I loved putting this blog together. I know it takes a village to raise a child but this Mother’s Day here in the UK I wanted to celebrate all of the super mums out there who do an amazing job day in and day out. Here are a few of my favourite images from the past year of mums with their children, young and old.

I love shooting in Richmond Park. I live really close by and every time I visit I still discover new places within the park. I feel very lucky to have such a beautiful open space nearby within London. Do you have a favourite outdoor space that you want to remember and create some more memories in?

It is always fun to split your family photo shoot between your home and local park or outdoor space. We then get to capture memories both inside and out. Playing at home with their toys and in their familiar surroundings relaxes the children but then we also get to have fun in the park too.

This blog is a throwback to a local New Malden family photoshoot I did a few years ago (this is how behind I am!!) with a lovely family of four. Being parents to boys, our house is also consumed by dinosaurs, Paw Patrol and LOTS of cars. Don’t be afraid of winter family photoshoots; this gives us the chance to do a gorgeous in-home session plus wrap up warm and venture out into the garden or local park.

I love in-home family photoshoots as I get to really spend time with a family and engage with the children. Sometimes children take a bit of warming up, some are raring to go as soon as you walk in the door.

This gorgeous boy had a photoshoot to mark his first birthday. In this new digital world, I think this is such a lovely idea. We are all too guilty of taking photos and then disregarding them straight away (myself included!).

In the Surrey and SW London area, we are spoilt for places to go to for outside location shoots. On this shoot, after a play at home we took a stroll down by the river.

Isla was only 10 days old for this shoot and she was a dream. She was in her cute, sleepy state for the most part and her older brother Theo clearly loved her, lots of kisses and cuddles.

Lockdown continues but we are now entering the next crucial phase; the relaxtion and easing of some of the rules. This has been a bittersweet feeling for me.

And just like that he turned 3. Let the lockdown birthday celebrations begin. Luckily for him, he’s too young to realise only Mummy, Daddy and his big brother turned up to his party! He didn’t care, he loved it.

I write this a few hours before Boris Johnson is about to update us on any potential easing of the lockdown. I’ve actually forgotten how many weeks into the lockdown we actually are. Is it 7 weeks? I know it feels like an eternity since the schools shut. This has become our new normal.

And so lockdown continues. Our new life is strangely becoming normal now. We have settled into our new routine and have adjusted to our new expectations.

And so it begins. Lockdown in the UK started towards the end of March 2020. Being a family photographer I can easily capture this special time that we find ourselves in and I hope to look back on these images in years to come with fond memories.