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Hi there, I’m Chui. Award winning family photographer covering Cheltenham and the surrounding Cotswolds. Real moments.

I take beautiful natural family photographs that capture joy and connection. Real feelings - Memories that will be cherished forever. Natural, lifestyle, newborn, family and child photographer based in Cheltenham. Capturing you and your dearest in the most natural way - , taking you right back to how that moment felt, allowing you to freeze and treasure this precious time forever.

01/04/2026

Video copyright: My daughter

29/03/2026

Remember her? The woman you were before the nursing bras, the “smorgasbord of snacks,” and the permanent pile of laundry.

We mums have learned to fade into the background so everyone else can shine. It’s subtle. Almost invisible.

It’s not a lack of confidence - it’s what happens when you’re holding the world together.

But what if you took up a bit more space?

I’m opening up The Quiet Sessions - a different take on bo***ir. No pressure to be “perfect,” no performative posing. Just a moment for your shoulders to drop, and for you to be seen. Not as “Mum,” not as “the coordinator,” but as You. ✨

Because you’ve always deserved to be front and centre. And yes… you’re s**t hot exactly as you are.

**thot

22/03/2026

I take a lot of photos from behind.

Believe it or not, it’s not an interim photo - it’s the forever photo.

I’m usually running with them.

Following them as they charge off, getting pulled into whatever game they’ve made up, trying to keep up… same as you.

Because that’s where they are now.

A few steps ahead.
Busy. In their own world.
Running. Spinning. Becoming.

And you’re there- just behind them, beside them…
watching it happen in real time - or hearing it from the other room.

It’s subtle - the way their legs move faster than they used to, the way they don’t reach for your hand quite so quickly, the way they drift in and out of needing you.

Until it isn’t.

And one day you’ll notice that they don’t need you quite so close by anymore.

So I take these photos

A few steps back.
Where you are - and where the future you was…

Holding onto the in-between.
The almost-gone.
The still-yours-but-not-for-long.

Because this -
this running ahead, this not looking back -
this is the part you’ll ache for.

If you’ve been thinking about capturing this stage…
don’t wait until it’s already changed.

17/03/2026

Funny how the place you’d least expect can give you the best photo.

Cars are actually brilliant for selfies. The light is soft through the windows, the roof shades your face, and you’re usually just sitting there relaxed rather than trying too hard.

It’s one of those small photography tricks most people don’t realise.

I’ve shared three simple reasons selfies work so well in a parked car… and a few easy tips in the blog.

Tap the link in bio to read it.

14/03/2026

I always find Mother’s Day hard to talk about.

For some people it’s joyful - the way I believe the day was originally intended - if this day is joyful for you, please enjoy it fully…

For others, it’s not so easy.

There are those who can’t be with their mums.

Those who wish they had a different relationship with their mums.

Those who live on the other side of the world from their mums.

Those who wish they could be a mum.

Those who are facing Mother’s Day on their own.
And those who are mums, but going through a tough chapter.

I often wonder whether to say something, stay quiet, celebrate, or just acknowledge it quietly… because there’s no perfect way to get it right.

The truth is, the moments that matter most don’t fit neatly into a calendar date.

But whatever this weekend looks like I hope you feel loved.

I hope that you are kind to yourself.

And I hope you give yourself a hug, because you’re doing a great job.

04/03/2026

If you’re currently hunting for a missing cape or wondering whether a kitchen colander counts as a “character,” consider this your permission to take a breath.

Our World Book Day has seen it all - from the elephant onesie that wouldn’t come off, to the cardboard car we happened to have made, and the random book about cars we grabbed to justify it. Some years, she’s told me she doesn’t actually need to dress up at all.

And she’s right.

It’s easy to get caught up in the costume juggle. But since when were books defined by outfits?

Books are a uniquely portable magic.
They expand your universe, and as a child, it can be one of the most impactful experiences for our imagination. But some of the best magic happens when we share them.

Forget the “perfect” costume.

Read aloud. Choose freely. Dress how you like.

The real stuff happens between the pages.
The weight of a sleepy head on your shoulder.
Shared laughter over silly voices.
It’s about being there together - inside a world you’ve stepped into side by side.

No matter how it looks in your house, these are the chapters you’ll want to bottle up.

Happy World Book Day.

03/02/2026

Everyone has THAT table.

The one that brings
everything into perspective…

In the quest to edit our lives
towards “perfection”,
we could tidy it away.

But what about the bits
we’d miss?

Are you team tidy
or team real?

13/01/2026

I’m never ready for January.

I just like to breathe.  
I have failed at New Years Resolutions and therefore I do not make them.

Instead, I try to ease into the year, gently, slowly, without pressure.

Motherhood is not a race, it’s a marathon. It’s not fair for everyone to show their best side all the time, because it’s not real and it’s not sustainable. We are all enough, just as we come.
 For parents especially, this season can be a gift of softness.
 Does January feel too soon for you too?

24/12/2025

Signing off with my best photo tip for families at Christmas…

Forget photo perfection on Christmas Day - it’s all a bit bonkers for that!

My favourite, low-effort way to solve this? Prop your phone up in the corner of the room and pop it on timelapse during Christmas morning.

Then forget about it.

You get to be present. On the floor, in your pyjamas, coffee in hand, soaking it all in. And afterwards, you’ll have honest, joyful little moments captured with you right there where you belong 🥰 and if you have time later, make sure you take one selfie!

Lots of love and light to you and your family this Christmas - see you on the other side of chaos!! ✨

15/12/2025

Gingerbread houses: festive, fun, and held together by chaos and cake glue 🎄🍪

If you’re planning one this year, please learn from my mistakes (broken bits, tears, and all).

👉 Read the full blog for my hard-earned gingerbread survival tips.

10/12/2025

We haven’t written them yet.

We’re hovering in that quiet space where traditions start to stretch,
where no one wants to be the one to say it out loud.

I don’t want to break the spell,
but I also don’t want to force something that might already have shifted.

So what is the answer?

What happens when the magic changes?

When your littlest might know,
or is simply standing on the edge of knowing?

The planning, the making, the late nights, the quiet hope that they’ll feel the magic we’re trying so hard to create - it’s exhausting.

And yet, when you look back, you realise it was always worth it.

So we’ll leave it unspoken.
Because magic does exist.

Every year we sit down to write our letters to Father Christmas.

We stain the paper with teabags, singe the edges together, candles flickering, our German hand-me-down carousel turning in its gentle circle, mince pies waiting at the end.

Every time we do it, I’m swept back through all the Decembers before:
chaos, a never-ending list of to-dos. Tiny hands, squeals, then quiet stillness.

I love the pause it gives, the quiet together, the magic of just sitting side by side, with a shared purpose.

Maybe this year we’ll do something slightly different.
Perhaps we’ll write our hopes and wishes -
not to Santa, but to ourselves, to the year ahead.

Or maybe we won’t.

Maybe we’ll just sit with the candles, the carousel, the mince pies, and linger in the in-between carols in the background

Where the magic isn’t perfect,
and maybe never was.

But it was always ours.

Do you feel the same?

❤

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