Shot For
Beckwith Builders
Location
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
Little Mark Island
Lake Winnipesaukee, NH
2025
Photography
James Reed Photography
Little Mark Island doesn't have a road in. You get there by boat, which adds a level of complexity to the an architecture shoot. The entire island is a single private estate with a main house, guest cottage, and docks built by Beckwith Builders and shaped around the trees that have been there far longer than any structure.
We shot it during peak fall color, which on Lake Winnipesaukee means a narrow window and no second chances. The white clapboard, dark shutters, and stone chimneys were made for that backdrop. The contrast between the architecture and the canopy is the kind of thing you don't manufacture. You just have to be there when it happens.
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Getting all of it meant drone work, and shooting handheld from a boat simultaneously as the light was changing rapidly. This shoot was a standout form my 2025 season.