I was so bummed when my good friend and fellow photographer, Charlie, moved out of Charleston many years ago. He has an amazing new life in Bend, OR. But I still miss grabbing lunch or going out of fun photo shoots with him. Luckily, he and his family come back to Charleston each year for summer vacation. They meet up with his wife’s sister, who has a beautiful family of her own. So I always head out to Folly Beach to catch up with everyone during that week, and photograph some fun family portraits for them!!! 🙂

Here are a few favorites from this year’s outing at the Morris Island Lighthouse inlet on the northern end of Folly Beach…