started Little Icons in the spring of 2016. Her 15+ year photography career has been focused on editorial, fashion, commercial photography, and portrait work for bands and musicians. When her daughter was born she saw the value of photographs in a new way.

For the first 3 years, Ashley and her family lived in Nashville, and would travel between Tennessee and their hometown, Edmonton, Alberta, to offer Little Icons sessions to over 1000 families. (photos of Ashley by Katch Studios)

Some of the best frames come from the in-between!

Little Icons began the moment I took this photo of my daughter.

I want other people to have photographs like this of their kids; timeless portraits presented in a raw, authentic way.

PHILOSOPHY

The heart of our mission is to help children feel seen, loved, and valued. We hope that by finding themselves in images that they are proud of, we can contribute to their confidence in some way. The best images come from authentic moments. We enjoy guiding in a playful manner, providing families with individual portraits of their children that truly showcase who they are!

the team

Over the years the demand for the Little Icons signature portrait style has far outweighed what Ashley could provide as one photographer. In the spring of 2021, Ashley began training a team of photographers in Canada and United States. It has been wonderful to find like-minded people who are on board with our concept, and to train them in the Little Icons style and methods. The feeling of witnessing the joy that these images bring to the families who entrust us to capture these amazing little humans, in the most tender chapters of their lives, is incomparable.

With love and care, the Little Icons team pays close attention to the subtleties of each child’s mannerisms and expressions to capture natural, unexpected moments. We craft photographs that celebrate children as individuals, showing them that they matter. The quality, style, and sincerity of these images guarantees their value as priceless sentimental artifacts to be endlessly enjoyed!