ABOUT ME
Hey, I’m Ella!
Your photographer, fellow mum and probably the person tapping her foot to music while we’re chatting.
Before becoming a family photographer, I travelled the world, worked with lions in Africa, and eventually became a vet nurse. I’ve skydived, paraglided, jumped off bridges (bungee, obviously 😂), floated in a hot air balloon and sat over the edge of Victoria Falls. Basically, I had a bit of a thing for adrenaline before kids came along and made me slightly more sensible.
These days, life looks a little different. I’m a mum of two living in Christchurch, usually found with a coffee in hand, watching a good rom-com, or singing along to 60s, 70s and 80s music.
I’m also the girl who gets a little emotional watching an Emirates plane fly overhead. Most people see a plane. I see family, home and the people I wish I could hug a little more often.
All my family live back in England, so I know firsthand how much photographs mean when the people you love aren’t just around the corner. They’re the little pieces of life you get to keep close, long after a moment has passed.
And that’s a big part of why I do what I do.
"PHOTOGRAPHY IS MY WAY OF FINDING THE BEAUTY IN THE CHAOS,
CONNECTION IN THE LITLE MOMENTS AND MAGIC IN THE EVERYDAY"
I want to capture the real stuff. The cuddles, the chaos, the cheeky little personalities, the tiny details you don’t realise you’ll miss, and the moments that might not seem like much now but will mean everything one day.
My sessions are relaxed, with plenty of laughs and absolutely no expectation that your kids need to behave perfectly or that everyone needs to look at the camera at the same time.
I’m here to make you feel comfortable, have a laugh with you, and photograph your family as you are. No pressure to be perfect. Just you, your people and the good stuff in between.
So, if you like a photographer who doesn’t take herself too seriously, loves a good chat and understands just how precious these little seasons of life are, I have a feeling we’ll get along just fine.
Now, let’s make some memories worth keeping. 🤍
