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Backlit Underwater Dancer at night

Underwater Night Dancer Some artists create very well with a clear laid out plan. An outline of what needs to be accomplished. That’s. Um. Not me. Of course I can create a set of images per a clients specific ideas. But. The magic? Where I really create? That comes when someone comes to me and […]

Underwater Night Dancer

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NAPCP INSPIRED Magazine Feature Article "Let's Dive In! Underwater Introduction and Inspiration" by Renee Stengel Photography, Award Winning Underwater Photographer based in Charlotte North Carolina

Featured Photographer for NAPCP INPSIRED I am beyond honored to share that I am one of two Featured Underwater Photographers published this month in the NAPCP (National Association of Child Photographers) INSPIRED Magazine‘s July “Water” Issue. It has long been a dream to see my work published in print. I truly never imagined that my […]

NAPCP INSPIRED Let’s Dive In

Charlotte Family Photographer

Girl jumping in pool with lots of bubbles and colors underwater by RENEE STENGEL Photography | Charlotte Underwater and Portrait Photographer |

Let’s Dive In Charlotte! Wow! What a day! I was so excited when Caroline Hicks of WBTV News contacted me and asked if I would be interested in letting her come to my pool to film an Underwater Session in action. How much fun to show others how this crazy fun all comes together!! WBTV […]

Charlotte’s WBTV Goes Underwater!

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Grand Cayman Free Diver shot with Olympus TG 5

And so it begins… Many people often ask how this crazy adventure began.  How did I even get started in Underwater Photography? Let me tell you.  It *is* a bit crazy! Just crazy enough to make my heart soar! I have shared how I got started in Photography, and adventure that began when I was […]

How I got started in Underwater Photography

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