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Alice Rye Photography Rockhampton and Yeppoon family and newborn photographer. Making magic from your mayhem. Hello family! If you'd like to know more, please get in touch via email.

I’m a professional photographer who can’t get enough of capturing the connections between you and your loved ones and creating bespoke artwork to show that love in your home. With a background in photojournalism, a Diploma in Professional Photography, and years behind the lens, documenting your days as a family or with a new baby in the home brings me so much joy.

So you're expecting a baby. Now what?One of the first things people ask me is "where should we have our session?"My favo...
29/09/2026

So you're expecting a baby. Now what?

One of the first things people ask me is "where should we have our session?"

My favourite answer might surprise you. Home.

For this couple, I started with one question: what does a normal Sunday morning look like for you?

Their answer? Pottering about the house. A cuppa together. Snuggled back up in bed while they still can.

So that's exactly what we captured. No venturing out. No hiring outfits nobody feels like themselves in. Just the two of them, in the spot where they're most comfortable, about to become three.

And because they were at home, they forgot to perform. I caught the way they looked at each other. The inside jokes. The particular kind of calm you only get in your own space.

Here's the thing about maternity photos. In twenty years, the detail you'll ache for isn't a location you visited once.

It's the two of you, exactly as you were, in the home you were building your family in, right before everything changed.

Your kitchen where the cuppas get made. Your bed where the slow mornings happen. Your backyard where you soak in the early morning sun.

That's what actually looks like your life.

So if you're a slow-Sunday, cuppa-in-bed kind of family, your home might be the most beautiful backdrop you've got.

And that's an option here. Always.

My baby turned seven this month.And when I printed all his baby photos to surprise him, something caught me off guard.I ...
24/09/2026

My baby turned seven this month.

And when I printed all his baby photos to surprise him, something caught me off guard.

I knew he was my last. So I was going to photograph everything. And I honestly thought I'd nailed it.

Then I laid them all out.

The feeling that hit me wasn't "look how many". It was "this isn't enough".

And barely a single one was of him and me. Two, to be exact. Both from the day we left hospital. One a blurry phone snap I asked my husband to take, and one the midwives grabbed of us carrying him out the doors.

That's it. That's what I have of the two of us at the very start.

I pushed an entire human out of my body… and the record of it is a poorly lit photo on my phone. (Plus the cute baby, of course.)

And I keep wondering how many other mums are sitting on the exact same thing.

So here's my promise to you.

If you're expecting, and you're not sure whether newborn photos are worth it, I promise you they are.

Not because I'm a photographer. Because I'm a mum who has lived it and can't go back. I'm not a time traveller. Neither are you.

The ones I'd give anything to have properly are the close-ups. The tiny features of his face. Me nuzzling that gorgeous little nose.

Holding his heart against mine and feeling it beat on the outside for the first time.

You only get that start once. Let me help you keep it.

If you think your family feels too chaotic for photos, let me stop you right there. The loud, messy, funny, sometimes gr...
22/09/2026

If you think your family feels too chaotic for photos, let me stop you right there.

The loud, messy, funny, sometimes gross (I'm looking at you, chief nose picker) parts of having kids are the exact moments that won't be here one day.

The house will go quiet. The glass door will stay fingerprint free.

There won't be little fingers sliding under the bathroom door while someone yells 'mmmmuuuuummmmmm' from the other side.

The chaos is your life. So why would I try to capture something else?

And here's the thing most people miss. Even in a session with four kids, we still found the little pockets of peace.

A quick kiss. A snuggle. A minute that seemed to slow down time.

Those moments are easy to lose in the noise, so I'm always watching for them (and creating them when needed), because I know as a mum they're the ones you'll want to look back on.

Their childhood is only a tiny slice of the time you'll get with them. But it's the slice you'll return to again and again, because when you picture them, you still see your baby.

So if the chaos of your family has been holding you back, please don't let it.

And if I haven't convinced you, here's what other mums said when they had the very same worry.

"It doesn't matter if you think your kids aren't behaving or not smiling…somehow Alice still manages to capture amazing photos that you'll treasure forever."

"She made us all feel so relaxed and somehow turned those busy, unpredictable moments into memories we'll treasure forever."

If you'd love to have your family captured before the end of the year, comment chaos, and we can start planning something special.

He makes her a cup of tea, while he makes his coffee. Their usual Sunday routine but now with three heartbeats in the ro...
13/09/2026

He makes her a cup of tea, while he makes his coffee. Their usual Sunday routine but now with three heartbeats in the room.

Their quiet weekends filled with waiting for their little one. Wondering who they will be and when they'll finally get to meet.

It's the little glimmers a family is made of... the moments you didn't even realise needed capturing.

Like baby's head pushing against her ribs (slowly running out of room for all those tumble turns).

Or the family guard dog Pip, loving being the centre of attention (because obviously the photographer was here for her…ummmm not the two humans she lives with).

And above all else…this session was about showing how these two love.

The way they look at one another, the little jokes they shared, the way they touch, laugh and play.

All of it, right there in what will be their baby's first home. Their first home as a family of three (sorry Pip, I mean four).

If you're wanting a session that cuts to the heart of your family, I'm here when you're ready.

The "glow" everyone promised? Still looking for mine.Three pregnancies in, and my highlight reel was swollen ankles, all...
09/09/2026

The "glow" everyone promised? Still looking for mine.

Three pregnancies in, and my highlight reel was swollen ankles, all-day nausea and heaving myself out of bed in stages.

My grandma did this eight times. Every time I was pregnant, I thought 'how did she do this?'

But here's the thing nobody says out loud: pregnancy can feel lucky and hard at the exact same time. You can be counting down the weeks and loving feeling the little kicks (or in my case, big kicks).

