Carleen Marianek

Finding Love at the Beach | Photography, 2025

As a hobby photographer, I’m always searching for the perfect — or perfectly imperfect — scene around me. Part of the magic is never knowing what I’ll stumble upon. One day at the beach, while taking my usual photos, I found a broken shell with a heart carved into it as if by nature itself. I had no idea how it formed, but in that moment, I knew I wanted to capture the beauty of sky, ocean and sand through that tiny, unexpected frame.

Carleen is staff with James Ambulatory PCRM