Category: Photo Stories
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West Virginia Summer: A fleeting evening in Photos
I’m not so sure what’s special about these photos on their own. What I am sure about is that, together, they capture the essence of a late West Virginia summer. Something that starts with plucking the embellishments for dinner from the garden. That ends with the sky on fire. But not until after its softly…
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National Association of State Foresters’s 2023 Photo Fellow (D.C. Forestry)
Had some great fun learning about beetles, urban wood waste uses to improve communities, and some other forestry projects as National Association of State Foresters Photo Fellow last month (a very big thank you for the opportunity)! I followed foresters in the Washington, D.C. Urban Forestry Division capturing some pretty darn cool things (for someone who…
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[Interview] Conversations with Sara Cottle
![[Interview] Conversations with Sara Cottle](https://saracottle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_0004-scaled-1.jpg?w=1024)
In March I had the opportunity to sit down with South Carolina Voyager to speak about my creative endeavors, career path, and more specifically my first short documentary film based in Richland County. I give a short journey of my backstory, talk about overcoming some challenges, how I find my stories, and inspiration in the…
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Finding Peace in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge
Every year around my birthday I always like to treat myself to a lesson; sometimes that lesson is self-care and culture immersion on a beach in Mexico or Spain, sometimes it’s something far deeper. Disconnecting in the Blue Ridge is something far deeper. There is a lesson in testing your strength, and there is a…
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The South’s Curiosities [Museum of Wonder]
![The South’s Curiosities [Museum of Wonder]](https://saracottle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dscf8848.jpg?w=1024)
The South is a curious place — partly people, partly environment, partly history. Butch’s Museum of Wonder might be one of the most curious manifestations of the Southern experience. He’s been referred to as the ‘Father of Intertwanglism’, which I’d never heard of until discovering his artwork; and I find it wildly relatable to anyone who has ever…
Sara L. Cottle 