Chelsea Ashwell Photography

Chelsea Ashwell Photography Chelsea | Essex & Suffolk Photographer
Home educating mother of two littles
Documenting families & founders
Real moments, beautifully observed.
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Golden hour is my favourite time to photograph families.Soft light, slower energy, and the kind of natural connection th...
30/05/2026

Golden hour is my favourite time to photograph families.

Soft light, slower energy, and the kind of natural connection that doesn’t need directing - just space.

These sessions are relaxed outdoor shoots at sunset, focused on natural, unposed moments together.

Summer golden hour sessions are now booking for June & July.

Weekend dates only, limited availability.

Email me at [email protected] (or feel free to DM) to book.

Let’s make something beautiful of this season.

She picked every dandelion she could find… holding them so carefully, like they were something rare 🤍Lately I’ve been le...
15/05/2026

She picked every dandelion she could find… holding them so carefully, like they were something rare 🤍

Lately I’ve been leaning right into slower days with my children… the kind that feel a little bit like the 90s. Less rush, more outside, more noticing.

Pockets full of tiny treasures, wandering where the light feels good, coming home when it’s time rather than when the clock says so… the kind of childhood that doesn’t need much, but somehow becomes everything.

As I step back into my work from maternity leave, I want to create a small collection of images that feel like this in a beautiful new location.

I’m looking for a few new families or mamas, (bonus if you’re a fellow home edder), who feel aligned with a slower, more connected way of living and who would be happy for their images to be shared across my website and socials.

These sessions will be relaxed and child led, held outdoors in soft evening light or gently at home for newborns, and always focused on connection over perfection.

As a thank you, you’ll receive a complimentary session and a selection of edited images.

If this feels like your kind of rhythm, I’d love to hear from you 🤍

When you get in touch, feel free to share a little about your family and a photo if you have one. I’d love to get a sense of you and your story.

✨ Photography in Colchester, Essex and Suffolk for Families and Founders ✨

I want to remember this side of it too.The way they fit so easily in your arms,  how you reach for them without thinking...
01/05/2026

I want to remember this side of it too.

The way they fit so easily in your arms,
how you reach for them without thinking,
how close everything still is.

Not wild and free,
but held, steady, and instinctive.

It changes so quickly, this part.
So quietly you almost miss it.

This is what I want to hold onto as well,
and what I want to capture for you 🤍







I want my little loves to remember a childhood that felt wild and free. 👣 🌞 The kind of evenings where they could run as...
30/04/2026

I want my little loves to remember a childhood that felt wild and free. 👣 🌞

The kind of evenings where they could run as far as they liked, and still come back in close.

This is what matters to me.
This is what I want to hold onto.

And it’s exactly what I want to photograph more of 🤍



A little quiet here lately - life with my own little ones has needed me more 🤍But in between the everyday moments, I’ve ...
24/04/2026

A little quiet here lately - life with my own little ones has needed me more 🤍

But in between the everyday moments, I’ve still been creating… just a little more slowly, a little more intentionally.

This beautiful maternity session was captured at the end of winter, and it feels really special to finally share it. There’s something so powerful about this season - the waiting, the softness, the anticipation of everything about to change.

If you’re in this chapter, I’d love to document it for you in a way that feels calm, natural, and completely yours.

I’m easing back into sessions over the coming weeks, feel free to message me if you’d like more details ✨



✨ While everyone’s finding out their school places this week… ✨  … We (my other half and I) didn’t apply 🤍  We’ve known ...
15/04/2026

✨ While everyone’s finding out their school places this week… ✨

… We (my other half and I) didn’t apply 🤍

We’ve known for a while that home ed makes more sense for us - it fits how we want to raise our kids and how we want our days to look.

We’ve both never really followed the crowd, and we like the idea of our children having more time together, and with us, while they’re little.

So I guess this makes it official - we’re a home ed family now 🏡

Looking forward to doing things our way, taking it at our own pace, and having the freedom to just get up and go when we want. 🌳 📚 🎨 📸

If you’re reading this and you’re a home educator, please do message, I’d love to connect! Grateful to have been welcomed into such a wonderful local home ed community already. 🫶




Some days motherhood can often feel full on - the noise, the mess, the endless little needs 💛So we stepped outside, with...
10/10/2025

Some days motherhood can often feel full on - the noise, the mess, the endless little needs 💛

So we stepped outside, with my beautiful daughter leading the way and my baby boy snug asleep. No rush, just leaves, fresh air, and tiny hands discovering magic in the simplest things 🍂🐿️

It’s amazing how nature softens the edges, how a walk can bring us all back to calm 🌿

🌿 This is more than a newborn session - it’s the first days of love captured…Mother, father, and a proud big sister surr...
28/09/2025

🌿 This is more than a newborn session - it’s the first days of love captured…

Mother, father, and a proud big sister surrounding their newest little love 👶🏻💙 such a beautiful family

My newborn at-home photography sessions preserve these quiet, fleeting moments - gentle touches, tender glances, and real family intimacy - as memories to treasure forever.

If you are pregnant, congratulations, now’s the time to get in touch 🤗

Chelsea x

It was an absolute pleasure to photograph  with her newborn & family, at home.I love these black and white detail shots ...
26/09/2025

It was an absolute pleasure to photograph with her newborn & family, at home.

I love these black and white detail shots 👶🏻👣

They let us pause and notice the little things - the curl of a finger, the soft tuft of hair, the tiny wrinkles that remind us how quickly these days pass.

More from this gallery soon! Thank you for choosing me x

Bluebells then, golden leaves now 🍂I loved capturing these twins back in spring, it’s amazing how much can change in a s...
19/09/2025

Bluebells then, golden leaves now 🍂

I loved capturing these twins back in spring, it’s amazing how much can change in a season… or two!

What are you most looking forward to this autumn? 🍂🪵🍄🎃

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