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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

  • families
    Cape Cod Family Portraits: Dowses
    Oct 11, 2013

      I have often said I’m a community photographer. This fabulous family is a perfect example. When I’ve photographed your school photos for years, taken two out of…

  • Sarah creates…
    cactus flower
    Sep 21, 2013

    I love cacti. I always have. In photo school I had these beautiful huge, almost floor to ceiling, windows with wide ledges where I started my first cactus…

  • Cape Cod Family Portraits: Brewster
    children, families
    Cape Cod Family Portraits: Brewster
    Sep 14, 2013

    There’s nothing like a first beach portrait. My daughter was 9 months when I took her first portrait, and if you come to my photo studio on Main…

  • giving back, travels with my camera
    Happy Elephant Day!
    Aug 12, 2013

    …well unless you’re an elephant of course.   Current statistics are super sad. I am so blessed I got to see these magnificent creatures where they live. They…

  • Cape Cod rambles, giving back, visiting Hyannis
    Pops by the Sea
    Aug 11, 2013

    For a little over a decade I’ve been the official photographer for the Pops by the Sea in Hyannis. I retired my baton, and today is the first…

  • Cape Cod Senior Pix: Sandwich Boardwalk
    high school life, senior portraits
    Cape Cod Senior Pix: Sandwich Boardwalk
    Aug 9, 2013

    Tori was so much fun to photograph! It’s always great to photograph local high school seniors at the beach, and being from Barnstable High, it doesn’t get much…

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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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