Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island is one of the most beautiful places I have photographed a family. Long rows of live oaks hung with Spanish moss arch over the drive, azaleas fill the edges of the paths with color, and the evening sun slips through the branches in soft, warm streaks. Here is the spring session I photographed there with the Maggard family.
Down the oak alley
The oak alley is the showpiece here. The trees reach across the lane from both sides, so a family walking hand in hand looks small and sweet beneath that canopy of moss. Off the drive there are quieter corners too: open lawns with tall pines, a green stretch by the water and garden beds full of blooms, which gave us plenty of variety in a single evening.
Mom, dad and their little boy coordinated in soft blues, which looked lovely against the deep green oaks and the bright pink, red and white azaleas in bloom. We started on the garden path and in front of the flowers, then moved into the oak alley as the light turned golden. Along the way there was plenty of real connection: mom spinning her son around, dad scooping him up for a hug, a kiss on the cheek and a few sweet moments for mom and dad on their own as the sun went down.
Together in the oaks
Hand in hand
Through the azaleas
A little dance
In front of the azaleas
Close together
A quiet kiss
Warm light
Mom and dad
An evening walk
Dad and his boy
On the lawn
Spinning in the oaks
A big hug
Dad and son
His own portrait
All smiles
Holding mom’s hand
Under the big oak
A kiss for dad
One more hug
Looking up
A laugh and a kiss
On the green
Walking together
Where we began
Heading out
This session took place at Caledonia Golf & Fish Club in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, under the moss-draped oaks and around the garden paths.
The Maggard family session was photographed on a spring evening in March, when the azaleas were in full bloom.
Soft blues, like the Maggard family wore, look beautiful with the green oaks, the gray moss and the bright azaleas.
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