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

beach portraits June – October

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…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…

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casual head shots of woman in studio

commercial work

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

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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.

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artivism – workshops & shows

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

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Latest Articles

  • Cape Cod beaches, Cape Cod rambles, visit Cape Cod
    wild hair…
    Oct 2, 2017

    The grass, like my hair, is wild… the wind weaves each blade into the fence, where it tangles itself together in the salty air.   Photo of snow…

  • Cape Cod rambles, Sarah creates…, scenes around the Cape
    Scenes around Cape Cod
    Sep 25, 2017

    This morning, after photographing the 8th graders at St. Francis Xavier for their yearbook photos, I was dropping off some books to donate to the Little Free Library at Seagull…

  • senior portraits, what to wear
    Cape Cod Senior portraits
    Sep 14, 2017

    I loved photographing Noelle. She was my first beach portrait session this season, and even after all of these years, I get little butterflies at my first portrait…

  • Cape Cod rambles
    Finding joy.
    Sep 11, 2017

    If you know anything about me, you know that I am a happy, positive person with a lot of energy. An exhausting amount of energy at times, lol.…

  • Cape Cod beaches, senior portraits
    Cape Cod Senior portraits {Mayflower Beach}
    Sep 4, 2017

    I first met Meghan, and her family, when I photographed her family portraits a few summers ago in Harwich. Last summer I was lucky enough to photograph her senior…

  • Cape Cod beaches, senior portraits
    Cape Cod senior photos
    Sep 2, 2017

    I love this time of year. I am meeting all of these amazing young men and women, right on that cusp between childhood and adulthood… It’s such an…

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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

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