Hey, I'm Nick 

I'm a father of 4 insane children and love it! Chaos is just the norm in our family, so much so that it feels weird if I'm not walking around the house with someone hitching a ride on my leg, or having my eye lids pushed open while I nap on the lounge to check if I'm actually asleep. I love the energy that comes from the chaos and that's why I love being able to capture it. 

Photography for me has been such a great way to be able to create those memories and seeing the look on other parents faces when they see their kids as they truly are is an awesome thing. Kids weren't meant to sit, behave and smile at the camera. That's not who they are... they're nuts! So I let them be nuts in my family photo sessions. I generally set up a few photos looking at the camera to begin with, but after about 5 minutes of that they generally want to break free, so I let them and actually encourage it. Just when you start to worry that the perfect family photo shoot you imagined isn't going to plan, that's when I find that the magic starts to happen.

Embrace the chaos …

Ha! Kids are fun aren’t they… except for when they’re not, but anyway this is Ayden, Charlotte, and Jacob. They love me capturing every moment of their life. Can't you tell?

Looking at this pic you'd think butter wouldn't melt in their mouth. Seriously though, they're pretty good kids... Except for the youngest Jake. I think he's probably destined to be a super-villain. Check out his evil laugh below.

See what I mean! He's lucky he's cute... and the other 3... well, butter wouldn't melt in their mouth it seems.

Of course I couldn't handle these 4 punks all by myself, which brings me to the love of my life, the one who keeps us all under control, my beautiful wife Hayley... She wouldn't let me post a photo of here

I've done a lot of things in my working life from burger flipper to cement renderer. However the majority of my career has been as a producer/director for network TV. Now I love TV, I love watching it, editing it and shooting it, but over the years my passion for photography has been so persistent that I needed an outlet.

Family photography is my thing, since kids are my life. It has shown me just how much love you can have for your family, so being able to capture those moments for other couples and families is something I enjoy.

My photography style is candid, natural, modern, in the moment. and never forced. As you know telling kids to do anything they don't want to never gets the desired result, so I like to go with the flow and capture them as their normal chaotic selves.

It's all very relaxed, so even dad won't feel too awkward. I'm a dad myself and so I get not wanting to be in front of the camera doing silly poses. That won't happen in one of my family photography sessions.

Anyway, take a look around and see my portfolio here.

  • Nick is brilliant at his job! Exellent and easy going with kids. Beautiful natural pictures. Highly recommended.

    Jaroslava Henning Avatar Jaroslava Henning
    October 18, 2015
  • Professional, made the kids feel at ease. Very easy going guy and knows his stuff. Quality of the photos were beyond our expectations and sent through insanely quick. Will have to visit Nick again. Highly highly recommend his services.

    Josh Lee Avatar Josh Lee
    September 10, 2015
  • We the best time even in the rain and mud our boys loved it! Nick was extremely easy and fun to work with and would recommend him to anyone. Thanks again nick looking forward to our next session.

    Melissa Ford Avatar Melissa Ford
    February 7, 2016
  • Best photography ever. Thank you for the best time at the setu wedding

    Courtney Iafeta Avatar Courtney Iafeta
    January 24, 2016
  • If you are the kind of person who prefers photos that are different and dynamic over the typical sterile-starchy-say cheese-smile-portrait type, then search no further. Nick has been very accommodating and understanding of infants' needs, making the session very relaxed, as it ought to be! We had a sleep-deprived, borderline-to-cranky infant on the day of the photoshoot (Murphy's Law anyone?) and yet Nick still managed to get amazing shots taking into consideration the baby's needs. Whilst different, his photos harness energy, spontaneity and most importantly: PERSONALITY.

    Carolina Ou Smolinski Avatar Carolina Ou Smolinski
    January 16, 2017
  • I got one word to say about your photographs. AMAZING! ..Whoops that's 9 words

    Joel Bennett Avatar Joel Bennett
    June 18, 2016
  • We are so happy with our family photos - they are exactly what I'd hoped for and I know we will treasure them for years to come. Highly recommend Nick as a photographer.

    Sarah Newlove Avatar Sarah Newlove
    November 16, 2015
  • We absolutely loved the pictures that Nick captured of our daughter's first birthday party! He captured the magic, pace (and chaos!) of the day perfectly and we'll look upon these for years to come. Thanks for the beautiful shots!

    Erika Durante Avatar Erika Durante
    March 8, 2017
  • We had family photos taken by Nick and it was such a great experience. Communication was great and he was very accommodating. We all felt very comfortable and relaxed during the session. The photos are amazing ! Nick was able to capture lots of beautiful moments for us and they all look so natural and perfect. Highly recommended and we look forward to having more photos with Nick in the future.

    Annabelle Goh Avatar Annabelle Goh
    May 23, 2017
  • Thanks so much for our perfect family pics. Would recommend you to anyone wanting those special moments captured. Just brilliant!

    Bec Mazzone Avatar Bec Mazzone
    November 16, 2015

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