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This is the first in a series of Family Photographer Interviews. In this series – starting in Week 2 of our 10th Birthday Celebration – I will be interviewing some of our long-term clients about their experiences with us, and why photography is so important to them. Today’s interview is with Angela and Chad, a […]
I recently photographed some extended family portraits for Marti and her whole family, at her family home. Marti and I met years ago at a personal development course, and at the time, two of her children were about to jet-off to the UK to live and work for a while. Marti asked me to […]
It looked like it was going to rain. I had arrived at Bondi a little early to enjoy some time watching the surf, while I waited for Anita and her family, for their family photo shoot. We had arranged to meet at the new – amazing – North Bondi SLSC building. (Incidentally, if you’re interested […]
Lucinda’s portraits were going to be all about the kids. She was very clear on this point. She didn’t want to be photographed, and wanted me to focus on the children. I made it very clear that I completely accepted her perspective, but that I disagreed, and I would definitely be photographing her whole family […]
Like many parents, today was the first day back into school routine. Today as we do every year, we photographed Indrani for her first day back at school. We marvelled once again at where time has gone. It only seems like yesterday we were photographing her for her first day in Kindergarten. Yet here we […]
For today’s post, I want to share a story of beach portraits. But more than that, I wanted to tell you a story of finding my voice and identifying my style after almost ten years of being a professional photographer. Telling the right stories A few months ago I was putting together images for the […]
About a month ago I met Belinda and Joe and their family for some family beach portraits at Little Bay – a beautiful, secluded beach on the southern fringes of Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Belinda initially heard about us through some fundraising we did with her son’s school, and was determined to get some great family […]
You may remember a post from a month or two back titled A Deeper Look at the Value of Family Portraits, where I told the beautiful and heartbreaking story of Eula and Lloyd (pictured above). The quick recap is this: Eula (left) suffers Alzheimer’s Disease, and Lloyd has a heart condition. One week after this […]
Family portraits are a beautiful expression of the love, connection and energy a family share. A beautiful family portrait isn’t just a photo – it is a treasured piece of art for a family to hang on their wall, and enjoy for generations. It gets more valuable with time, and is a doorway to our […]
Jillian had some family portraits taken by me several years ago, when her daughter was only about a year old. After winning a contest we ran a while back, I finally had a time booked with Jillian and her family, to get back to Coogee Beach and update their family portraits. So there I was, […]