An Inspired Chat with Stacie Acevedo of Boynton Beach, Florida

We recently had the chance to connect with Stacie Acevedo and have shared our conversation below.

Good morning Stacie, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: Have any recent moments made you laugh or feel proud?
My rescue cats, Lilly and Bella, remind me every day not to take myself too seriously.

The other morning, in the middle of editing bird photos, Lilly decided my keyboard was her new bed while Bella stared proudly out the window as if she was on bird-watch duty. I couldn’t stop laughing—here I am trying to photograph spoonbills and herons, and my cats clearly think they run the wildlife show in my house.

But that silly moment made me feel proud, too. It reminded me why I do what I do. My photography—and the journals it lives on—are about capturing both the grand, breathtaking beauty of nature and the small, everyday joys we might otherwise overlook. Sometimes that’s a heron at sunrise… and sometimes it’s a cat who thinks she’s my editor.

Life gives us so many little stories worth keeping. Whether it’s a laugh, a proud moment, or a memory you don’t want to forget, a journal becomes the place where those small joys live on.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Stacie Acevedo, a wildlife and nature photographer based in sunny Florida. My passion has always been capturing the beauty of the natural world—the quiet patience of a heron, the glow of a sunset, or the way light transforms the wetlands at dawn. For me, photography isn’t just about taking a picture—it’s about preserving a fleeting moment of wonder and sharing it in a way that others can feel, too.

What makes my brand unique is how I’ve chosen to make my photography accessible. I don’t want my work to live only on gallery walls or in digital spaces. Instead, I’ve created a collection of journals and lifestyle items that bring art into everyday life. By featuring my photography on the covers of journals, I’m giving people something that is both beautiful and practical—a way to carry a piece of nature’s serenity with them while creating their own story inside.

At its heart, my work is about connection. Through my photographs, I hope people pause, breathe, and notice the beauty in the world around them. Through my journals, I hope they find a simple, meaningful space to make that beauty part of their daily lives.

Right now, I’m expanding my journal collection and preparing for the holiday season, when these nature-inspired pieces often become thoughtful gifts. Whether it’s for reflection, creativity, or simply jotting down notes, each journal carries a piece of my passion for nature into the hands of someone who can make it their own.

Okay, so here’s a deep one: Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
If you’d asked me as a kid if I was creative, I would have laughed and said ‘absolutely not!’

Back then, I thought creativity belonged only to kids who could draw perfect cats or dogs or paint something worthy of the fridge. I couldn’t. But then I was given my very first journal before leaving overseas as an exchange student. That blank book changed everything. It didn’t ask for perfection—it asked for perspective. And when I later picked up a camera, I realized that’s exactly what creativity is. Not flawless lines or brushstrokes, but the way you see the world.

That’s why today, I put my photography on journals. Every cover is a reminder: creativity already lives inside you—you just need a page (or a moment) to let it out.

Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
Truth? I almost gave up photography… more than once.

There were days when I looked at my camera and thought, Does the world really need another bird photo? Self-doubt whispered, No one cares. But then nature answered back. A roseate spoonbill landing in pink dawn light… an anhinga stretching its wings like a ballerina against the sky… These weren’t “just” birds. They were reminders that beauty matters, even when doubt tries to convince you otherwise.

So instead of quitting, I transformed my photography into journals—art that people could carry with them, write in, and make part of their own stories. Suddenly, my photos weren’t just mine anymore. They became yours, too.

That’s why I keep sharing these moments. Because maybe, just maybe, the reminder you need today is that your story matters, too.

If you love nature, photography, and a little daily inspiration, hit follow—let’s keep pausing to see the beauty together.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What would your closest friends say really matters to you?
They’d probably say I’m obsessed with slowing people down—and they wouldn’t be wrong!”

Life is noisy. We scroll, we rush, we barely notice the details. Photography taught me the opposite: to pause. To notice the curve of a petal, the shimmer of water, the stillness of a heron holding its breath. That’s what matters to me—helping people reclaim those pauses.

And journaling is the same kind of pause, just in words instead of images. That’s why I put the two together—so the cover whispers pause, notice, create, and the pages inside give you a space to do exactly that.

My friends know it, and now you do too: beauty and mindfulness aren’t luxuries—they’re lifelines. Every journal I create is a little reminder to slow down and reconnect.

Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What are you doing today that won’t pay off for 7–10 years?
I’m planting seeds for the future—and no, I don’t mean in the garden.

Every photo I capture and every journal I create is a little piece of encouragement for someone else’s story. Today, it might just hold a shopping list. But years from now, those same pages could hold milestones, dreams, or personal histories worth passing down.

I may not see the full ripple effect of that work in my lifetime, but I trust it’s being planted now—image by image, page by page.

That’s the legacy I’m building journals that outlive me, journals that hold your story. And that’s worth every moment behind the lens.

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Stacie Acevedo Photography

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