Hi! I'm Essie.

I live in coastal Down East Maine. I am a Registered Nurse, a Photographer, and most importantly I’m a Mom to a beautiful, sweet and spunky 7 year old girl, and twin girls who just turned two!

Obviously they are my favorite subjects.

I LOVE gardening, cats, tea, my husband, and chasing my girls around the house just to hear their deepest belly laughs. I love our family, I love our moments.

Having kids of my own has helped me to become a better photographer - they have taught me patience, the importance of slowing down and living in the moment. They have made me a better person, a better artist. They have taught me the importance of time.


I specialize in family photography. From your engagement, to your wedding, to your babies. I love working with people. I love love. I love taking photographs of people and capturing who they truly are. I love capturing families in their most raw moments. In my opinion the candid shots always end up being the best memories. I love capturing my clients happiest moments, seeing their children grow year after year.


Through my photography my goal is to tell your story the way you want it told.


An image is time stood still, a moment in time that is expressed infinitely. So often I have wished for the ability to hold onto a moment forever, to take it and bottle it up and keep it for eternity, to feel those raw emotions time and time again. Photography is probably as close as we can get to that.


If you’d like to know more, sent me a message, give me a call, better yet lets sit down for tea in the greenhouse.


I love when clients become friends, even more so when they become like family.

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