Sarah Anderson Photography

02/06/2026

Black and white or colour?

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01/06/2026

Pregnancy is beautiful.

And by beautiful, I mean your pelvis hurts, you can't roll over in bed without a three-point turn, and you've considered fighting someone over a chicken nugget.

But yes, beautiful. 🤎

31/05/2026

30/05/2026

I almost didn't take my kids anywhere today.

There was a free event on that I knew they would've loved.

But I was still in my pyjamas. The house was a mess. The kids were fighting. And honestly, I couldn't get myself off the couch.

Lately, most days have felt loud, repetitive, and exhausting.

As I sat there doom scrolling, procrastinating, I came across a video of a young, single woman talking about carpe diem. Seize the day.

Part of me thought, that's easy when you only have yourself to think about.

But another part of me wondered if I've started confusing difficult circumstances with permission to avoid things altogether.

Have I become a victim of my circumstances, or just comfortable using them as an excuse?

It's a confronting thought.

Especially because I photograph so many families and preserve their beautiful memories.

Yet if I'm honest, I've been avoiding making memories with my own family lately.

It feels too hard to leave the house. Too exhausting to deal with public tantrums. Too expensive. Too much effort.

But today I put my phone down.

I got myself dressed while the boys played outside.

And we left.

We were only out for an hour and a half.

But we got temporary tattoos, bounced on a jumping castle, ate ice cream, rode a miniature train, collected a balloon friend, and came home with a few extra treats we probably didn't need.

Did I avoid spending money?

No.

Did the kids have fun and make memories?

I really hope so.

And maybe that's the thing.

Most of us aren't living these perfectly curated lives we see online.

Most of us are tired. Overwhelmed. Behind on the washing. Wondering if we're doing enough.

But sometimes making memories doesn't look like some magical family adventure.

Sometimes it just looks like getting off the couch and showing up anyway. 🤍

28/05/2026

I still remember bringing my first baby home and feeling like there was this new kind of tenderness in ordinary moments.

Tiny outfits draped over chairs. Slow evenings feeding the baby while the sun disappeared outside. Just sitting in silence, staring at this little person you made.

And now, every time I photograph a first baby, I get to relive a small piece of it through their eyes.

Hearing the story of how you met. Watching the way you look at them. Seeing this tiny child that was made from love.

And now somehow, impossibly, this little family is already preparing to welcome another baby into the world.

I think that’s why these sessions matter so much to me. They feel less like taking photos and more like preserving the beginning of a whole new chapter. 🤎

27/05/2026

Underwater maternity in winter.

A heated pool, soft movement, glimmering light.

There’s something so beautiful about pregnancy underwater. Dreamy, weightless, and just a little bit magical.

If this feels like your kind of maternity session, I’d love to photograph it for you this winter.

26/05/2026

Newborn sessions do not need to be rushed, overly posed or perfect.

Sometimes the most meaningful images are the quiet ones.

The tiny feet in your hands.
The way they stretch between feeds.
The softness of their skin.
The little expressions you already know will change by next week.

This is why I love calm, baby-led newborn sessions.

No pressure for your baby to “perform.”
No expectation for everything to go smoothly.
Just space to document them as they are, while they are still this small.

Newborn sessions are best booked during pregnancy, with a flexible date held around your due month.

Mackay newborn photography enquiries are now open. x

25/05/2026

Black and white feels like memory.
Colour feels like the moment still unfolding.

I genuinely can’t decide between these two. One feels quiet and timeless, the other feels soft and alive in a completely different way.

So now I want to know which one you love,
black and white or colour?

22/02/2026

Post-partum is tender.
It is powerful.
It is disorienting.
It is beautiful and brutal and sacred all at once.

The first year reshapes you.

You can adore your baby and still feel overwhelmed.
You can feel grateful and exhausted.
You can be strong and still need support.

If you are deep in night feeds, healing stitches, identity shifts, toddler tantrums, or quiet tears no one sees, please know there is real, practical, emotional support available here in Mackay, beyond the surface level “you’ve got this.”

I’ve written a blog sharing perinatal and post-partum support options locally. The kind of support I wish more mothers knew about.

Because in motherhood, you deserve to be supported too.

Blog link in bio.

17/01/2026

Digitals are everywhere.

They’re easy to save, easy to store, and easy to forget.

When images exist only as files, their value is diluted by volume.

They’re protected, but rarely seen.

Printed photographs ask more of us.

They’re chosen. Displayed. Returned to.

They become part of the environment our children grow up in.

And that matters.

Because children build their sense of self from what is reflected back to them, from what they see daily in their homes. Images on walls and shelves quietly reinforce belonging, identity, and love.

This isn’t about rejecting digitals.

It’s about restoring intention.

Printing isn’t outdated.

It’s intentional.

This is the art of printing memories.