Sara Matzenbacher is a documentary photographer focusing on bereavement, end-of-life, and funeral photography based in Long Beach, CA. She believes photography emphasizes the significance of our most impactful experiences by capturing moments that can never be reproduced and the emotions trapped within.

Sara combines her experience as a mental health professional and licensed funeral director with her love for art and documentary photography to capture the most intimate and painful moments in a family’s life with kindness, respect, and discretion.

Her mission is to make death approachable through visual storytelling and provide healing to families using the power of photography.