new eyes

Mid winter on July 24th I became suddenly unwell. It took the next five weeks for me to know the reasons why. The end of winter this year was supposed to be exciting because we were moving house back to the neighbourhood & community we loved & lived in when we were first married. Instead of exciting,...

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J’aime mon papa

Sharing this simple idea for a personal fathers day gift to give daddy’s from your little ones. For a couple of years in a row I made Pete these keepsakes. A cut out of his hand & our children’s hands. The first year was his & Ava’s hand, the following year I gave him one...

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where the heart is

It can be nice to have treasures in a box… Treasures that sparkle & you can hold in your hands… Something that catches your eye… Something pretty that promises to make you happy if the treasure is your own… But amongst the things I hope my girls will grow to know, I hope they learn...

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super girl

Ava ran in the door from preschool recently, waving a party invitation in her hand. She was very excited she had been invited to a ‘super hero’ party for Jayden from her preschool class. After the excitement died down she eventually said… “mum?… what’s a super hero?”. I reminded her that she actually did used...

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home. beautiful.

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popcorn

The top images of Ava were taken in January when we took the girls to see their first movie at the cinema. They loved the experience, but they also loved the popcorn! Now every time we have a movie night at home Ava insists we make popcorn, so it’s becoming a bit of a ritual...

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pikelets & tea

Today I am grateful for… Saturday morning brekky… & for miss 2 who kindly offers to help mix & taste test the batter… and for the little hands that appeared in front of me when I was cooking & so sweetly brought me a cup of tea… (even though reaching up to the bench wasn’t easy) & for home...

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Gabriella | Sydney child photographer

 They were expecting a boy, they had named ‘her’ Jack, but after endless hours of labour, a little girl entered the world & they named her Gabriella. She’s just turned 5, she’s often the loudest person in the room, she loves pink, she dressed her self for this photo shoot… and she knows what it is to dance &...

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Cathie & Anthony’s family

It’s like a blind date when I arrive at a session to photograph a family I have never met before. I showed up to this session & then realised that since I have no idea what they look like, all I could do was just stand there hoping they would recognise me because I am...

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