California equine & western lifestyle photography

Molly Virginia


Photography

This big ol’ crazy world gets feeling pretty small and beautiful sometimes.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I LOVE my job and am so grateful for the opportunities that come from and through it. Fortunately, some of this work time recently was spent in the tiny town of Parkfield, CA fueled […]

Equine, Ranch Session

March 24, 2022

V6 Ranch: Parkfield, CA || Spring 2022

It takes a village- that’s for dang sure! And THANKFULLY, my village happens to be amazing. Sometimes as a creative, I have big ideas and dreams and they don’t amount to much in the long run.  but SOMETIMES, with a whole lot of planning and an incredible group of collaboration & support, these ideas come […]

Equine, Equine Styled Shoot, Horse & Rider, Performance Horses

December 20, 2021

Winter Styled Shoot

A golden birthday celebration photo session done in STYLE right here! Aided by the most coordinated crew of pups and ponies and then moving to soak in the fading sun in palomino gold. One for the books indeed, in our sweet backyard no less! A shoot to remember for quite a long time to come.

Horse & Rider

October 27, 2021

Palomino Gold

Harvest season is here in sunny Paso Robles, California! After a long hot summer, it is so sweet to see the fruit thriving and being collected from the vine, thankful for this season’s warmth. 

Horse & Rider, Vineyard

August 30, 2021

Paso Robles Harvest

Any project or dream that is worth pursuing and brings you joy often comes with risks and fear, and rarely comes easily. In the last few years I have (slowly & surely) worked my butt off to build a business truly branded to me, what I love, and what I want to continue to grow.  […]

Performance Horses

July 29, 2021

Bourgault Performance Horses

Longtime heart horses are often irreplaceable. Their partnerships teach, sometimes frustrate, and help horse and rider grow. They are filled with huge wins and heartbreaking losses, and so many golden “worth it” moments.  Whether they are able to live with you throughout their entire career or whether time and circumstance means your partnership only lasts […]

Horse & Rider

July 17, 2021

Tori & Atlas + Zara

Oh boy, is it a joy to photograph my very best friends! My sweetest long-time roommate, best friend, and twin is getting married to a pal of mine since the 7th grade, and that is truly something to celebrate. They are high school sweethearts who conquered a long-distance college relationship across the country and came […]

Engagement

July 16, 2021

San Clemente Beach Engagement

I wish I could blog every single 2021 grad session I did. Because WOW. What a class act group of phenomenal humans ready to THRIVE in so many different paths of post-grad life. But here’s the last one I’ll share with you (for now…) I have photographed Reed & Sydney on a few different occasions […]

Graduation, Horse & Rider, Uncategorized

July 13, 2021

Reed & Sydney Session

Well folks, the time has almost come! The amazing program you see me post about so often is five days from an event two years in the making. If you haven’t gone to check out the young horses and student trainers in this weekend’s sale, please head to ranchhorse.calpoly.edu to check out all their fantastic […]

Horse & Rider, Performance Horses

June 13, 2021

Cal Poly Performance Horse Sale 2021

Cass & Lego have the CUTEST bond. His favorite trick is reaching over for kisses, c’mon… it doesn’t get any better than that. THIS gal is amazing, and I am lucky to know her and honored to be her friend. She is headed to Texas A&M to attend vet school for the next few years, […]

Graduation, Horse & Rider

May 22, 2021

Golden Hour Ranch Grad Session

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