I'm Michelle
Because you shouldn’t have to choose just one moment to remember, this is your way to hold on to the whole story.
Because some moments are meant to be seen as they unfold, movement, emotion, and the beauty of this season, just as it was.
There’s something so special about a Topsail Beach maternity session. The soft light, the quiet shoreline, and the way time seems to slow down just enough to take it all in. Topsail Island is full of idyllic coastal charm, offering a serene, uncrowded setting that feels like stepping into a Nicholas Sparks novel. It’s the kind of place that invites you to unwind, reconnect, and simply be present together in this fleeting, beautiful season of waiting.


Maternity sessions are all about capturing the love and excitement you share as a couple as you soon welcome your new baby and your world is forever changed.




















Michelle specializes in a luxurious portrait experience taking care of every step in the portrait making process. Growing a baby is hard work. Taking portraits to document this miraculous season in life shouldn’t be. You’re a busy mama or soon to be mama! We get it. Our goal is to come alongside you in the portrait making process and it make it an easy, stress free, and luxurious experience! We take care of every detail for you from wardrobe to hair and make-up to the final installation of your gorgeous artwork in your home! All you have to do is show up and we will take care of the rest.
If you’re looking for a Topsail Beach photographer, we would love to begin planning your maternity session! We only take a limited number of sessions each month to ensure we serve our clients best. It is never too early to reach out! We are often one of the first to find out our clients are pregnant even before their friends and family.

These photographs become treasures passed through generations. Your children will one day hold these images close, seeing themselves through your loving eyes and discovering the quiet grace that surrounded their earliest days.
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Michelle Popp Photography is a Wilmington NC newborn photographer also specializing in family, maternity, and baby photography serving all of Wilmington, Hampstead, Topsail Beach, Jacksonville, Figure Eight Island, Leland, Surf City, Swansboro, Wrightsville Beach, Ogden, Porters Neck and surrounding areas.
Pure, Organic & Timeless
If this season feels tender, beautiful, or just a little fleeting, it may be His way of inviting you to pause and hold it close. I’d be honored to walk with you.
What a stunning session and mama to be!
These are all so gorgeous! Beautiful location and mama is absolutely stunning. And that last image – WOW!!
I love everything about this and wow! wow! wow! That last one is amazing!!
SO. Gorgeous. I would have loved maternity portraits like this! Well done!
These are absolutely stunning! I adore the softness and colors!!!