Cate Connery Bury Photography

Name: Cate Connery Bury Photography
Address: Nashville, TN, 37215, US
Telephone: +16157147164

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I believe in the simple beauty of everyday life and in the unique power of photography to capture th

03/04/2026

Performance photography comes with its own set of challenges.

I don’t get to choose where I sit.
I don’t get to control the lighting — it shifts from dark corners to blinding hot spots downstage center.
And the subjects? They’re in constant motion during performances that last three minutes or less.

Three minutes. That’s all.

But this weekend has never been about snapping as many photos as I can in a tiny window of time.

It’s slower than that. More intentional.

I watch for the breath before the leap.
The strength in the extension.
The split second where confidence takes over and they forget the audience is even there.

Because when they look at these images later, I don’t want them to just see what they did.

I want them to feel it.

Look at my leap.
Look at my arabesque.
Look at my stage presence.
Look at my artistry.

That’s me.

Sometimes they don’t fully know what they’re capable of until they see it frozen in front of them.
Sometimes the photograph is the proof.

And that moment — when they realize just how wonderfully amazing they are —
that’s the real reason I’m there.

02/25/2026

Aurea portraits are created for every season of life.

But there is something especially powerful about creating one during senior year.

Right on the edge of everything that is about to change…
yet still fully in the moment of who she is becoming.

This is not about chasing golden hour
or hoping the light cooperates.

It is about creating light with intention —
crafting a portrait that feels quiet, refined, and unmistakably her.

For families (and seniors) who want something truly different, the Aurea experience creates fine art portraits designed to become part of her story for decades to come.

02/20/2026

Sometimes we know the moments are sacred while we’re still living them.

I took this portrait over Christmas, when my brother knew knew his time with this sweet boy was growing short. Yesterday, he said goodbye — and today this image feels even more like the gift it was always meant to be.

The gray around the muzzle.
Those gentle, knowing eyes.
The way he rested, calm and deeply loved.

I don’t photograph pets often… but love like this deserves to be remembered.

Because in the end, it’s never just a dog.
It’s a loyal companion.
A steady presence.
An irreplaceable piece of the heart.

Holding space today for my brother and for anyone who has ever had to say goodbye to a faithful friend.

02/19/2026

Class of 2027 families… this is your quiet reminder.

Senior year has a way of arriving faster than anyone expects.

One minute she is beginning junior year.
The next, the calendar is full and this once-in-a-lifetime season is here.

These portraits are about more than checking something off the list.

They are about pausing long enough to really see her
right here
right now
in this fleeting chapter.

Because each senior experience is highly personalized, I photograph only 20 seniors each year, and several Class of 2027 spots are already spoken for.

If your senior is part of the Class of 2027, now is the time to begin planning.

Comment 2027 below and I will send the details your way.

01/21/2026

With dance, the body is both the medium and the work.
The movement lives entirely within the dancer.
The art exists in the moment that is performed.

Painters work with paint.
Musicians work with sound.
Actors work with text.

Dancers work with themselves.

Agnes de Mille said it simply:
“Dance is the only art of which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.”

01/15/2026

My why has and will always be rooted here.

When the world feels increasingly comfortable sorting people into boxes, I choose to do the opposite—to slow down and acknowledge the human in front of me. Because honoring all of humanity begins by seeing each person fully.

01/12/2026

I have loved the Olympics for as long as I can remember.

Even as a kid, I was drawn not just to the medals, but to the stories. The years of practice. The discipline. The belief that started long before the world was watching.

As the Winter Olympics approach, I keep thinking about where every Olympic athlete really begins.

Not on a podium.
Not with a medal.

But as a kid who finds something they love and shows up again and again, supported by parents who rearrange schedules, make sacrifices, and believe quietly from the sidelines.

The Young Athlete Collection is a limited edition portrait experience inspired by the spirit of the Olympics. It is created to celebrate young athletes of all sports and the families who support their dreams.

This experience is about more than a sport.
It is about remembering this chapter.
Who they were.
What they worked for.
And the people who stood beside them.

