About Next Wave Studio Photography

If you’ve always wanted to capture your baby’s first smiles, your unforgettable wedding day filled with incredible memories, or your family on the beach as the sun sets over the dunes for that cherished family portrait, Next Wave Studios in Ocean City Maryland is the photography studio for you.   

Whether you’re looking for formal, candid or a little of both, Next Wave Studios Photography can record all your special moments. Award-winning photographer and owner Kyle Hughes completed an intensive education program at one of the most prestigious photography schools in the United States, the Hallmark Institute of Photography in Turner Falls, Mass., in 2002. He spent two years working with a high volume photography company in Salisbury, Md., and Charleston, S.C.  He spent the next few years in Ocean City Maryland apprenticing for a local master portrait photographer, learning the business of photography before opening his own private studio in 2004.

After buying his home in Ocean City Maryland at the age of 23, Kyle spent months planning, designing and building his dream studio in his back yard. The private studio is fully equipped with a fresh modern look, including a changing area, a comfortable sitting and viewing room, and large area for indoor studio portraits.

Kyle spends a lot of his free time giving back to the community, judging local photography contests, donating time and services to local charities and benefits, and helping with team sports at the Ocean City’s Northside Park and Recreation Center. He is the center’s official photographer. He is a member of the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce, as well as a member of a local and national professional photographers’ associations.

Kyle loves photography and how it makes his clients feel.

"It’s not work when you love what you do.”