Joy and pain, same day.

So if you're not loving being pregnant right now, I see you. And I still think you should book the shoot.

Because it feels like forever when you're in it. Then one day the bump's gone, and a bathroom selfie is all you've got to show for it. Let's make you something better than that.

Maternity portraits, for the mum who's over it and glad she did it, both at once.

Tag a friend who's deep in it right now. And when you're ready, booking's in the bio.

If I could give mums one message, it would be this: don't just make the memories. Be in them with your babies.The streng...
07/09/2026

If I could give mums one message, it would be this: don't just make the memories. Be in them with your babies.

The strength it takes to care for little ones - to have them resting on your hip for sometimes hours in a day. To remain the calm in the storm of their emotions.

To provide safety, love and connection, even when you're trying to remember the last time you ate.

And yet, for all that strength, we carry so much doubt.

Worried we're doing it wrong, worried our bodies aren't 'good enough', uncomfortable in the changes we see.

And so we hide away. Not wanting to be in the photos.

I have been there, and I hear it every day from other mums. But I want to grab you by the shoulders, look you in the eyes and say 'please, please exist here.'

Not just for your babies (because I know how much they'll love seeing you growing them, holding them, loving on them) but for you too.

Because I promise, just a few short years down the track, when you're longing for the feel of that little body against yours, you'll look back at yourself and think 'what was I thinking... I was gorgeous'.

Nothing changed. Just your perception.

So even if you're uncomfortable in your body right now, be in the photo anyway.

Because your babies will want to remember this…you right here, holding them and loving them.

And funnily enough, these will be the photos you cherish the most too.

Three hours sleep. Leaking milk. Reminding yourself to drink water.Newborn photos are the last freaking thing on your mi...
01/09/2026

Three hours sleep. Leaking milk. Reminding yourself to drink water.

Newborn photos are the last freaking thing on your mind.

You feel like a shadow of yourself. You keep checking to see if they're breathing. You're googling "is it normal to still be sore after birth" at 4am.

And right now, it can feel like the hardest thing you've ever done.

But one day you're going to want to remember this. Yes — even the extra tummy from growing a whole human.

How do I know? Because I've been there. Three times in fact. And I've photographed hundreds of mums who've said the same thing:

We want to remember this.

Smelling their beautiful head. Nap trapped on the couch while they sleep on your shoulder. The tiny outfits on the clothesline. Their little face in the bassinet when you first wake up.

I blame the oxytocin. Take me back to the newborn stage any day.

I can't go back to mine. But the photos I have of my babies? They get more precious every single year.

You don't have to feel ready. You just have to let me capture it.

Because one session isn't enough to remember this beautiful season, every package is a bundle — two sessions for the price of one.

Three ways to work with me (your maybe newborn photographer?).One of the questions I get asked most often by parents is ...
17/08/2026

Three ways to work with me (your maybe newborn photographer?).

One of the questions I get asked most often by parents is where to have their newborn photoshoot?

And it really comes down to preference (and how ready you are to leave the comfort of your own home).

There really is no right place - I'll make sure your experience feels relaxed, captures all your baby's tiny details and that massive amount of love you feel.

And if you can't decide - all my packages include two sessions.

Whether you choose to have a maternity session now and a newborn session once they're here.

OR capture all the details of their first hours in hospital and their first month milestone at home.

Because you can't have enough portraits of them as a newborn (as a mum of three, I know!).

Get in touch to book your sessions today.

My biggest kept secret? You don't have to choose between a studio session and an outdoor one.The studio sits on a workin...
11/08/2026

My biggest kept secret? You don't have to choose between a studio session and an outdoor one.

The studio sits on a working mango orchard. Which means you get both. Soft, controlled light inside for the portraits you'll frame. And then, when you're ready, we step out into something completely different - open air, dappled natural light, mango trees as far as you can see. Two worlds, one session. (And you didn't have to drive anywhere else to get there.)

But here's what I love most about this. For a few hours, this whole place is yours. No one needs anything from you. You're not someone's partner, someone's mother, someone's employee. You're somewhere beautiful, almost there, with nothing to do but breathe it in. The baby's still inside. This is one of the last moments that's entirely, quietly yours - and we're going to photograph it like it deserves.

Pregnancy goes fast even when it feels slow. The tiredness is real, the to-do list is real, and somehow the weeks disappear anyway. A maternity session here gives you somewhere to land - even just for a morning. A reason to stop. To breathe. To be in the moment long enough to actually feel it, not just survive it.

And then you get to keep it.

I'm the photographer who.....gently sweeps your hair out of your eyes because I know you'll want to see the look on your...
05/08/2026

I'm the photographer who...
..gently sweeps your hair out of your eyes because I know you'll want to see the look on your face when you're gazing at your baby.
..has absolutely no shame when it comes to making funny noises, dancing around or playing ridiculous games if it means your toddler has the best time.
..notices the little things. The dimpled hand tangled in your hair. The way the afternoon light wraps around your bump. The tiny dimples in your newborn's cheeks.
..takes the time to learn why these portraits matter to you. What you want to remember about this season of your life.

So I can capture the memories you're already holding onto...
..and the ones you don't even realise you'll miss one day.

And I'm the photographer who believes your photographs deserve more than sitting on a hard drive.

They deserve to be turned into the album your children will flip through one day...

Or the frame you'll walk past every morning that instantly takes you back to this season of your life.

The hardest part about childhood is that you never realise you're saying goodbye to a season until it's already gone.

If you've been thinking about family photos, don't wait for 'someday'. I'd love to help you remember this chapter exactly as it is.

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