Who We Are: Megan + Sean Henry
20 years ago, two Colorado natives met in a figure drawing class at Colorado Mesa University, sketching their lives to make it as artists in the Grand Valley. Today, Megan and Sean Henry teach art by day. Outside of the classroom, the Grand Junction couple are the creatives and owners behind Mountain Roots Photography. Megan is the creative director and Sean is the lead photographer. Together, they work with the Western Slope’s landscape to document people’s stories.
True to their photography brand name, Megan and Sean are rooted in community. Megan teaches art at Independence Academy Charter School, and Sean is the art teacher at Grand Junction High School. They say they never get tired of watching others grow. Many of their photography clients once were Megan’s elementary school students and then Sean’s high school students, and now Megan and Sean get to capture their engagement, wedding and family portraits.
Megan and Sean Henry. Photo courtesy of Mountain Roots Photography.
“We are all going through life, and that looks different for everyone,” Sean says. “It is fun to play a role in that — as teachers we get to be a part of the [life] experience firsthand. There are not a lot of photographers that get to have that relationship.”
Megan and Sean cultivate presence as educators and as photographers. In each role, they create space for people to feel comfortable, seen and confident. “Life is hard enough,” Sean says. “We want to help others feel good about themselves.”
Mountain Roots Photography specializes in portrait work, including family, wedding, engagement, senior photos, personal and professional portraits. Megan says the focus felt like a seamless extension of their shared passions, for she and Sean work closely with kids and across many artistic mediums, capturing and working with others as they are. Their goal is to capture memories people want to return to.
A typical spring day for the couple includes walking through downtown Grand Junction, securing their favorite cup-of-joe from Kiln Coffee Bar and a bite from Main Street Bagels before they find a spot in town to sit, draw, write and practice their visual journaling together. Megan describes visual journaling as a combination of art and writing: “It’s a way of capturing the places that we go and the feelings and emotions that go with it.” She adds that they especially enjoy visual journaling when they are traveling and leading others around the world. The Henrys are looking forward to doing just this on their upcoming 10-day trip in Greece this March. The couple is leading 50 fellow travelers on the journey, sharing their love for travel and taking inspiring photos along the way.
The Western Slope itself serves as the backdrop for the majority of Mountain Roots Photography’s sessions and the Henrys’ way of life. You can often find Megan and Sean at the Colorado National Monument, around Mount Garfield and on Palisade’s several vineyards and orchards.
Rather than working in an indoor studio, Megan and Sean spend as much time as they can with their cameras in the grand outdoors, intentionally flowing with Western Colorado’s current.
Originally published in the spring 2026 issue of Spoke+Blossom.