January and February. Limited availability.
All sports welcome. Winter, spring, summer, and fall.

Comment GAME ON and I will send you the information directly in your DMs.

01/11/2026

With the Winter Olympics approaching, it is hard not to think about where every Olympic athlete begins.

Not with medals.
Not on a podium.

But as a kid discovering something they love, showing up again and again, and being supported by the people who believe in them first.

The Young Athlete Collection is a limited edition portrait experience inspired by the spirit of the Olympics, created to celebrate young athletes of all sports and the parents who pour time, energy, and heart into supporting the dream.

Bold. Cinematic. Editorial.
January and February. Limited availability.

All sports are welcome. Winter, spring, summer, and fall.
If it matters to them, it belongs here.

Comment GAME ON and I will send you the information directly in your DMs.

12/11/2025

There’s a certain kind of quiet magic that settles over a house when all your people find their way back home again.
Not the loud kind — not the holiday music or the suitcase-thudding-up-the-stairs kind.
The other kind.
The kind that lives in the soft exhale you didn’t know you were holding.
The familiar footsteps.
The way the whole house seems to remember itself.

Research tells us that even a few shared moments — a slow morning, a late-night kitchen conversation, a meal eaten side by side — bring down stress and strengthen emotional wellbeing for teens and young adults.
But mothers have always known this, long before the studies proved it.

Because when they sit back at our table, or toss their bag at the door, or curl up in the same corner of the couch they’ve claimed forever…
something inside us whispers,
“This is what it feels like when the world is right again.”

And those tiny traditions we worry they’ve outgrown —
the cookies, the ornaments, the way we fuss over them for a minute too long —
research says these rituals anchor them more than we realize.
They’re not just memories.
They’re markers of belonging, of becoming, of home.

So if your big kids are stepping back into the house soon — even for a weekend or a blink — let the tenderness of it wash over you.
Let yourself notice the shape of their laughter,
the way their face has changed,
the trace of childhood and adulthood coexisting in the same expression.
They’re still becoming right in front of us.

And if you’ve ever felt the pull to capture this season —
this fleeting, golden chapter between who they were and who they’re becoming —
I would be honored to help you hold onto it.
Portraits, in these years, become something deeper:
a way of pressing time gently between pages
so we can return to it long after they’ve driven away again.

Holiday + winter portrait sessions are open.
If you’re ready to hold this season close,
my studio door — like your home — is open.

12/10/2025

Strong is the standard. Your worth is infinite. And your health deserves your attention.

I didn’t live through he**in chic in the 90s just to fall for Ozempic skinny now.
We’ve seen this story before — a trend that asks women to shrink to be acceptable.

Different decade.
Same pressure.
Same damage.

But we know better now.
And as Dr. Mary Claire Haver teaches so clearly: the goal must be strong over skinny.

Strong in muscle.
Strong in metabolism.
Strong in bone density.
Strong in the ways that actually protect your future.

And yes, that means moving your body — not as punishment, not as a chase, but as care.

✨ Lift weights to protect your long-term strength.
✨ Walk with a weighted vest to build bone and stability.
✨ Move your body to clear your mind and support your spirit.
✨ Choose habits that help you live well, not just look smaller.

You deserve a healthy body —
but you also deserve a peaceful relationship with it.

We’re not shrinking for a trend.
We’re not abandoning muscle for a moment.
We’re not teaching our daughters that “small” is the goal.

Your worth isn’t a trend.
Your beauty isn’t a trend.
Your value is infinite — in this body, in this chapter.

If this resonates, send it to a friend who needs the reminder.

11/27/2025

You pour so much love into this week — the planning, the food, the traditions, the tiny details that make home feel like home.

Just a little reminder today:
You deserve to exist in the memories you’re creating.
Not behind the camera.
Not just in the kitchen.
In the story.

And when you’re ready to step in front of the camera, I’d love to help you see the beauty your family already sees in you.
Limited winter + early spring sessions open now.

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