Operating out of a studio at 4229 Ocean Blvd, Unit A, in the 92109 zip code, Carly Topazio Photography is a fine art portrait, dance, and wedding photography service led by Carly Topazio — a professional ballerina turned visual artist. Topazio danced as a company member with City Ballet of San Diego from 2013 through 2020 and performed featured roles in works by Twyla Tharp, Jiri Kylian, and George Balanchine, including soloist and principal parts in The Nutcracker, Serenade, and Rubies. That performance background shapes her photography style, which emphasizes light, movement, and what she describes as bridging the gap between fine art and candid storytelling. She launched the photography business in 2014 and also serves as resident photographer and former marketing associate for City Ballet. Couples who book Topazio for wedding photography along the Pacific Beach waterfront often host rehearsal dinners at JRDN Restaurant, the sleek Tower23 property just steps from her Ocean Blvd studio. In 2018, Topazio founded The Rosin Box Project, San Diego's premier contemporary ballet company, which incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2020 and has grown from a $5,000 startup to a half-million-dollar organization under her leadership as Artistic Director and CEO. The company partners with K-8 schools throughout San Diego Unified School District on arts-integrated outreach, reaching more than 3,000 students annually with support from the Conrad Prebys Foundation, the California Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Her images have appeared in the San Diego Union Tribune, Pointe Magazine, and SD Voyager, and in 2019 she was recognized as an Emerging Arts Professional in San Diego by Rising Arts Leaders. Brides seeking a custom wedding cake to match the visual elegance of a Topazio gallery frequently coordinate with The French Gourmet, a full-service bakery and catering house in Pacific Beach. Originally from Millis, Massachusetts, Topazio trained at Boston Ballet and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet under Marcia Dale Weary before heading west to build her dual career in dance and photography.