Durham Family Photographer

Carolyn Scott is a Durham family photographer. She specializes in candid and documentary at-home family photography in the Triangle area (Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cary, etc). Carolyn’s work has been published in several popular books and magazines, including Apartment Therapy, BuzzFeed, and Fangoria. Locally, she’s been voted Best Photographer in Durham Magazine’s Best Of Durham and INDY Week’s Best of the Triangle. She lives in South Durham with her husband Geoff and three cats.

October 21, 2025

Erin + Jessica // Family Photos in Chapel Hill

Geoff and I photographed Erin and Jessica’s wedding 10 years ago in 2015, which is so hard to believe! They’ve since had an AMAZING daughter, and this year I was tasked with photographing some multigenerational photos with Erin, Jessica, their daughter, and Jessica’s mom Elizabeth. We had an incredible time at Blackwood Farm Park in Chapel Hill. We took portraits, a picnic was packed, freeze dried mangos were turned into mustaches, and races were won and lost on a hill with a lone tree. Erin and Jessica have been in my CSP life for so long and I was feeling all the feels working with them again and interacting with their intelligent, hilarious, and kind-hearted daughter. She kept everyone laughing and on their toes. We exchanged photos of our cats. Love all these women and the joy they all brought to this photo session.

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October 17, 2025

Sara + Jackson // Durham Family Photographer At-Home Session

THIS CHILD. I have photographed Sara and Jackson several times but this is my second time photographing them with their son. He cracked me up the first time with his boy band looks and his tiny white tux, and quickly established himself into the CSP Photo Hall of Fame with his “Hey ya’ll” car from which I can only assume he’s picking up girls for the prom. Anyway – his hair is shorter now and he’s about a foot taller somehow and he was not in a tux this time, but the enormous smile and infectious enthusiasm for both life and stuffed animals remains! Not only that, but he’s an advanced birder as well, telling me that cardinals come to their bird feeders and incorrectly but enthusiastically misidentifying a crow as a vulture. I love it. Mad respect. Now he enjoys celebrating alongside his parents, so while they sipped on champagne to celebrate their 10 year houseiversary, he sipped on sparkling apple juice, quickly decided he hated it, and we had to switch to flat apple juice instead. There is zero alcohol in his glass despite him looking like he’s on that level of enjoyment. He is top notch in the entertainment department and I adore him and his parents.

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October 7, 2025

Ariana + Kevin // Durham Newborn Portraits

I had a wonderful time meeting Ariana and Kevin for the first time! They have a beautiful home that they share with their newborn baby girl and two gregarious frenchies, Bonnie and Roo. They’re amazing parents to children and pups alike, love traveling and yoga, and are thoroughly enjoying introducing their baby to all kinds of different music. We had fun hanging out in their yard, listening to Kevin play banjo while we enjoyed the beautiful weather (and me profoundly enjoying Bonnie and Roo’s fetch antics – particularly Roo sticking his head into the frisbee and carrying it around with his face in the middle until Bonnie would have enough and take the frisbee back like the older sister she is). It was my pleasure to document this sweet little time in their life!

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