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October 28, 2013

“Something about a southern girl Make me feel right In a Mississippi morning She’s an angel in flight In a blink of an eye She’ll be out of your sight Something about a southern girl…” -Amos Lee

A couple of months ago I received a text message from Garret that read, “Hey Carolyn, are you willing to come to Tallahassee to photograph a proposal?” After my initial squeals, I responded with a resounding “YES!” We set out to plan a date that would work with both of our busy schedules, but after […]

The golden hour + dear friends + God’s grace.. I nearly cried on several occasions while taking these photos. Dan and Kimberly are so dear to me. Naturally, I was ecstatic when Kimberly invited me to have a part in documenting baby Benjamin’s growth and soon enough his entrance into this world! This is why […]

“Yes, my consuming desire is to mingle with road crews, sailors and soldiers, barroom regulars—to be a part of a scene, anonymous, listening, recording—Yes, God, I want to talk to everybody as deeply as I can. I want to be able to sleep in an open field, to travel west, to walk freely at night…” […]

Meet the Hill family- Adam, Teri, and baby Iva. I’ve known Adam and Teri for about a year now, but they are the type of people that you feel like you’ve known forever. They’re the type of folks that never make you wonder if you’re intruding, or if you maybe should’ve called before you dropped […]