Journal
Waiting for a Mate — Green Point Sunset Session
Golden light. A soft wind off the sea. Clair and Dave standing barefoot on the sandstone, hands resting quietly on her belly, looking out at what’s coming.
We didn’t over-direct or overly stage this one. Green Point did the heavy lifting. It was one of those evenings where the light just said yes — warm and slow and full of promise. The kind that feels like a blessing for anyone about to step into something new.
Clair and Dave weren’t after anything too formal. Just something to mark the moment. “We’re just waiting for a mate,” they laughed. And that’s exactly what we captured — no pretence, no props. Just two people on the edge of something massive, surrounded by the softness of sea air and salt spray.
Photographing families or expectant parents always feels like a quiet honour. It’s a simple thing, but sacred in its own way. I’m not just clicking a shutter — I’m helping hold a moment before everything changes.
Client
Clair & Dave
Year
2025
Byron Bay Sunset — Right Place, Right Time
I forgot my board.
I’d driven to Byron for an evening surf, expecting the usual wind or crowd or anticlimax. But I got there and realised the board was still tied to the fence at home — classic.
So I walked. Through town, down the beach, past people packing up towels and heading to dinner. I didn’t really have a plan, which is often when the best things happen.
The sunset that night was outrageous. One of those real Byron moments where the whole sky turns peach and the waves catch fire and everyone, no matter where they are on the beach, stops for a second and just stares.
I had my camera — luckily — and started shooting as the last light dropped. Lone swimmers. Long shadows. That strange stillness that sometimes rolls in after the surf quiets down.
It wasn’t the shoot I planned. It wasn’t even the afternoon I planned. But that’s sort of the point. Sometimes the best photos come when you leave your expectations at home with your surfboard.
Year
2025
Wild Hearts — Girraween Elopement at Golden Hour
William and Izzy wanted something simple, wild, and theirs.
We met in Girraween National Park — a place that feels almost lunar, all granite outcrops and open skies.
The sunset turned it on for us. Warm, honeyed light poured over the rocks as the bush quieted down for the evening. There was stillness, then colour, then that brief flash where everything feels suspended.
Izzy, somehow, climbed one of the granite domes in heels. Absolute weapon.
There’s something special about photographing people in love, especially when they strip everything back. No guests, no grand production — just grit, beauty, and a sky on fire. The kind of shoot you don’t really direct, just honour.
Client
William & Izzy
Year
2024
