Category archives: Personal
2017 Hartman Outdoor Photography Wedding Travel Schedule
- I feel blessed to have booked many weddings and engagement in US National Parks this year- including Glacier National Park, Yosemite, Zion, Shenandoah, and the North Cascades. While I have started booking for 2018, if you want a session with me in any of my travel locations for this year, drop me a line! I do still [...]
Shelley Named 2016 Rangefinder 30 Rising Stars
- I remember when I first read the email. It was the day Hurricane Matthew moved into central North Carolina, I picked up a Wendy’s chili and a frosty, and watched the rain and wind while I ate in the truck. As usual, I started browsing through my phone, when a notification popped up with th [...]
North Carolina | Nighttime Lake Paddle
- What a great paddle this was. I had started my busy season and was working my butt off, but I had the perfect lakeside camping spot. I literally was able to launch our kayaks from my camp site right into the lake! One of my very sweet brides Jessie bought us the Oru Kayak solar lights as a thank you gi [...]
North Carolina | Biking and Camping in South Mountains State Park
- I headed into South Mountains State Park a couple weeks ago for a waterfall adventure engagement session. On the way there, I spent the night camping in Uwharrie National Forest. Actually, I boondocked at a free spot in the middle of nowhere. It was really a nice private spot! Just like it did for [...]
Door County, Wisconsin | Cabin & Kayaking
- You guys might be sick of me going on about how much we love Door County at this point, but alas, here is my last post for a little while. I frequently travel up to this lovely peninsula in Wisconsin to enjoy lake life at our family Cabin in Ellison Bay. The cabin is situated in a bluff overlooking Green Bay and we [...]
Door County, Wisconsin | Biking Peninsula State Park
- Door county is a place that makes me feel nostalgic. We’ve been coming up here to the family cabin in Ellison Bay since high school and split our time between visiting old favorite spots and discovering new ones. Door county is a popular vacation spot in Wisconsin, however the little towns that [...]
Michigan | Kayaking the Upper Peninsula
- As I’m sure you’ve noticed, I have really enjoyed my Oru kayak. I am in no way sponsored by them, but they work well with my lifestyle. They fold up to fit in a large backpack, which lets me not only store them easily in the back of the truck, but also allows me to hike short distances to put-ins that may [...]