Scenes from Nantucket | Featured Photographer Georgie Morley
Looking around the Massachusetts island of Nantucket, Georgie Morley finds beauty in both the natural landscape and the local community.
By Heather Marcus|May 25 2022|
Coffee By Design | Portland, Maine
Photo Credit : Katherine KeenanIt can be hard keeping up with Nantucket’s Georgie Morley. She works as a social media consultant and is a professional photographer who has not one but two Instagram accounts showcasing her expert eye (one of them, @greyladygirl, is among NewEngland.com’s “10 Favorite New England Travel Accounts to Follow on Instagram”). With all that in mind, we were glad to get a few of her thoughts for our “Featured Photographer” series.
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley
What’s your connection to New England?
I moved to Nantucket in 1996 and grew up here. As a teenager, I could not wait to leave and never return, but that changed in 2016. Coming back to the island, I saw it in a whole new light and with fresh appreciation.
I love being close to the ocean and can always find space, clarity, and freedom on Nantucket. It’s also a place I need to travel away from to appreciate.
What equipment do you use?
I picked up photography when I started my food blog back in 2014. I’ve slowly taught myself the basics, and I challenge myself to try new things each year. I shoot with a Canon 5D Mark III. My favorite lens is the 50mm 1.4.
What inspires you?
What inspires me most about photography, especially on Nantucket, are the changing seasons and hues throughout the year. We often see a very specific and narrow portrayal of Nantucket. It’s beautiful, but it captures a month out of the entire year. I love finding beauty in the gray days of March, when most have abandoned the island. And I get inspired as the spring wakes nature and everyone who lives here back up. Photography has definitely helped me see beauty in every day, where in the past I would have overlooked or seen right through it.
You can see more of Georgie Morley’s work at georgiemorleyphoto.com, @georgiemorley, and @greyladygirl.
Scenes from Nantucket
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley
Photo Credit : Georgie Morley
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I can almost smell and hear the ocean while looking at these photos. Excellent!
Oh my, the pictures make me homesick. There is nothing more beautiful than these. I lived in Sandwich on The Cape, but had to make my treks over to Nantucket. It is such a beautiful. The fresh air, sailing, quaint houses, what more could a person ask for!
Wow! Gorgeous photos that makes me want to catch the first ferry to this beautiful island!
I have visited Nantucket many times with my husband when he visited his ancestors. It is so special, so beautiful and so peaceful.
I worked on Nantucket during the summers of 1970 and 1971. Though the place has surely changed in nearly 50 years, these pictures take me right back to those fabulous, formative summers. Thank you!
I met my husband on Nantucket in the summer of 1952. I worked at the real cottage hospital and he at the White Elephant. We married 7 weeks later and had 68 wonderful year. We had many a blissful September on Old North Wharf!!!
Beautiful Nantucket Island!
Just love the pictures and Nantucket, anxious to savor the beauty once again, thank you for the memories
The first time I had ever flown was to a Prom for the class of 1954, Nantucket High. Several years later, “my date” became my husband. We loved the Island and created many fond memories. A few years ago I connected with the now owners of his home and was invited for a “walk down memory lane “ by the gracious now owners. Always loved the Island and treasure my fond memories.
Awesome photos! Spent summer vacations on Nantucket! Thanks for the memories!