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!
Read Moresomething personal : more than riches
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”.
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happy fall I fashionable farmers
What do you get when you have a team of creatives, freezing cold weather on a farm in North Carolina some chickens and a donkey named Eeyore? Well, a take on American Gothic - of course!
Read Morevivian howard | deep run roots
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.
Read Morea chef’s life | season 4 dvd release
We are thrilled to have the cover photo for A Chef’s LifeSeason 4 DVD! And we had a great time attending the Season 4 Premiere Party in Kannapolis, NC. Vivian, food, all the people from the show, a private screening of the first episode at the beautiful Gem Theatre, followed by a little concert by Scott Avett of the Avett Brothers and dinner – what’s not to love?!
Photography : Stacey Van Berkel
Styling : Elie Rossetti-Serriano
Production : Catherine Schramm
