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Embody Media & Design

We are a creative marketing and photography agency serving small businesses for 10+ years.

We are a creative marketing and photography agency serving small businesses. For over 10 years we've been uplifting small businesses through visual storytelling, crafting personalized strategy and content including:

Website design & SEO
Photography
Videography
Graphic design
Social Media
Paid ads
Email marketing
Personalized coaching
And more! Visit embodymediadesign.com for more info and to book a free consultation.

09/10/2025

Gonna have this embroidery/collage piece called “Life Now” in the .art Dollyweird 2 art show this weekend! This one was a fun way to re-use paper goods that have been thoughtfully dusting my craft drawers for years, and an opportunity to test out some creative stitching to highlight the ladies in the fabric (notice how the thread works to emphasize our leading lady?). ✨✨✨ Feat. process pics of a gender-bending Shakespearean actor piece I’ve been picking on for a while now (looots of design experiments in that one). 🌸🌸🌸 Many thanks to the organizers for putting on this fun n funky show. Get your tickets for Saturday at here: weirdproductions.art/dollyweird2

08/14/2025

Look at these absolute flowers in bloom for each other 😭😭😭🌸 is always a darling setting; it’s a beautiful challenge to explore connecting with each other and the environment while capturing this playful, soulful couple’s love 💗📸🥂

08/03/2025

Did a little for-fun shoot with and I loooove how these turned out. Been dying to play more with shadow and darkness and soft light, and Cam’s look and personality added so much to the vibe and visual interest.
It’s wild that I’ve barely made time for shoots just for the delight of it in my adult camera life, but I’ve done two in the last few months so I think the creative exploration tides are turning. Feels good to make for making’s sake! Especially when the creative collaborative energy is as good as it was for this shoot! Here’s to more exploring 📸🌸✨

07/18/2025

Radical Movement is a downtown Durham fitness community for change, and they're an amazing fit for folks wanting to make healthy changes within a supportive, personalized, positive environment. I've been working with owners (and sisters!) Cam and Whit on marketing/storytelling projects for the past year and highly recommend checking out their Small Group Training! They also have some q***r and trans-specific groups, as well as discounts for clients of color. radicalmovementdurham.com

07/15/2025

Some super fun shots from the Mardi Gras party earlier this spring. This amazing free event happens every year, make sure to get your tail out there next year and boogie on down!!!

04/16/2025

Documenting the tree planting event on this gorgeous day, sponsored by . Big thanks to this local nonprofit for trusting me to capture today’s moments and to the neighbors who permitted us to plant trees along their streets. 🙏🏻❤️🌳

03/15/2025

Chef Troy Dye looked so dang cool in his shades at a Portrait Party I couldn't help but feature him. Look at the James Bond focus in those eyes!!! Look at how he interacts with the sun, retreats a bit, then comes out full force!! Beautiful. Anywho, Chef Troye is an amazing personal chef and very cool guy, he won a Food Network episode of Cooks vs. Cons, and is always cooking up something interesting! His business does social events, weddings, athletics, corporate and more. Hit him up! cityofoakscatering.com

03/12/2025

Here are some sweet shots from a Portrait Party at a few months back. Looking back through these makes my face hurt a bit from smiling. Since moving to Durham a few years ago, I've met some of the kindest, warmest, smartest people I've encountered. Grateful for old friends back home and new friends in my new home. Love this community, far and wide!

03/07/2025

She’s capable she’s talented she’s smart she’s got it going on. Software engineer and kindhearted baddie Ines wanted to do her shoot at . This place is close to her heart because it is owned by a fellow Hispanic woman and is where Ines has done so much of her computer career development, coffee in hand. That emotional-locational connection is so important in photography! At least to me and the people I’m blessed to work with :) 🌙🫶📸

01/23/2025

Married! Couldn’t possibly squeeze such a big experience into ten pics. Lots of big feelings, too. Endless love to our friends and family all over the world, that were with us in body and spirit! 🇮🇳🇮🇹🇺🇸🇬🇧 Y’all make it all worth it 💝

10/03/2024

Reposting Durham drop off sites and other contribution info for hurricane relief. If you know any groups/people who need photographic documentation of relief efforts please DM me.

10/02/2024

Love seeing my pics on the nee menu at ! 🍹🌴🌀🌺 they’ve got some yummy new seasonal mixed drinks, come try one or three!

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600 Foster Street
Durham, NC

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https://www.embodymediadesign.com/

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About Me

Photography, Music, Community, Filmmaking, Writing, Documentation. This is what I'm about! I use my artistic multimedia and marketing skills to advocate for people across the globe and to capture moments here at home. I produce high quality digital media, musical experiences, and events perfect for any creative need. Contact me if you're interested in headshots, family portraits, event documentation, commercial videography, creative event planning, and the like. When I’m not making, I’m presenting on the economic and social impacts of the arts. I look forward to working with you!

Check out more about me and my work at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mckenziesheltonmedia/

See link below to example of my commercial work for Honduras Fountain of Life. https://www.hondurasfountainoflife.org/