World's End

A Coastal Retreat for telling Epic Tales
Lakeside, Oregon | October 8-11, 2026

The fog rolls across the coast in early October. The leaves being to fade. The whispers of things forgetten grow louder.

Some stories linger, caught in salt and fog and the dirt.

The Oregon coast pulls you to the place where the forest runs out of land and the sea has been eating at the cliffs for thousands of years.

This is where we're going. Explore three photoshoot themes all built for the wild world around us. For portraits that feel like they were born of this world- but found their way into the next.

World's End is the FINAL retreat I will be adding to my goodbye series. Couldn't leave without an adieu to the West Coast.

The Location

Our Airbnb in Lakeside is perfectly situated at the edge of incredible locations for portraits. Dunes, sandstone cliffs, sea stacks, and foggy forests- we will have it all for incredible thematic photography.

The Shoots

Three shoots over the weekend — each one built around the ethereal moody coast.

LOST TO THE SEA

An exploration of soft light, shadow, stone, fog, and sea air.

In this theme, you can decide which sea spirit you will embody. Are you a maiden clad in sheer flowing fabrics, a dark sea witch haunting sailors at night, a lonely sailor who fell overboard? We will rise early to capture the blue hour and hopefully fog rolling across the rocky shores.

OLD GODS

Eldritch beings that have lived here for thousands of years...

Think the Green Knight, forest dyads, goddesses of the earth. In this theme, you will be portraying beings who protect the forest and have done so for thousands of years. Golden hour light will beam through the changing leaves and moss, creating the perfect honeyed rays dancing upon your face.

GROUP SELECTION

What adventure will you choose?

Every retreat, the group decides on a theme together. Liza will give options and those in the group can throw in ideas as well. Liza will narrow it to three contenders and popular vote will decide. Will you venture North to the Dunes? Will you return once again to the craggy shores? Or find a path less traveled? The choice is up to you and your fellow adventurers.

The Weekend Flow

A very loose agenda

Thursday evening you arrive. You meet your people. You settle in.

By Friday you'll feel like you've known everyone for years. That's the thing about retreats. There's something about shared beauty that accelerates connection. By Sunday morning when you pack your bags, you won't want to leave.

Thursday- Arrivals & Introductions. No set arrival time.

Friday & Saturday- Shoots, a Workshop, Games, Relaxation

Sunday- Checkout by 10am

Views that inspire legends.
Sea salt in the morning air.
The smell of petrichor.
This is the last year. The final offering. Come while you can.

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