Hey there, I'm Stacy.

My Story

I picked up my first camera when I was 10 years old. During high school, I took a darkroom course and preferred photographing still life and landscapes over portraits. When I turned 22, I packed my car and drove to Walt Disney World where I started working as a Photo Pass photographer. While there, I found a way to capture the magical moments between loved ones and the connection of families. I helped them tell their vacation stories using my camera. My love of photographing people grew.

After melting in the Florida heat for two years, I returned home to Washington, started my business, got married, adopted a dog, and had a couple of kids. That’s how I got here in a nutshell!

A little more about me...

I’m an introvert and awkward as hell. I trip over my words a lot and make odd sound effects when I give poses. See how many you can count when we meet! *bop boop beep*

I met my husband while he was mopping the floor at a Tacoma coffee shop at 2 o’clock in the morning. We were friends for YEARS until we realized that we needed to spend our lives together. We now have two girls together and their middle names coincide with two Star Wars characters — totally unintentional!

My Spotify playlist includes: Florence + The Machine, Death Cab for Cutie, Hozier, Bishop Briggs, Greta Van Fleet, London Grammar, Paramore, LP, Lizzo, U2, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Guns N’ Roses, Queen, Simon & Garfunkel…

My go-to coffee drink is a lavender non-dairy cold foam cold brew. I’m lactose intolerant (who isn’t these days?).

I love markets: farmers markets, night markets, and the weird oddities markets!

I probably go through about 5 avocados per week.

I LOVE Indian and Thai food. My favorite Tacoma restaurants are Gateway to India and Indo Asian Street Eatery.

Follow me on Instagram @foxandwagon_photo and my personal account @infraredfox.

All headshots and family photos by Kayleigh Stefanko Photography (unless noted).

MY MISSION

My mission is to document your life right here, right now so that you can live and let go and be in that moment. My goal is to photograph the ordinary (and maybe inordinary) and to authentically capture your family’s connection.

INCLUSION MATTERS

My business and home are safe places and I will love and accept you as you are. I do not accept or endorse any type of racism, sexism, religious discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, or any other form of discrimination. I am committed to treating all people of all shapes, sizes, and colors with dignity and respect. You are worthy, loved, and welcome in front of my camera.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I gratefully acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional homelands of the Puyallup Tribe. I recognize that this land acknowledgement is one small step toward true allyship and we commit to uplifting the voices, experiences, and histories of the Indigenous people of this land and beyond.

“Working with Stacy was a pleasure. She is an excellent communicator. She listened very well to what we wanted and chose great locations. Throughout the shoot, I felt very comfortable and had a great time. The photos are incredible: they exactly what I wanted, and they show her care for her clients and passion for her craft. I couldn't recommend her more!”

“Stacy is so talented and a pleasure to work with. At the end of our session we realized we had just spent an hour playing with our kids and had only posed for one or two photos. Yet, we got a full gallery of the most perfect pictures of our family. We are so lucky to have found Stacy and love every single beautiful image she captured!”

“Stacy is friendly, flexible, and fun; she is very skillful at working with family members of all ages. Whether providing pricing information, preparing us for the shoot, or explaining what she would like us to do during the shoot, Stacy’s professionalism shines. She is a patient, skillful photographer and took some wonderful photos of our family. Thank you!”

“Stacy is incredibly professional and makes you feel comfortable in front of the camera. She perfectly captured my headshots in such a fun way that fits my personality. We will be returning to her for family photos soon! If you need photographs done for any occasion, she is your artist.”

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