A Ticket To Moments Gone!

‘We take photographs as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone’ - Katie Thurmes 🎞️

Like many small business owners I find January an incredibly hard month to predict work wise, but I have been pleasantly surprised to find a number of Lavender Line Photography prints making their way to new homes this month and kicking 2026 off in style!

I think it’s what I’m drawn to most when creating a new series of photography work, to capture certain moments that not only call out to me, but that call out to others too. It’s what I find the most rewarding as a photographer, to know that a dreamy sunset captured in Ballycastle called out to someone in Australia, that a moody Dublin day called out to a new home on the Isle of Wight and a Holywood red sky delight now happily displayed on a Holywood home wall. It’s knowing that these little moments of joy that I had while photographing them bring forward new moments of joy for their owners, beautiful scenes that create a sense of calm in an ever-distracting world! Something that I personally think we need more of!

Those photography print moments of calm right this way, I’d love to know your Lavender Line dreamy favourites!

When Lavender Line Photography Meets A Simply Scandi Winter!

Although Christmas feels like a bit of a distant memory with the dark days of January’s winter now locked in to full effect, I thought it only right to mark two very special magazines that may or may not feature Lavender Line Photography and some of my favourite winter scenes!

As I’m sure most of you know by now Simply Scandi magazine is my favourite magazine and what I really look forward to reading at the start of each new season. It’s a magazine that is not only dedicated to promoting a relaxing and well balanced Scandi inspired lifestyle (something we all need), it’s one that also supports beautiful and creative small businesses, something that is incredibly important to me as a small business owner myself!

When Lavender Line Photography meets a Simply Scandi Winter!

Lavender Line Photography in print, a feeling that will never get old!

They say these January nights are best spent resting and recharging, so what better than a hot chocolate or cup of tea and catching up with the winter and Christmas editions of Simply Scandi, after all it’s never too early to let the winter inspiration flow with future ideas!

A touch of Hygge done right with tea and Simply Scandi!

Winter Haze Cavehill - There is no better time to visit the Cavehill than in the thick of winter to experience it as a winter wonderland looking out onto Belfast, Carrickfergus and the famous Mourne Mountains!

When New York meets Dublin meets Stockholm, three beautiful cities that become even more magical when blanketed in snow!

All Lavender Line Photography prints featured are available for purchase on Etsy or in studio, the perfect addition to your home decor this winter season!

An Unwanted Pause!

‘Seek not just sights but the stories behind them’

Like many small business owners right now I am unfortunately having to make the hard decision in pausing shipping on all USA orders due to the new customs and tariff rules that are coming into place on 29th August 2025. These new rules mean that all parcels big and small will now face import charges which will affect myself and my lovely US clients.

With so much uncertainty and nothing clearly set in place right now (nothing like a one month warning) it is unfair as a very small business owner to expect loyal customers to pay these unknown duties on Lavender Line purchases in order to allow their photography prints to enter US Customs, and it wouldn’t be fair for me to increase my prices in order to cover these forced pre-paid charges.

This makes me really sad as I value each and every one of my customers and have had such big support from the US with Lavender Line Photography (almost 40% of my photography print sales), it’s the very reason I bought my sales map to tick off the states that proudly home my work, last count was 20/50!

Hopefully this will only be a temporary measure and shipping can commence again soon once things are much clearer and make sense! Thank you to all across the pond who have supported my small business, I have loved hearing your photography print purchase stories over the years and look forward to the continuation of those wanderlust keepsakes.

Simply Scandi Summer Callin'

Goodbye April, Hello May! ☀️

Summer season is almost here and what better than the release of the Simply Scandi Summer edition to mark the occasion… you might also come across a little Lavender Line Photography while flicking through!

When I think of Summer I think of clear skies, dreamy sunsets and city wanderlust which seemed like a perfect fit for Simply Scandi’s Summer small business directory. I decided to combine my love of sunsets and travel with two of my favourite cities ; When Stockholm Meets Copenhagen photography print set.

This year a big goal of mine was to have my photography work in print, so it seemed only right to celebrate a matching Simply Scandi Summer shoot with my previous Simply Scandi Spring feature shoot.

When Stockholm Meets Copenhagen - Available for purchase on Etsy, the perfect print set for those with a love of these two beautiful Scandinavian cities!

A Simply Scandi Summer out now!

The perfect Summer reading awaits!

The Simply Scandi Summer issue is out now for your hit of Summer inspiration as well as heading over to Lavender Line Photography for all things wanderlust & city dust for your home decor Summer photography print needs too!

When Stockholm Meets Copenhagen, the perfect print set for those Scandi lovers!

A Photography Trip Down Memory Lane!

‘We’re all stories in the end’

A recent photography print purchase had me thinking back to previous client works and how much it means as a photographer and small business owner to hear the stories behind the print. I love getting to know why a particular print was chosen, the memory a certain location holds or the special occasion in which it represents. It’s through the power of photography that these stories and moments can live on, something that will always make this job of mine so special and so rewarding.

