Cary Hazlegrove

About Cary


Cary Hazlegrove’s photography business is full time and diverse with a focus on editorial work (magazine and books), production work, weddings and portraits.


Cary has a background in fine art with a double major in studio art and art history. She has deep roots in the Nantucket art scene, with years of experience in the photography market, but also in the Nantucket music scene (she sings with The Shingles). Cary is widely published both here and abroad and has a career spanning over thirty years of traveling extensively in the United States shooting books and editorial projects, weddings and social events.


Nantucket Island has been her home and central to her work since arriving in the spring of 1978.


Cary lives year-round in the village of Siasconset on Nantucket Island with her musician / composer husband, Andy Bullington and their daughter Virginia.

Client Experiences

Simply the best! Can't say enough great things about Cary.

She came highly recommended for our wedding and she blew away our wildest expectations. She has an easy way about her which was just what the admittedly high-strung bride and groom needed on our big day. She caught the day's moments with stunning artistry and impeccable professionalism. Her eye for combining the personalities of the event with the beauty of the surroundings is unparalleled. My wife and I recently had a son and we're looking forward to having Cary take our family portrait next summer. Whatever event you need a photographer for, use Cary and don't give it another thought. She's that good.‎

Cartwright Wallace


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Beautiful photos, beautiful day.

When my husband and I decided to elope, we knew that the photos would be especially important for our family and friends who couldn't be there. We liked the idea of having Cary as our photographer because we were already fans of her work, from her book, Nantucket. Cary was integral in making our wedding day special -- and the photos are more beautiful than we could have hoped. We can both be a little uptight, especially for photos. But Cary's warmth, good humor, and patience put us at ease, and we now have gorgeous and relaxed photos that capture our personalities, the emotions of the day, and the beauty of the island. Cary even picked us up at our B&B, drove us to the beach for the ceremony, and afterwards drove us to several lovely, off the beaten path locations to get shots in a variety of settings. We had a terrific time with her and genuinely feel lucky to have had her.‎‎

Daven Presgraves


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Incredible wedding photos and experience...‎

One piece of wedding advice, book Cary right away. It was a true privilege to have Cary photograph our wedding day in June on Nantucket. Not only is she a talented photographer and artist, but she is such a joy to spend time with. Her positive attitude and bubbly southern voice is contagious. Most importantly, she was very efficient and brought out smiles in everyone. I completely trusted that she would shoot great photos of our wedding day and she exceeded my expectations. Cary captured each moment beautifully. She knew the perfect places on the island and around the reception to take unique photographs of us. It was truly an amazing day and we can't thank her enough!‎

Lindsay S.


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The most beautiful wedding photographs‎

Cary photographed our wedding and rehearsal dinner (and has shot family photos for us many times) and all of our photographs are always stunning. But our wedding photographs were unbelievable. All of the photos were taken in a way that made everything appear natural and they all caught the emotions of the moment. There weren't photos of tables; there were photos of people talking, dancing, eating, having fun. Cary captures everything in a professional yet artistic way and always delivers a high quality product. We have 10 years+ of photos from her to prove it but our wedding photos were the icing on the cake (as cliche as that may sound)‎

Elissa Phillips


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Cary is Fantastic!‎

Cary shot our wedding this summer and besides actually marrying my husband and being with our loved ones, she was my favorite aspect of my wedding. I spent as much time with her that day, as I did with my husband, and LOVED every minute of it. She made the "picture hour" after the ceremony SO MUCH FUN. I am super controlling and throughout the entire process she always kept me at ease. Her work is incredible. I don't have a single thing I would change about my experience with her, except that I wish I could see more of her.‎

Maggie Jerde and Sean Joyce


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Amazing Photographer‎

Cary is a dear genuine person and an amazing photographer. She stealthfully mingled amongst the guests without disturbing the festivities and captured in photographs some incredible "moments in time" which we will always treasure. Her published books are so wonderful that we gave a copy of her latest book to each family who attended our wedding. Thank you Cary for your amazing talent and helping us with our Nantucket Wedding!!‎

Jean Radelat


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Wonderful experience working with Cary for...‎‎ ‎

Not only is Cary a published and acclaimed photographer, but a professional in the truest sense and a joy to work with as our wedding photographer. Cary's easy-going way makes planning your wedding photography stress free and fun too. I highly, highly recommend her...Have fun wedding planning!‎

Stephanie Hofman


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Beautiful Wedding Photographs‎‎

Planning a Nantucket wedding is stressful enough but working with Cary was so easy. Her photographs are beautiful and she captured so many special moments! Cary epitomizes the qualities you want in a great photographer.‎

Alyssa Brook


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I love my wedding photos!‎‎

My wedding photos were terrific! Cary beautifully captured the magic of Nantucket and the intimacy of our event.‎

Nikki Natoli

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