There’s something so timeless about photographing motherhood. The quiet moments, the little hands held, and the joy found in simply being together. This recent motherhood mini session at Half Moon Bay was such a privilege for me to capture — not only because of the gorgeous backdrop and golden light, but because of the special bond I’ve built with this family over the years.

I first met David and Annie when I photographed their wedding, and later when their beautiful twins arrived for their newborn session. To be invited back time and again to document their journey as a family is the greatest compliment I could receive. Watching little ones grow, change, and develop their own personalities — while seeing parents embrace each new chapter — is exactly why I do what I do.

This session was filled with warmth and tenderness: sandy hands full of treasures, cosy cuddles against the early spring chill, and sweet nose-to-nose moments that speak louder than words. Half Moon Bay gave us the perfect natural backdrop, allowing the focus to stay on the connection and love between mother and child.

The first of my Shades of Motherhood sessions with the lovely Alana & baby Alana from December 2023 — how have I not shared this special session yet?! A week into the newborn bubble and I felt so honoured to be allowed into Alana’s beautiful home to capture these moments. Despite the exhaustion, you can see how happy Alana is with her baby girl. This session just gives me all the cosy, winter vibes with that wintery light and baby snuggles by the Christmas tree.

Words can’t even begin to describe how much I loved documenting Jessie and her boys at their Motherhood Mini Session at Half Moon Bay last year. At the time, Jessie’s youngest - Finley - was just 3 months old and both boys looked super cute in matching tops. Even mum had her own version and they all looked adorable.

We met on a bright spring morning, the sea breeze blowing in our hair and the waves providing a calming soundtrack. As this was a motherhood mini session we focused our time documenting Jessie and the boys, however, I let Dad get in a few shots at the end as I couldn’t let them go without getting a few shots of them altogether.

Charlie was a little shy to start with but I think those first few photos of him cosying up to mum and Finley are some of my faves. It was such a relaxed mini session - just capturing them in my favourite location together and nothing makes me happier than that. Here’s to more of this - drift wood seats, golden grasses, a beach full of pebbles and shells, rosy cheeks and eskimo kisses.

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The sweetest morning celebrating these two adorable beings with an at-home session in Lancaster. I jumped for joy when this lady agreed to model for my Shades of Motherhood project with her beautiful baby boy. Cassian was such a chilled baby, happy to snuggle with his mum, enjoying lots of toe tickles and just the most heavenly dark eyes and hair combo I’ve seen.

Hannah came to my home for the shoot and we drank endless cups of tea, chatted all things motherhood and took so many gorgeous photos it was difficult to choose the best shots for her gallery.

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One of my sweet past mother and child sessions f0r my Shades of Motherhood project.

I love documenting mothers through all seasons of their motherhood - those early newborn weeks being some of my most favourite. I had the privilege of documenting Nicola & Ava’s Shades of Motherhood session last summer when Nicola kindly made the drive to visit me whilst my car was broken. This beautiful babe turns one in April and getting to preserve this short season of motherhood was one of my absolute favourites!

Also, I’m super excited to say that two photos from this session were accepted by Photo Vogue last year! (Pinch me!)
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During 2022, I decided that I really wanted to capture the early stages of motherhood and add some maternity images to my portfolio. I put out a model call in later February via my Instagram account and thankfully a previous client - the lovely Rebecca - passed the info on (Lancaster’s a small place so it’s very much word of mouth) and the beautiful Emily responded to my call.