My name is Maria and I am an Outer Banks-based photographer. I moved to Outer Banks 13 years ago and instantly fell in love with the Ocean. I enjoy spending my summer mornings playing, in the waves by the pier, with my 3 years old son Anthony. I created my signature style by blending lifestyle photography and fine art image retouching.
Being a desperate romantic, I devote a huge part of my photography journey to the wedding and engegment photography. My goal is to create your family heirlooms, the images that you will cherish forever! This wedding celebration was truly a dream. Tifanny and Devonne said their "I do" in front of family and closest friends on a beautiful, .
Being a desperate romantic, I devote a huge part of my photography journey to the wedding and engegment photography. My goal is to create your family heirlooms, the images that you will cherish forever! This wedding celebration was truly a dream. Tifanny and Devonne said their "I do" in front of family and closest friends on a beautiful, .
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Your wedding pictures are not just house decorations and social media posts. Those are for keeping your memories alive. My goal is getting to know my couples, and telling their love story and emotions through the images I create. Not good at posing in front of a camera?
I will guide you through the poses that suit your personality best, in a meantime, capturing true heartfelt emotions, that will help you relive the experience of your special day years to come.Specializing in weddings, elopements, and vow renewals, allows me to photograph authentic moments of connection with my signature fine art retouching.
I will guide you through the poses that suit your personality best, in a meantime, capturing true heartfelt emotions, that will help you relive the experience of your special day years to come.Specializing in weddings, elopements, and vow renewals, allows me to photograph authentic moments of connection with my signature fine art retouching.
Children grow and change so quickly, and a professional photo session is a great opportunity to capture those genuine moments, your child's smiles, and emotions. Cake smash on a first birthday, holiday, and milestone portraits - you won't want to miss any of these. Those are the images you cherish forever, frame as an art in your home, and show to your friends and relatives.
Your newborn baby is a beautiful blessing, your joy, and the most valuable treasure. I cannot wait to capture those special memories of their first days of life, that you will never want to forget. Not everyone knows, but the most perfect time for newborn images to be taken is within the first 14 days.
Pregnancy is the most magical moment in every woman's life. In my eyes, a pregnant woman is a goddess: she is powerful and beautiful as she is carrying a new life. Maternity sessions take a special place in my heart as it makes me remember those tender months of carrying my own child. I put my heart and soul into every session and pay attention to every little detail, so we can create the most beautiful and genuine images.
Reviews (10)
Kylie Adams
Nov 24, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
Maria is not only incredibly talented, but professional, easy to work with and delivered us a beautiful gallery of our Wedding Photos! I 100% recommend her and will use her services again when I am back in the Outer Banks with my family in the future!
Maria is not only incredibly talented, but professional, easy to work with and delivered us a beautiful gallery of our Wedding Photos! I 100% recommend her and will use her services again when I am back in the Outer Banks with my family in the future!
Thu Washington
Nov 14, 2021
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Maria was so great to work with. She made the experience so easy and fun. She is super cute and professional. Can't wait to flex our cute family pictures to others. 😉 Time is so precious and it's so important to capture these special moments with a professional. It's so hard to take a decent family selfie so this is worth the money. Maria's price was very reasonable and very attentive to your needs. Highly recommend Maria for your next photo shoot.
Morgan Smith
Nov 04, 2021
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Tara Sedlak
Oct 20, 2021
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Maria is amazing! She was so responsive, communicative and easy to work with in scheduling our engagement photo session. Leading up to the day of the photos she was in touch to let us know what the plan would be, which we appreciated! The photo session itself was so well-done. She did a great job in making us feel comfortable and encouraging us to have fun with the session. The end result - the photos - AMAZING! I was so excited to see them and Maria does excellent work!! I am so glad we found her to do our session in the OBX!!
Katelyn Miner
Oct 16, 2021
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Maria is the best of the best! We had such a good time with her during our family shoot with her last month. She was super responsive and helpful in the lead up — and even provided great advice on what to wear to get the best coordination within the photos. Maria really took her time with us and managed to capture so many beautiful shots of our family ... including our infant who was not a big fan of the beach or naps that day. We hope to work with her again as our family continues to grow. Thanks so much, Maria!!!
Mayra Sosa
Sep 17, 2021
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Im in love with the pictures maria took. This was my first photoshoot and she made it feel easy and made me comfortable!! She is so great and takes her time and wants the best for her clients! The pictures turned out amazing! I feel so lucky to have been photographed by Maria she is so talented. Definitely when returning to OBX would be booking her again.
Tati Poly
Feb 05, 2021
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I hired Maria for my wedding pictures and I wasn’t disappointed!. She was amazing. She was very patient, professional & caring and the picture came out absolutely beautiful. So happy I chose her to do my wedding pictures.I highly recommend her !! She is talented, has a very charming personality and she is always smiling! Maria is a joy to be around! It was truly an overall great experience and I will hire her again for the future family events with no hesitation!
Erin Stranges
Sep 26, 2020
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Maria took my family’s photos over Christmas that included a surprise engagement in the middle of the shoot! She was so responsive and helpful during the process. My sister had no idea when her boyfriend dropped down on one knee :) the pictures she captured were amazing! Highly recommend hiring Maria for your photography needs. She was so great to work with and her photos turned out beautifully!
Wenbo Du
Aug 14, 2020
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Maria is amazing! Very professional, great communication, and of course most importantly the pictures turned out excellent. In particular she did a great job with my 3 year old, and as a hobby photographer myself I know that small children are the most difficult to work with. Highly recommended if you live in or visit the area!
Jenna Draginskaya
Jun 03, 2020
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Maria was a fantastic photographer for our engagement shoot. My fiancé is not a fan of cameras but she managed to capture some beautiful and natural shots throughout the whole day and we are thrilled with them. It was a very cold day but the pictures were bright and colorful. She is a very talented photographer with a great eye for detail and now we have some lovely happy memories to keep for the rest of our lives. I would highly recommend Maria. Thank you :)
