Last week I photographed an awesome group of athletes for one of my all time favourite brands - Lululemon. We met up at 7am just behind sunset mall to photograph the team in action for Lululemon's newly launched run club. I honestly had the best time. As someone who loves movement - whether it be yoga, running, dancing, boxing - this shoot had me very excited to click away. Zoe, Heidi, Alejandro and Rob all arrived with smiles on their faces, their shoelaces tied and such a c

A few weeks ago I shared a blog post about my maternity shoot with the beautiful Emily and her husband Julius. Recently they welcomed their baby girl Lily into the world and I was very lucky to photograph the three of them together in their home. From the moment I stepped through the door I knew it was going to be a beautiful shoot as the energy in the apartment was ever so peaceful and loving. Motherhood definitely suits my stunning friend Emily. We started off with a giggle

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to photograph a gorgeous family in a quaint little park in the middle of Jumeirah. We were very fortunate to have the park all to ourselves. Summer this year has gone on a little longer than usual, however we started early doors to avoid that ever so welcomed heat ;) I usually spend a bit of time at the beginning of the shoot to get to know the little ones. That way they feel more comfortable with me when I get my camera out. It allows for m

A few weeks ago I photographed one of my student's turned very close friends - Emily - along side her lovely husband. We started our shoot in their home - photographing special moments as they giggled together and shared stories about how they met in college. Nutella filled donuts and cups of tea played a very important role in the prop collection for the shoot. A very relaxed setting gave room for me to capture real and very honest moments. As sun set was nearing we ventured

Without question one of my favourite shoots to date was photographing the beautiful dancers of Sharmila's Dance Company. Sharmila was my dance teacher growing up. Such an incredible and talented woman who has clearly inspired the beautiful women in the gallery above. As I always share - I am so passionate about graceful movement. I have always loved dance - I danced growing up and even chose it as the theme for my IB Art way back in the day. Alignment is so important to me as

I have four brothers, two of which are identical twins. Thomas and Lucas are part of a three piece band called Vandalye. I am literally a fan girl! The nutter who dances at their gigs like no body is watching. They have opened for the likes of Elton John, Lionel Richie, Snow Patrol and I even got the chance to photograph them performing at the Dubai Opera as they opened for Mocheeba. Wont hide the fact that I am a very proud big sister :)` They boys recently asked me to photo

On a very similar note to my last post, I share with you one of my latest shoots with a lovely student of mine who I taught just over a year ago. At the time I was teaching prenatal yoga at Zen Yoga and Alaa was one of my regulars. Such a gorgeous bubbly student who most definitely embraced movement through her pregnancy. Alaa recently reached out to me to book me for a family shoot with her husband and little boy Thayn. What a cool idea to think that he did yoga with us when

Last week I was very fortunate to do a studio shoot with some very cute models. I had a smile from ear to ear throughout the shoot as the little ones showed off their best poses. We shot in a studio to capture moments with Pureborn's latest nappy designs for their upcoming campaign. I have been working with the eco friendly brand for a half a year now and was very excited to do this shoot. The simplicity of a white background made each smile, giggle and curiosity stand out. I

Ive not posted for a while - the new year and travels got the best of me but I am very excited to get back on my keyboard and share some of the latest adventures that photography has taken me on. I am very grateful to have had a busy January - photographing some gorgeous newborns. Each and every session gives me goosebumps as to how perfect these little humans are. From their wrinkly fingers to their furrowed foreheads. Moments with their siblings and mum and dad are definite

I recently returned from a 3 week adventure in Sri Lanka. A beautiful island that I was very excited to visit thanks to Steve McCurry and his incredible photography of the island and its wonders. One of my favourite photographs ever taken was of the Sri Lankan fishermen by Steve himself and I could not wait to see them in person and hopefully capture my own photographs of them. So one day - off I went to the coast of the island, a spot renowned for the stilt fishermen. Racing

I have fallen in love with shooting outdoors. Work doesn't feel like work when I get to take my camera to the park - meet gorgeous families and capture very honest moments. Last weekend I was very fortunate to take photos of this little man for his first birthday. A cake smash session. I last took photos of Guy when he was 3 months old and he was such a pleasure to shoot as he giggled at the camera with his piercing blue eyes. 7 months later he has definitely turned into a go

Last weekend I had the lovely opportunity to capture moments with a gorgeous family who just welcomed their newest member, baby girl Mabel <3 The weather in Dubai has finally gotten cooler, which gave us the opportunity to head out into the neighbourhood. Old Town Dubai has a beautiful feel to it with bougainvillea growing wild over the sandy walls while the features of traditional desert wind towers can be found in every little corner. It is always super exciting to capture

Super excited to write about my first oil painting! It is amazing how an idea develops - especially when you leave a piece alone for half a year at a studio and then make your way back to your paint palette with a fresh mind. I started this piece last November - however in beginning a new career I wasn't able to attend classes again until a few weeks ago. I had never tried oil paints before as I used to have very sensitive skin and the turpentine aggravated it. My skin howeve

I know I talk a lot about how awesome it is learn from everything around us in my blogs. Pardon my excitement!!! There are endless platforms in learning - from typing a search into google to jumping in to a movement class. Even the gothic streets of Barcelona have stories to tell, history to share, ideas to inspire. It is about having that openness and hunger to learn when you really realize how accessible it is to us. In saying that, learning is also ever so humbling. As a r

As much as I love capturing photos of emotion through the newborn, lifestyle and wedding photography I do, I have found a lot of joy in taking photos of flowers too. Although they don't have a personality - show any emotion - or wiggle around as I am trying to capture them - I think they are absolutely beautiful. I am after all a woman and can not deny that I love getting a cute little rose or dainty bouquet! However the moment I put flowers in front of my wee Nikon camera, I

I find it pretty amazing - the number and variety of people we encounter as we walk our paths. Not only do we "meet" these individuals, but thanks to social media - we are able to see the adventures they are on as the years go by. From my classmates in Dubai who have ventured out all over the world in the pursuit of their studies and career. To those I met in the modeling world - who are now volunteers, celebrities, mothers, entrepreneurs, students - the list goes on. As with

As written about in a previous blog post, I became qualified to teach prenatal yoga a little while back. I will be honest in saying how daunting it was to start teaching prenatal - to work with mothers to be - and to feel confident in the safety and benefits of what I was teaching - as lets be real - not a lot of teachers are too keen on the thought that there is a chance that one of their students may fall into labour in class one day. Needless to say I made it through those

We say that we learn every single day - but I remember a time when I was 17 where that concept didn't quite resonate with me yet - just having graduated from high school - I knew I wasn't ready to go to University. At that time the seed started to grow in my head about pursuing a modeling career so Uni was definitely not on my mind. I did however wonder very often if I was missing out on learning - on using my brain. The stereotypical idea I had in my mind about modeling was

Last weekend I had the lovely experience of capturing beautiful Stella's one year birthday celebration with a cake smash. The summer heat did not stop us as we met up bright and early for the fun to take place next to the pool. The light was beautiful, the sun was peaking through, and the temperature was actually very pleasant. The fun had actually started the day before as Stella's mum and nanny spent the day making a gorgeous rainbow layered cake, covered in violet and yell

Although I never went to university, I did have plans to go and study fine art at some point in my life. Little did I know how much my travels around the world, would serve as an artistic education. Walking through the streets of Chelsea in New York, passing Le Louvre daily as I raced to castings during Paris fashion week, admiring Gaudi's Sagrada Familia so often as I walked to my mother agency every week. Every day, my eyes were opened to the beauty and magic in art. I find