I'm BETHANY

EQUESTRIAN . PHOTOGRAPHER . WRITER

Before I ever picked up a camera, I was always clutching a pen.

I'm so excited to bring you the stories I'm honored to tell here in this little corner of the internet. 

The BPP BLOG

When I first talked to Morgan, she shared two goals for her shoot. First, she wanted to capture her relationship with her off track Thoroughbred partner, Pat. Pat (racing name Whiskey Sour) is a bonafide “war horse” – a term given to Thoroughbreds who have started in more than 50 races in their lifetime. Pat […]

BOND SESSION: Morgan & Pat (Thanksgiving Farm – Lothian, MD)

I was nervous when I shot this session. It sounds oddly brash to say I’m not typically nervous before a session, but after a certain number of years you become far more excited than you are nervous. However, it was this shoot that I felt the familiar butterflies of my early shooting days, because all […]

BOND SESSION: Nicole, Lauren, Morocco, & All Liez (Water’s Edge Farm – Concord, NC)

I met Megan back in 2019 – a few years after I opened my doors – to photograph portraits of her two sweet horses Reagan and Mattie. She was my first client in Virginia and has since become one of my most enthusiastic cheerleaders of Bethany P Photography. When she asked me to return to […]

BOND SESSION: Megan, Reagan & Mattie (Bedford, VA)

The handsome, goofy, and kind Coltrane owned and loved by Liz Austin and photographed at Flying Cow Farm in Wellington, FL.

EQUINE ART SESSION: Coltrane (Liz Austin Dressage – Wellington, FL)

Sweet souls seem to attract sweet souls. Leah is one of the sweetest (not to mention photogenic) and Tibi reflects the same. I first met both covering them as a private photographer at Dressage at Devon. I knew based on that weekend how special the bond and journey was for them both. It’s not just […]

BOND SESSION: Leah & Tibi (Gathering Farm – Hamilton, MA)

Wanna incorporate your horse into your senior session? Wanna bring your horses on campus? Wanna turn heads of all the other seniors and photographers on site? I AM HERE FOR IT. I’ve known Hannah for a few years now – 3 to be exact. How do I know? Because my three year old pony Quinten […]

BOND SESSION: Hannah, Cooper, & Kassi (Fresno State University, CA)

Branding sessions for complex equestrian operations like Sons of the Wind are a real treat from a storytelling aspect. From training competition horses to sales to an on site riding school with housing – Vitor Silva and his staff handle a wide array of services at SOTW which needed to be documented for their website […]

BRANDING SESSION: Sons of the Wind (Loxahatchee, FL)

Branding sessions are my favorite storytelling challenge, and there is no greater story in the equestrian industry than the heartfelt one told by breeders.  Of all the aspects of horses, I believe breeders are the backbone. It is after all, where it all starts for each horse. When I work with a breeder, I spend […]

BRANDING SESSION: Fereday Sporthorses (Riverside, CA)

Stallions are my absolute favorite to photograph. They have so much presence in addition to being totally unique individuals. Absolutely everything I present to a stallion to get their attention for shoots is a conversation and a balance between curiosity, bravery, and intelligence. “Nick” was no exception. This generously kind stallion had a kind demeanor […]

EQUINE ART SESSION: Nick of Diamond (Wellington, FL)

You know how people light up when they talk about their horse? Patti is one of those people. When I met Patti and Jagger, I was greeted with a warm hug and a bright unflappable attitude – sunshine even on the sunniest of days. And I walked away from her session having felt I might […]

BOND SESSION: Patti & Jagger (Dancer Dressage – Loxahatchee, FL)