Shannon Squires-Toews

Shannon is a nationally recognized award-winning photographer based in Colorado Springs. In 2019 Shannon won her first 1st place GIA in the Children’s category and went on to win another two more, before winning the overall GIA in 2020. In addition to her GIA wins, Shannon has also been a part of Team U.S.A. in 2022 and 2023 with two images on the team each year. Shannon started photography in high school with film photography before attending Art school in Seattle where she earned her Associates degree in Commercial Photography. Shannon also has her Master photographer degree, Master Artist degree, CPP, Craftsmen degree, and Image Excellence through Professional photographers of America. When Shannon is not teaching around the U.S., working with clients in her studio, or creating educational tutorials for her online academy, she is spending time with her family and 3 young children.