Based in the heart of Virginia Horse country, Karen Monroe and Douglas Gehlsen provide over 40 years of photography experience, Middleburg Photo is owned and operated by Karen Monroe and Douglas Gehlsen. With over 40 years of photography experience, they are experts in digital photography and embrace the latest techniques in photojournalism wedding and event photography. Located in the heart of Virginia's Horse Country, they specialize in capturing the classic country life of the Virginia Piedmont.

Karen is originally from the UK and was born in Australia and has lived in Middleburg for most of her life. Karen has been shooting events in the Middleburg area since the 1970's. Doug retired in 2002 from the US Navy as a submariner and works as a real estate appraiser in Maryland and Virginia.