Kristie Mangold Photography

04/11/2026

Fun fact: mommy and me sessions are proven to improve happiness by 10,000%. Study done by me 🤓

I was so excited to meet this sweet little dude since the last time I saw his amazing momma he was still in her tummy 🥰 we had a blast, can you tell?

04/11/2026

03/27/2026

I want the dancing, the raw emotion, the chaos. Just know when you leave your session feeling unsure if we got enough photos because it was all fun and no posing…I did. Not only that, but I’m obsessed with the photos because of it!! I want to capture your pure selves, so if I’m quiet, just know you are KILLING IT!

Want to FEEL your photos? Want to feel connected to each other and enjoy nature while creating beautiful art? Let’s do this!!

This beautiful family right here is always such a joy to capture. The purest, sweetest, most adventurous souls. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

03/24/2026

So, like… who is your photographer anyway?
Just your neighborhood barefoot, camera-carrying, chaos loving momma who cries over how much I love your albums.

I’ve been a little quiet on here, but I’m still behind every moment you see; chasing light, documenting love, and building a life I once only dreamed about.

If you’re new, welcome! If you’ve been here, thank you for sticking around. ❤️

03/12/2026

The perfect afternoon filled with glowing light for this glowing momma and her boys 🥰

03/11/2026

Will I ever not make my clients get in the water at the end of their session?…I guess we’ll never know 😅 love this sweet family right here 🥰

03/10/2026

A little more of the “sea fog” before the full moon 😶‍🌫️

02/05/2026

New on the blog, dreaming about summer on this chilly Florida day.

Some sessions just hit different—and this Jacksonville family session with the Step family was absolutely one of those.From the second we started, they showed up completely and unapologetically themselves. No pressure, no pretending, no stiff posing—just barefoot kids, sandy toes, wild hair, and...

01/22/2026

Someone talk me out of this please, I already have too many side quests as it is. 😩