Don Beard Photography

Don Beard is a fine art, editorial, furniture, architectural, real estate and sports photographer based in Sanford NC

Don is from both Fayetteville and Burlington North Carolina. After high school Don went to Taft College in California on a football scholarship and there his start in photography. Don then transferred to Catawba College in Salisbury to continue his academic and athletic career and graduated from Catawba BA in Recreation and Business.

After a few years in the working Don decided to follow his love of photography and studied photography at Carteret and Randolph Community Colleges in North Carolina. Don then worked as a photography assistant before moving to Mississippi to work for Bench Craft Furniture Company. Later he worked for, IMEC Digital studios in Memphis, TN before starting his own business.

Don Beard Photography began in 2002 shooting mostly for Furniture, Architecture and Construction companies. At the end of 2003 Don started shooting for MidSouth magazine in Memphis, TN and Nashville Home and Garden. Later Don added Delta Magazine in Mississippi among others.

After living in Mississippi for 20 years Don moved back to North Carolina to work for This End Up Furniture Company as there Photographer and Marketing Materials Specialist. In his extra time Don keeps busy shooting architecture, fine art, sports, portraits, weddings, Real Estate and magazine work.