Below are just some Lavender Line Photography prints with their special stories and meanings shared. Don't forget to share your story too if there is a certain photography print that has taken you on a trip down memory lane! 🫶

Spring Meets Vitamin Sea!

‘Spring is wonderful anywhere, but always better at the beach’

The first official day of Spring and what better than a little vitamin sea meets cherry blossom to mark the new season! It’s what I love most about this time of year, the brighter days and longer nights making way for the return of beautiful nature walks and the chase of dreamy coastal sunsets!

Lavender Line Photography - A touch of vitamin sea meets cherry blossom

When Vitamin Sea Meets Cherry Blossoms - matching popular Lavender Line seascapes with beautiful Cherry Blossom captures, the perfect Spring combination!

Here is to Spring and chasing whatever adventures it has planned! What are you most looking forward to this new season?

Love From The Emerald Isle!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Emerald Isle! ☘️

Yesterday marked St. Patrick’s Day, a day of Irish celebrations when all attention is on our famous Emerald Isle and the beauty that this little island has to offer! It can sometimes be that we take our day to day life and surroundings for granted, but with a coastline as beautiful and unforgettable as this, it’s not hard to see why so many people fall in love with it time and time again!

It’s one of the things I love most about my job as a photographer, not only getting to capture such beautiful locations right on my doorstep, but hearing the beautiful stories as to why a particular photography print has stood out to someone. Knowing that a certain location holds such a special memory and how it lives on through the power of photography and photography prints is a feeling that will never grow old for me! A photography love story through the ages!

The Giant’s Causeway #VisitCausewayCoastAndGlens

A Simply Scandi Moment!

Happy Simply Scandi Sunday! ✨

If you have followed me for a while now then you will know that I am a huge fan of Simply Scandi magazine and really look forward to each new edition coming out throughout the year (best way to spend that first Sunday morning of the new season!)

A big dream of mine as a photographer has been to get my work into publications, something that I was very fortunate to have happen last year with some of my product photography work. It was seeing these publications that pushed me to make 2025 the year that my photography print work have its moment too, photography prints that have made their way to new homes around the world.

Two Lavender Line Photography best sellers : Whitepark Waves meets To The Pier

I can’t tell you just how special it is that for my first photography print publication it be with Simply Scandi magazine and having not one, but two features in there! Seeing the magazine for the first time while going through the airport to visit two of my biggest cheerleaders was an unforgettable moment and one that this small business owner will not forget! 🫶🏻

To The Pier - Ballycastle, Northern Ireland

Whitepark Waves - Whitepark Bay, Northern Ireland

I couldn’t resist this being my first blog post of 2025 and marking this big moment with a mini photoshoot, it’s not every day that you find your work in your favourite magazine! So, here is to stepping out from those comfort zones, taking a chance and following those dreams!

Simply Scandi Spring edition is out now, get your copy today!

Lavender Line Photography original photography prints ready and waiting for their new homes with you!

Lavender Line Photography Meets May!

‘This is a growing season….so bloom wild and untamed’ - Butterflies Rising

Goodbye May, Hello June!

Summer season is finally here and although it feels more like Winter has returned with the wind, rain, hail and cold spell that has decided to hit, I am excited for a Summer season of adventures and some new opportunities along the way!

May has been a month to remember with my first ever Aurora Borealis surprise sighting, a visit to the Ulster Museum to see two of Caravaggio’s paintings back together again to celebrate the National Gallery’s 100th year.  A day trip to Edinburgh, a city that I had not properly explored before but enjoyed every action-packed minute off it, and a lovely 36 hour trip to London to celebrate ABBA Voyage’s second anniversary with Benny and Bjorn, keeping to that premiere weekend / first year anniversary / waterloo 50 and now the second anniversary tradition!

Although the photography print side of the business has been a little slow on the build up to Summer (Etsy seems to be another platform suffering with the algorithm these days) things have still been busy at Lavender Line Photography.  I find that when one side of the business is a little slow it means I can focus on the admin side of things that I have been putting off as well as photographing bits and pieces of my own work which at times I am guilty of putting on the back burner… hello to that never ending to-do list! May also brought two exciting small business shoots, one a celebration with my lovely small business friend, and another working with a new small business that I will post about next as it is important to me to support the small business that I work with.

So, here is to June and what this new month will bring to Lavender Line Photography! What’s on your June / Summer 2024 cards?

Northern Lights Keepsakes

‘A night sky filled with magic and wonder’

Just like the northern lights, a very limited series with just 8 unique prints ( 2 of which have sold already ) will be available for purchase this Friday! The perfect keepsake for a night to remember, when Northern Ireland met Northern Lights!

Coming to Lavender Line Photography Friday 24th May!

Miss Golightly, Lavender Line Photography’s in-house printer!

Northern Ireland Meets Northern Lights fresh off the printing press!

A special card marking the date and coordinates will be included with each photography print.

8 one-of-a-kind limited edition photography prints at the ready to mark your 10th May Northern Lights moment!