a portrait of Kristy of New York Times best-selling author Kristy Woodson Harvey in her historic Beaufort home. Left photos shows her sitting in her office with her dog Salt. The right photo she is pulling a book off her bookshelf.

lifestyle : an afternoon with kristy woodson harvey

Stacey Van Berkel June 9, 2026

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.

A diptych: On the left is a stack of various cheeses on a wooden table and barn board background. On the right a round cheese on parchment paper. All cheese is from Looking Glass Creamery in North Carolina. Photos by Stac

foodie : looking glass creamery

Stacey Van Berkel June 5, 2026

Fellow turophiles, this is for you! A recent editorial assignment, for Our State Magazine, took me to beautiful Western North Carolina to photograph several mountain cheese makers. The second stop was at Looking Glass Creamery in Columbus, NC.

foodie : spinning spider

Stacey Van Berkel June 4, 2026

Photographing cheese in the mountains of North Carolina has been such a joy! This is our third stop for the May 2026 Our State Magazine story ”In Search of Cheese” by Hannah Lee Leidy. Spinning Spider Creamery is family owned artisan goat dairy in Bailey Mountain. I love goats, so I knew this would be fun!

Wheels of cheese on wooden shelves in the only cheese cave in North Carolina. Blue Ridge Mountain Creamery makes aged raw milk cheeses. Photo by Stacey Van Berkel

foodie : blue ridge mountain creamery

Stacey Van Berkel June 3, 2026

Stacey Van Berkel explores the beauty of the only cheese cave in North Carolina at Blue Ridge Mountain Creamery.

travel + lifestyle : morgan hill

Stacey Van Berkel February 15, 2026

When one of my favourite art directors, Deanne O’Connor, of O’Connor Creative, called me and asked me if I could fly the west coast to shoot a cover for the Visit Morgan Hill visitor’s guide I immediately said yes! I started packing my bags and jumped into action booking flights and assistants, hiring cars and looking at maps and logistics. What a joy to collaborate with the teams from @WanderlustContentStudio and @visitmorganhillca!

Location: @GuglielmoWinery
Photography: @staceyvanberkelphoto
Styling: @styledbybethie
Talent: @hmmodelagency, @jessicavergano_realtor & @cestalmoco
Partners: @destination_downtown_mh & @choosemorganhill