This piece reflects on the hardships faced by the most deserving yet overburdened individuals, emphasizing that these trials teach reliance on God. Despite immense storms — like Heidi May’s cancer battle — faith enables perseverance and points to Jesus. Triumph is rooted in God’s eternal perspective, illustrating that through adversity, victory is revealed as already won.

Lymarie, from small NC town Roanoke Rapids, defied expectations by creating a successful photography business focused on high school seniors and their families, offering a luxury experience sustained by her extensive professional training and investment in equipment and education. She expresses gratitude to her clients like the featured Senior, Taylor.

Senior Schedules are crazy. Between the last of the standard tests, college application deadlines, the plethora of work, athletic, or activity duties… plus, oh yeah, studying and school work in general, the average senior calendar is controlled chaos. At LPJ Photography, we embrace the crazy, and do everything we can to make sure Senior Pictures […]

The first memory I have of Whitney, she was maybe 8 years old. Her sister was on a competitive cheer team out of Raleigh with my daughter, Cailyn, and it was her mom’s turn to drive them to tumbling practice… so I volunteered to take Whitney to Tae Kwon Do. We met at our normal […]

Sadler, Brunswick Academy’s valedictorian and multi-sport athlete, faced an untraditional senior year due to COVID-19, missing out on usual rites of passage. Despite challenges, her story embodies a historic moment, teaching appreciation for life’s fleeting “good old days.” She aspires to study biology and medicine.

As we bid farewell to the 2019 Senior class, LPJ Photography reflects fondly on their cap and gown moments, drawing inspiration from Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” a favored graduation gift and guiding wisdom for future endeavors.

Project Beauty aims to redefine beauty beyond societal expectations of perfection, emphasizing inherent worth and unique qualities. Photographer Lymarie captures her Senior Team’s natural essence, fostering self-acceptance through black and white portraits without makeup or retouching, alongside their reflections on true beauty’s internal nature.