Skip to content
The Studio by the Sea

The Studio by the Sea

Cape Cod Portraits • Artivist • Travel

  • Home
  • Family
  • Senior
  • Artivist
  • Travel
  • School
  • Contact

Sarah Jane Thornington, Cape Cod portrait photographer, artivist, and seeker of wonder…

beach portraits June – October

Read More…

…and I think to myself, what a wonderful world…

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? – Mary Oliver

mom and dad with three small children in the beach grass at the golden hour

family portraits

because it’s always the best time for a family portrait, look at how cute they are right now..

senior girl in front of ocean looking down

senior photos

such an exciting time to be a senior; everything is changing, everything is just beginning, time to celebrate you and who you are right now.

large family group in front of ocean laughing

Cape Cod generational portraits

You’re all together in one place, who knew there could be so much love (and so much laughter) all together in one place. The perfect time for a portrait…

View More
casual head shots of woman in studio

commercial work

casual business portraits and team photos in studio or on location; exhibition photography; and more…

View More

artivism – public art

I believe in finding wonder everywhere we can, I believe in science, in love, in climate change and that awareness brings change. Inquire for public art commissions.

View More

artivism – workshops & shows

Finding the wonder means sharing that wonder, available for community and private art classes, collaborative weaving, and programs. Please inquire

View More
Explore More…

Latest Articles

  • a greener life, Sarah creates…
    Pine cone Wreath
    Nov 18, 2017

    So here is the first on my list of this year’s wanted to, did, project. A pine-cone wreath. #1/50 Saw a beautiful pine-cone wreath on Pinterest, because where else would one…

  • life squared, Sarah creates…, travels with my camera
    50 things. {a to do list.}
    Nov 13, 2017

    I wanted to celebrate this birthday by doing something special, it’s kind of a big deal. A friend I follow took 50 portraits of 50 year olds, I…

  • Hyannis senior portraits
    Sarah creates…, senior portraits
    Hyannis senior portraits
    Nov 10, 2017

    What better place to take your senior photos than your Yacht Club if you’re a sailor? It’s really the perfect fit. Matt was such fun to photograph, he’s…

  • Sarah creates…, travels with my camera
    20 reasons why the Arts Matter {Arts Matter Day!}
    Oct 27, 2017

    “To be an artist is to believe in life.” Henry Moore  Oh man do the arts matter. That we even need to have an arts matter day means that…

  • Sarah creates…
    17
    Oct 14, 2017

    My favorite person is 17. I was going to make her little message in a bottle, ‘you are my favorite’. But somehow that felt more about me, than…

  • Cape Cod beaches, senior portraits, what to wear
    Cape Cod senior portraits {Chapin Beach}
    Oct 12, 2017

    I am this high energy, happy, excited kind of human. I am so enthusiastic about everything, talk a lot, (often too loudly), laugh even more, (often, again, too…

«Previous Page
1 … 12 13 14 15 16 … 38
Next Page»

The Studio by the Sea

Ebb the Tide available for shows, workshops and commissions world-wide

Sarahbird Adventures – world-wide small group travel for women – next up Kenya 2027

photographing in Chatham, Eastham, Wellfleet, Hyannisport, Cotuit and Cape-wide

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • Instagram

Categories

  • a dog's life
  • a greener life
  • A Year of Plastic
  • business portraits
  • Cape Cod beaches
  • Cape Cod rambles
  • Cape Cod trails
  • child life
  • children
  • community photographer
  • Ebb the Tide
  • families
  • family life
  • giving back
  • high school life
  • life squared
  • maternity
  • Portrait display ideas
  • portrait tips
  • Sarah creates…
  • scenes around the Cape
  • senior portraits
  • teen life
  • travels with my camera
  • Uncategorized
  • visit Cape Cod
  • visiting Hyannis
  • what to wear

Recent Posts

  • Now You See Me (let’s hope you always can…)
  • the ‘before it all changes’ portraits
  • the magic that is Cold Storage beach
  • a ring ceremony
  • Sandy Neck senior photos

Company Info

The Studio by the Sea, Main Street, Hyannis, Cape Cod

Email : hello @ thestudiobythesea.com

Copyright 2026. All right reserved.

The Studio by the Sea