Addis Ababa, Ethiopia I photographed this incredibly sweet baby just over a week ago. As a result, this image will join a new portrait gallery in the orphanage where he lives in Addis Ababa. The making of this shot – and pretty much all the others – was the product of a group effort. For […]
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THIS Thanksgiving – we are SO grateful for everyone who fosters puppies in need of homes. Check out our newest episode, airing tonight at 8:50pm onPBS / Public Media NC UNC-TV. It is all about how organizations like the amazing Peak Lab Rescue are caring for puppies and dogs in need of rescue! Go to ChasingFramesShow.com for bonus content. […]
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This episode is all about the stunning Spanish Colonial Mustangs who live on the shores of the Outer Banks. This show is particularly moving to us because of what happened shortly after we wrapped filming at the Corolla Wild Horse Fund‘s sanctuary. In Early September, Hurricane Dorian slammed into the North Carolina coast. As a […]
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I met these two beautiful boys for the first time while they were still in Ethiopia. They were babies at the time, twin boys who lived in a rural orphanage far south of Addis Ababa. They had just met their family, our friends Angela & Clint, parents who would shower them with love, expanding to […]
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This week on Chasing Frames, we venture into the back country of Eastern North Carolina to capture wild bats IN THE PITCH DARK with a team of researchers and scientists on their annual bat blitz. This episode airs on broadcast Thursday night on PBS / Public Media NC. Which also just happens to air during Bat […]
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On our new Swift Water Rescue episode of Chasing Frames, I spent time on a COLD and very FAST-MOVING river, joining elite first responders who train for a specialized, and very risky, form of rescue. They save others in swift-moving water emergencies. As I experienced some of what they do, photographing them while in action, […]
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This episode of Chasing Frames Show made us cry while watching it. And we were there for it! Andrea Lytle Peet, who has been living with ALS for over five years now, is an extraordinary athlete and woman, and her love story with Dave Peet is a true demonstration of what love really is. Thank you for sharing your experience […]
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We are thrilled to announce that Chasing Frames, the TV show we have been working on all year, premiered October 3rd! Our new show Chasing Frames is focused on people doing GOOD in the world – those who transform lives, protect our planet and rescue those in need. And it’s been incredibly inspiring, spending time with […]
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We founded Beautiful Together over four years ago. Since then we have been able to start and, gratefully, finish fourteen projects and establish four funds. The projects all focused on supporting children without families. Along the way we have done our best to advocate for these children. For instance, many of these children living in […]
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We are soooo close to fully funding for our Orphan Prevention Care Center in Ethiopia! Help us set up daycare rooms (one of the current ones is pictured here – may need to zoom in to see all the babies) that offer these little souls more space, mind/body stimulation, early literacy education opportunities and are […]
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August 17th from 6-9pm – Union Square Ballroom, New York City We’re very excited to invite you to join Nikon Ambassador Tamara Lackey on Thursday, August 17th from 6-9pm for a one night only exclusive gallery event at the Union Square Ballroom in New York City supporting the incredible work of Beautiful Together. See imagery from some of the life-changing recent projects, hear […]
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Beautiful Together is working to create a Relief Center for the families displaced by a devastating landslide that occurred on March 12th. A disastrous landslide occurred in Korah, Ethiopia on March 12th. The death toll has now risen to 115 people – mostly women and children – and a significant number of injuries. Many more are still very much […]
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The Good News Post & a $150 Adorama Giveaway This can be a stressful time of year for a lot of people (especially photographers!). Knowing this, I recently shared this image on my Facebook page of an iridescent hummingbird I photographed because, as a spirit animal, they symbolize enjoyment of life, lightness of being, being […]
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Lighting Classrooms & Education Center Repairs – BeautifulTogether.org We are so grateful to have completed renovating the orphanage bathrooms in Ethiopia – the children living there now have clean, safe bathrooms with new toilets, lovely sinks, updated plumbing, and (my favorite) hand sanitizers! These newly renovated bathrooms have made a big improvement in the orphanage. We are also currently finishing […]
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Beautiful Together’s Orphanage Bathroom Renovation: Officially Completed!! We are thrilled to announce that the orphanage bathroom renovation that has been in process for nearly two months is finally, totally, beautifully completed!! When we first announced this Beautiful Together project, we weren’t sure exactly how long it would take or what kind of complications we might run into, […]
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