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Crystal Starkey Photography aka Crystal and Ben Photography aka Crystal Brisco Photography aka Starling Photography in Olive Branch, MS

Website: https://crystalstarkeyphotography.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crystal.starkey.photography/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crystalstarkeyphotography

I spent twelve hours on the last post with all of my research and I don’t have it in me today to do the elaborate side-by-sides for this post so see the captions for links to original sources.

I already know that I’m not going to get through it all because there is SO much.

Also if we could knock this shit off it’d be great. I’m tired.

Update 5/2/2025 – Crystal thinks there’s nothing wrong with using images that aren’t hers and claims the ones she used to ‘fill in’ are all stock. Nope.

Welcome to Photo Stealers in Petty Mode Crystal.

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Honeybee Retreats aka Stylized Shoots with Sarah Elizabeth Photography

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/honeybeeretreats
Website: https://www.sarahelizabethphotography.us/new-page/

**Note: there are two companies using this name, this is referring to the styled shoot/workshop one that doesn’t have much of an online footprint**

Here we are in with yet another disaster of a workshop/styled session/retreat/whatever-the-fuck-cutesy-name-you-want-to-call-it, this time featuring Honeybee Retreats.

Much like similar international retreats with Julie Paisley and Sallee Photography, Honeybee’s international retreats have not gone anything like the attendees thought it would and the chatter has been growing and growing.

Originally I was going to cover it on the Substack but, surprise surprise, they used images not from their styled shoots/owners to advertise with, leading to a lot of confusion over a location so we’re on the blog instead.

Update 5/3/2024: Rewrote a bit (Sarah I know you’ve already got your screencaps) as things were cleared up/clarified after talking more with the photographers, listening to their story on Slow Shutter Podcast and researching more, added more receipts (literally and figuratively)…

Update 5/6/2024: It just doesn’t end. Added more information for previous styled shoots this happened with when Sarah ran Stylized Shoots with Sarah Elizabeth Photography (who is based in Georgia).

Update 5/7/2024: The Shoot and Sip podcast talked about their experience in Greece and I updated the information for that section. Added Tulum stolen photos. Slow Shutter Podcast also released a recap episode after their 3 episode interview with some of the attendees.

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