My family spends quite a bit of time in the North Carolina mountains throughout the year. Every June we escape to the lake for a week of beautiful views, rest and solitude. In November we Black Friday shop for a Christmas tree on the NC/VA line. It’s been 12 years since these traditions started and I take the opportunity to capture the memories we make through the lens of my camera.

One of my favorite quotes is from Sarah Patrick, “Traditions fortify our existence by the virtue of love. Present experiences and past memories continuously intertwine our souls into a great untanglable knot. At the end, what had happened was our life. Regardless of point, rhyme, or reason, we improved each other’s beings by creating and carrying on traditions together with each passing season.”