Recently, I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with New York Times best-selling author Kristy Woodson Harvey. Kristy’s ode to the beach house “Where Summer Stays” appeared in the May issue of Our State Magazine and I was asked to shoot her portraits and show a bit about her life.

Add beautiful linens and gorgeous red haired talent to create some lovey images for Purecare, Shot by Stacey Van Berkel + styled by Susan Johnson Smith.

Release of Debbie Travis’ new book JOY :LIFE LESSONS FROM A TUSCAN VILLA, photographed by Stacey Van Berkel.

Stacey Van Berkel Photography shoots the fun and modern SPACES furniture collection for Universal Furniture.

We are always thrilled when Garden & Gun magazine calls with an assignment. We adore working with their creative team and who doesn't like to shoot in beautiful Charleston?

Many years ago, I discovered Burt’s Bees and their products have become a part of my daily routine. I am addicted to their lip balm - I simply cannot live without it! - and I always have a few tubes of their Lip Shine in Pucker on hand. Their Hand Salve helps renew my skin when I return from long stints of travel and busy days on location, too. The smell is intoxicating!

Vivian Howard of Chef & the Farmer and the Emmy award winning PBS show A Chef’s Life has published her first cookbook! It was released on October 4th and I was honored to shoot the cover.

Bernhardt’s Criteria Collection

Gorgeous pool house designed by MA Allen Interiors featured in Luxe Interiors + Design. Photography by Stacey Van Berkel.

I feel so lucky that I get to meet the loveliest people on my shoots. This feature of the Knott’s Family, that appeared in the February issue of This Old House magazine, was one of those special stories. Emily and Michael and their sweet kids were such a pleasure to work with and their renovated house was a joy to photograph. Emily is an interior designer and entrepreneur whose cheerful style will brighten your day.

On a sweltering September day, imagine opening your own bottle of sparkling San Pellegrino. Then when the sun begins to go down you sit down to a candle-lit table, fade out the symphony of crickets chirping and you pour yourself a glass of rosé.

A huge congratulations, from the SVB Photo team, to MA Allen for being featured on Rue Daily. It is amazing to see the complete transformation Allen created, from neutral simplicity into a colorful home full of the client’s personality. You can feel the joy that emanates from the client’s face as she sits on her couch soaking in the visuals of her beautifully designed home.

We’ve had the pleasure of knowing Kara Cox of Kara Cox Interiors for quite a few years now and we were so happy to shoot her house that was featured in the September issue of Domino! Kara is talented and we love her beautiful house full of art and gorgeous details.

It was such a pleasure to shoot this story for Dwell magazine recently and to say we were thrilled to get the assignment is an understatement. You know, I have always loved Dwell with it’s serene and modern spaces. The incredibly creative husband and wife team.

Bernhardt’s Criteria Collection

If you follow me on Instagram, you’ll know that I absolutely adore horses, and especially my own grey beauty Brontë! I have been wanting to do a proper shoot with her for ages and we finally had time to make this happen. Brontë is a rescued Percheron Thoroughbred mare who came into my life just a little over three years ago and it was a dream come true for me to find my forever horse. I have seriously pined for a horse from birth. Yes literally!

Who doesn't love a baby goat, especially one named Mathilda with pale blue eyes who likes to cuddle? Join us for another romp around Matt Tuttle's farm . . .

I have a passion for 19th century British history and literature, which was the focus of my undergraduate education. I gravitate towards the romantic literature of the Victorian era when I’m searching for inspiration or have some downtime to myself. So I guess it makes sense that this love of history and beauty has begun to seep into my work.

I love Ireland so much — the rich, lush texture of the landscape combined with the friendly people makes my heart sing. I have been fortunate enough to visit twice while on assignment over the last few years, and on my last trip I was able to stay a few extra days to have a little vacation and also to shoot some lovely dresses with a fab Irish team. It was a dream come true to shoot at the gorgeous Carton House, a historic-mansion-turned-luxury-hotel just outside of Dublin in Kildare

On a characteristically windy Nova Scotian day, we went to my friend Alana’s farm to shoot with her horse and a gorgeous crimson dress. I felt so inspired by the flowing ribbons blowing in the breeze and of course that ridiculous red hair of Xavia’s

Another early morning . . . and our dedicated crew is ready for another marathon shooting day! We had two locations on this day and both were spectacular: Green Cove is a huge rock that juts out into the sea . . .

Stacey Van Berkel shoots horse essay for Our State Magazine’s August 2022 issue. Robin Brueckman + Ikea, Dan Stephens + Sherlock

I recently challenged myself to bring my professional camera to Flintrock Farms (where I board my horse Brontë) instead of the easy iPhone option I usually choose, and these photos are the result. In typical North Carolina fashion, we had a complete gamut of seasons : summer heat, fog and snow all during a few days of “winter”.

A year of iPhone images : Stacey Van Berkel’s 2021 collection of iPhone photos of her beautiful horse Brontë.

One time when I was cross country skiing at my parent's property in Nova Scotia, I had a wild idea come into my head. I thought it would be fun to surprise my Mum for her Valentine's Birthday because I am never ever there on her birthday. Then the ideas started to flow . . .