Surprise photos for Nina’s 50th birthday present

“How do you think your mum will react, when she finds out what you’ve done?” I asked. Siblings Alex, Zoe and William had snuck out of the family home…

Newborn photos with four-day-old Ocean

Of the many things that Amy and Dan have in common, perhaps the biggest is their mutual love of the sea. There’s nothing they enjoy more than swimming and…

Sitter session with 6-month-old Ace

During the six blissful months that Lumariel and Justin have spent watching little Ace grow up, there’s been just one disappointment for his mum. That’s the fact that…

Family photos with 18-month-old Michael

One night in Cowley, Oxford, Anna spotted Dom across the bar and decided to offer him a drink. The pair hit it off and soon created a life together with…

Newborn photos with 6-day-old Bowie and 1-year-old Arthur

Toni was worried how one-year-old Arthur would react to a new arrival in the home. The couple’s midwife likened a child’s experience of getting a new…

Newborn photoshoot with 10-day-old London

“I love her!” Teagan exclaimed, on meeting her baby sister for the first time, “Can we keep her?” Mum Tamisha and dad Vince assured Teagan that her new sibling London…

Older newborn photos with Esa and big brother Musa

When I last saw this lovely family for Musa’s older newborn photos two years ago, dad Irfan told me their new arrival meant he now had two bosses: the…

Family photos with 18-month-old Evie

After over a year in various states of lockdown, Lorraine, Bart and 18-month-old Evie were recently able to go to the zoo for the first time. Evie particularly…

Newborn photos with 12-day-old Dorothy

Rhys was abroad on a work trip when Sarah-Jane felt a weird sensation in her stomach. She decided to do a pregnancy test and, to her delight, the result…

Newborn photos with 7-day-old Tessa

Alice and Karl’s two eldest daughters were incredibly excited to meet their new sibling, Tessa. To avoid squabbling over who would get to hold Tessa first, Alice came up…

Newborn photos with 3-week-old Aria

Kay and Allan have been together since they met at an event as teens. Yet, for many of those years, they were hundreds of miles apart, at different schools, universities…

Family and sibling photos of twins Dexter and Indie

January 2021 update: The above portrait has just been awarded a Highly Commended Rosette by the Master Photographers Association (MPA). Ray Lowe, Chairman of the MPA, commented, “I think this…