Dear Henry Photography

Dear Henry Photography Natural, authentic family photography. Let me tell your story. Families, maternity, newborn & milestones.

One message can completely change my day.It’s the one telling me my film scans are ready.For the week after a session, t...
10/08/2026

One message can completely change my day.

It’s the one telling me my film scans are ready.

For the week after a session, there is nothing to do but wait. No scrolling through hundreds of images. No checking the back of the camera. Just trusting the process.

Then the message comes through, and honestly... it still feels a little like Christmas Day.

I make myself a coffee, sit down, and open the gallery.

It’s seeing the story come to life. The moments I knew I’d captured, the little details I hadn’t noticed at the time, the colours, the light, and all those moments that film seems to hold onto so beautifully.

Every time, I’m reminded why I fell in love with photographing families this way.

Film asks you to slow down. To be intentional. To trust.

And maybe that’s why these photographs feel a little different.

Some things are worth waiting for 🥰

An afternoon at home.Golden light, little feet wandering through the garden looking for fairies, and a mum soaking up an...
02/08/2026

An afternoon at home.
Golden light, little feet wandering through the garden looking for fairies, and a mum soaking up another ordinary afternoon with her babies.
I drove home thinking about this one.
The way she got down on the grass without a second thought. The way she answered every little question. The way she scooped up her baby whenever she needed her.
Nothing extraordinary.
Just home.
And maybe that’s why it felt so special.

The ordinary days have a funny way of becoming the ones we miss the most 💛

All captured on 35mm film & scans by Ikigai Film Lab ✨

A few favourites from Ezekiel’s World 🥹The morning was spent following Ezekiel around, seeing the world through his eyes...
01/07/2026

A few favourites from Ezekiel’s World 🥹

The morning was spent following Ezekiel around, seeing the world through his eyes, and documenting all the little in between moments.

These were all shot on 35mm film, and I love how they hold a feeling more than a perfect moment.

Also, photographing another photographer’s family is equal parts exciting and terrifying... so I’m extra grateful Sydney Family Photographer | jodi trusted me with these memories ✨

The best family photos often happen when nothing much is happening at all.Just a stroll through the streets, drinks in h...
14/06/2026

The best family photos often happen when nothing much is happening at all.

Just a stroll through the streets, drinks in hand, and one last season of life before a move to New Zealand. 🇳🇿

One of my first rolls of family film outside my own little world, and I still can’t get over these frames.

Developed as always by the wonderful Ikigai Film Lab

Some sessions stay with you for a while.This one was slow and unhurried, full of quiet moments that make those early new...
31/05/2026

Some sessions stay with you for a while.

This one was slow and unhurried, full of quiet moments that make those early newborn days so special. Tiny stretches, sleepy cuddles, feeding breaks, proud smiles and all the little in between moments that are so easy to forget with time.

A beautiful new baby, the gentlest light, and two parents completely in awe of the little person they have just welcomed into the world.

In home newborn sessions will always have my heart.

Captured on a mix of film and digital 💛

I have a feeling this one will need a part 2!

It’s in the colours, in the light, in the way she leans into her.Exactly how it looked, exactly how it felt.On 35mm film...
04/05/2026

It’s in the colours, in the light, in the way she leans into her.
Exactly how it looked, exactly how it felt.
On 35mm film. 💛✨

The beginning of everything, on 35mm film 🎞️
27/04/2026

The beginning of everything, on 35mm film 🎞️

At home with Kayla, mum to two busy boys and growing her third little love at the time🥺There’s something about film that...
01/04/2026

At home with Kayla, mum to two busy boys and growing her third little love at the time🥺

There’s something about film that changes the way you shoot. It slows you down, makes you more intentional. You can’t check the back of the camera or fix things later, you just have to trust what you’re seeing and be present in it.

And maybe that’s why it works so well for motherhood. The softness, the movement, the imperfect… the feeling film holds. It all comes together in a way that feels honest, nostalgic, and timeless.

So grateful to — I know how hard it can be to step in front of the camera, especially when you’re usually the one behind it. Thank you for trusting me to capture such a special season in your life.

Mother’s Day mini sessions are open now — all shot on film, intentional, honest, and focused on you and your people.

I can’t wait to show you more from this one 💫

Thanks to Emma and her beautiful family for a fun afternoon that felt more like hanging out with old friends than a phot...
29/03/2026

Thanks to Emma and her beautiful family for a fun afternoon that felt more like hanging out with old friends than a photo session. Mum, dad, kids — just being themselves, laughing, and me quietly capturing it all 📷

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