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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes, the whole world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” <>Roald Dahl When I returned from my own family vacation in early August, I had two sessions booked that first week […]

When my family moved to Surf City, NC, we were blessed to find a wonderful neighborhood on the mainland, just a mile from the island. Our nextdoor neighbors, the Manleys, were the first people we really met. In the years we have lived here, we have enjoyed their family and some good laughs! So when […]

Together is our favorite place to be… The Greenlee Family was in town vacationing with friends and we had a plan in place to photograph their family. Mother Nature decided it would be fun to spice things up that week and she brought us a week of storms and rain! It definitely had us looking […]

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 […]

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. […]

“I do believe in an everyday sort of magic – The inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like. The eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity. The whispered voice. The hidden presence when we think we’re alone…” –> Charles de Lint While summer fun has ended for many, coastal […]