We had an early morning mid-week shoot down at the beach and it was great to have such wonderful light and the beach pretty much to ourselves. I loved capturing Charlie and Abby at this beautiful age, making memories of their time living in Australia.

This is Johny’s third time coming for his Christmas photos with me and I was delighted he could show the ropes to his gorgeous younger sister Audrey.

I love photographing families each year and seeing how the children have grown and their personalities have emerged. I photographed Alexia at her christening early last year and one of her photos still makes me smile. Glad to see she still has her “everybody stop fussing over me” attitude.

Max out with his army cadet unit today, taking part in activities to remember the lives lost during war.

Remember that feeling of freedom and exhilaration as you were thrown in the air by your dad? Loved watching Abby get a big dose of it.

A favourite part of photographing the Christmas mini-sessions is explaining ‘snow angels’ to young children that have never seen snow.

Oh, hello little Miss Christmas! Lovely to meet you.

A combination of trains and Christmas. Why wouldn’t you be excited?

Gorgeous morning down at the beach for a family shoot. Especially for this family where there is snow predicted tomorrow in their home town of Chicago.

Oh, Eva! The depth and intensity of your eyes are a photographer’s dream! Lovely to photograph you again this year.

Red is definitely the colour of choice for the fastest car … and for every 3 year old boy, life is about being speedy.

Always rockin’ a cool haircut and impeccable manners when he comes to visit for a photo shoot. It’s going to be a winning combination as he gets older.