CarlyMarie is Christian Dudley’s mother.
As time passed and Carly mourned her son, she was given a dream. In her dream, she saw Christian on the beach.
She knew, that she was being drawn to the beach. She went, and she etched his name in the sand – and snapped a photo.
That day, it became Christian’s beach.
And every year, CarlyMarie captures nearly 10,000 photos at his beach.
Photos, that bring joy and comfort and healing to mothers, all over the world.
Carly has used her creative and healing gift in photos, prints, calendars, her Lost for Words card line, and beautiful Recognition of Life prints.
I own several of CarlyMarie’s art pieces.
From Carly:
Recipients of the CarlyMarie Scholarship will demonstrate a selfless, mature and humble desire to improve their professional understanding of birth and bereavement support.
Qualifications:
- Any professional birth and/or bereavement photographer. Special consideration will be given to those affiliated with:
- The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers,
- The American Child Photographers Charity Guild,
- Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, or
- Heartfelt.
- Any person who supports bereavement, exclusively and professionally, who wants to improve upon their support. This includes:
- social workers, chaplains, and grief support group leaders.
Award:
One CarlyMarie Scholarship will be awarded each SBD training session. The Scholarship award grants 100% tuition toward the SBD training for the chosen recipient. In addition, once the recipient is awarded the Carly Marie Scholarship, he or she will also be entitled to bear the Scholarship logo.
