Cypress trees along the shallow shorelines of the Currituck Sound are not unique. However, unlike the largely public beaches along the Atlantic Ocean, most soundside properties are privately owned. Thus, the real challenge is finding the right tree in the right...
Reflection photography is hit or miss with my clients and friends: they either love it or they don't get it! Obviously, I love it :-). The historic Whalehead Club--originally called Corolla Island-- is a 21,000 square foot Great Gatsbyesque mansion built in 1925 and...
One of the neatest things about beachcombing is the surprising combination of color, pattern and shape of individual shells. Winter is the perfect time to beachcomb. Walking keeps you warm and the cold temperatures--and often gusty winds--keep the crowds far from...
In March of 2020 the Ocean Pursuit, a 73-foot steel-hull commercial scallop trawler, beached along the Bodie Island Spit. The spit is just north of Oregon Inlet and part of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. North Carolina's barrier islands are infamous for...
I dreamed of extended stays when I became a full-time landscape photographer. Every year a different location. Twelve months of intense exploration in a new place. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to realize that dream. Yet. Instead, like most other working...
It was the first time that I broke the bubble since Covid began. For nearly nine months I've avoided any travel that wasn't solo and/or off-grid. I was to meet friend, writer, and photographer Kristi Parsons in the Outer Banks, a series of barrier islands off the...
The next property that Kristi had setup for us was The Saltwood Cottage in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. An instagram giveaway netted her a lucky weekend at this neat new property in the Outer Banks. Billed as a tiny beach home, the Saltwood Cottage is a one bedroom,...
Real estate and architectural photography of The Cottage, a property by Bees Nees Getaways in Southern Shores, North Carolina.
The natural world has always held my interest. Finding things--wildflowers, berries, shells, rocks--each provide an immersive experience for me: an opportunity to direct my attention, to show respect, and to learn. The physical transition from terrestrial to marine...
My dream has always been to overwinter along the coast: to spend the cold months beachcombing the Outer Banks and Cape Hatteras National Seashore of North Carolina. For the past two years, I've made that dream a reality. The Outer Banks of North Carolina are a...
Photography is a game of vision, and vision is unique to each photographer. How each of us views a place is some complex derivation of personal experiences, learned knowledge, and personal attributes—all of which cannot be duplicated, only...