Before baby was born: an in-home maternity photoshoot

Are you pregnant? Is a baby growing in your belly? Pause a while, take a deep breath, inhale this moment and capture it in your mind. What is life like right now? What do you feel right now? In this moment. What would you like to remember? Step forward into a future...

Memories. They’re timeless.

Time is not something we can buy. Time is a gift. The passing of time is most noticeable in nature's cycles and seasons and children growing up. There is always enough time. Spend it wisely. Photograph the everyday as well as the important moments. One day you'll look...

Life is amazing

Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living...

To be comforted by photographs

I believe our photographs belong in the real world; on walls, in frames and in albums. We want to see them and have them easily accessible. Every day. I'm curious about the generations who follow me. What will they want? I have boxes of old sepia and black and white...

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From 3 to 4; and halfway there already!

From 3 to 4; and halfway there already!

Oh my goodness! Let's play catch up... With the exception of Instagram (because I simply can't stop taking and sharing photos! ha!), you may have noticed I've been a little quieter on social media in the last months. Amongst wonderful photo sessions with clients,...

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Impressions from April 2014 : a personal project

Impressions from April 2014 : a personal project

It's time for another round of Impressions! ‘Impressions‘ is a creative project by an eclectic group of female photographers from around the globe. We aim to share the inspiration behind what we do through our monthly posts. On the 8th of each month, we will be...

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Welcome, Dante! a baby boy, 9 days new

Welcome, Dante! a baby boy, 9 days new

Dante was such a delight to photograph, it's been wonderful to share in his early weeks of life; photographing him when he was just 9 days new, seeing him growing bigger when we met a second time during a personalised ordering session, and again when I delivered the...

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The Birth of Faye

The Birth of Faye

Today, I'm delighted to share a very special birth story with you. This particular one has been sitting quietly in my portfolio for quite some months, and has steadily been accumulating lots of views! For those that haven't already seen it, it's time to share it here...

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