07/22/2025
It’s ground breaking day!
After years of buying land, drawing plans, selling land, scrapping plans, buying more land, and drawing more plans, the day has finally come. We have the building permit in-hand, and the foundation work is underway on our brand new 4500 sq ft video/photo studio in downtown Statesboro GA!
Building a studio was always a dream of mine, and I think it stems back to my love of a blank canvas. Creating something beautiful from nothing is hard work but so rewarding. When I hear people hate on blockbuster movies, I can’t help but think “Look at what they did starting with nothing!” Maybe it could have been funnier? Maybe the graphics could have been better? Maybe the acting was cringe? But what matters is their ability to go from a vision to a finished product. There’s no road map to creating art. You’ve just gotta start doing it.
This dream is becoming a reality all thanks to one man: Zach Hawk with Hawk Construction LLC. After multiple road blocks and almost giving up on having a studio space, Zach came to me at the 11th hour and basically said “Let me build it. We’ll make it work.” I can’t thank him enough for championing this team of creators!
My wife, Emma, God bless her. She’s had to put up with so many of my crazy ideas along the way, and this one was at the top. I’m thankful for her support in me, in Paros, and most of all in our family.
I set out to build a studio, and I collected some really cool and talented people along the way. So maybe the real treasure isn’t simply the studio, but the friendship we’ll be able to enjoy in a sweet studio space!
- Justin Peay
Owner