HI, I'M TESS FIKE!

A coastal virginia native photographer, I've been shooting anything from portraits, weddings, brands, products etc. for about 7 years now. I currently live in the tidewater area of VA area with my incredible husband and beautiful baby girl born in October 2022. She has changed our lives forever! My husband and I are currently renovating our second fixer-upper home - a sweet little bungalow on a six acres! Our life is full with tending to our little farm of chickens and goats, but you can find us doing anything and everything home renovation related in our free time we. But most importantly, Jesus is everything to me.

Interesting fact: I'm a brain tumor survivor. I was diagnosed with an incredibly rare "giant" (quote my doctor) brain tumor on June 19, 2019 and had surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital on July 24, 2019 to get that sucker out! My condition was called acoustic neuroma - a benign tumor that grows from the auditory nerve. It caused major balance and hearing issues, and impaired many basic daily functions. As a result, I've lost the majority of my hearing in my right ear but have no other deficits doctors predicted. I don't think I've even had the flu before, so you could say having a brain tumor was a massive shock! It's a huge part of my story and love talking about how Jesus revealed his goodness and faithfulness in my life through that journey! Basically, he did a series of miracles and I am FULLY RECOVERED. You can hold me to it, I'm gonna write a book about it one day!

Xoxo, Tess