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There are moments in life that we know are meaningful while we are living them. The way your little one still reaches for your hand. The laughter that belongs only to your family. The quiet connection between two people who have built a life together. The final year before your senior steps beyond the familiar […]

The Harned Family | Topsail Island, North Carolina When most people imagine a family photography session, they picture the evening itself. They picture walking onto the beach as the sun begins to sink lower in the sky. They picture children laughing, waves rolling onto shore, and the photographs that will eventually hang on the walls […]

If you’ve been following along on this three-part Summer Series, congratulations, you have reached the final post in the series! We have covered Surf City Beach and North Topsail Beach so far. Now we cover the south end of the island, Topsail Beach. Most people have their favorite beach town on the island and for […]

Welcome back to my Summer Series! This is Part 2: North Topsail Beach. In Part 1, I gave you 5 different things you could do while visiting Surf City Beach. Today, we move north on the island to the town of North Topsail Beach. The north end of the island has a long stretch of […]

Welcome to the Summer Series – Part 1: Surf City, NC! Summer is finally here! The days are getting hot, the ocean is warming up and vacationers are back on the island! Are you planning to visit our beautiful island this year? Often, my clients seek out recommendations for places to go and things to […]

We live in a world where there is no shortage of people offering photography services. Our social media pages are full of posts from people looking for photographers and photographers looking for clients! With so many different photographers out there, how do you sort through them all and choose the right one for you? I […]

The ocean is everything I want to be. Beautiful, mysterious, wild & free. Unknown Senior Prom. It’s one of those “life moments” that most of us always remember…if we went! I did not attend my senior prom all those years ago, but I do remember my girlfriends dress shopping and planning out their special nights. […]

The best things in life are the people we love…The places we’ve been…And the memories we’ve made along the way. -Unknown What an amazing evening I shared with the Volinski Family! Late last year I donated a Family Session as a silent auction item for a coastal non-profit. The Volinki family bid on that session…and […]

“No, we don’t need more sleep. It’s our souls that are tired, not our bodies. We need nature. We need magic. We need adventure. We need freedom. We need truth. We need stillness. We don’t need more sleep, we need to wake up and live.” Brooke Hampton When it comes to planning a photography session, […]

This is one of those topics people don’t like to discuss. But let’s face it, when you’re looking for a photographer, the investment price and what you get for it are two pretty important factors to consider! It’s no secret that every small town to big city has multitudes of different photographers these days who […]