01/09/2026
Oh my god, I can’t believe I caught this moment. 😭🤍
I shared a little behind-the-scenes from Leon’s first birthday session earlier today, and I KNEW there was a split second where he looked up at Grandma like this… but seeing the actual photograph has absolutely pulled at my heartstrings.
I mean… LOOK AT THEM. 🥹
Today was just lovely. Leon came along with Mum, Dad, Grandma, Auntie and Uncle, and this little boy was completely surrounded by people who absolutely adore him.
And yes, if you’d been looking in from the outside, at times you probably would have thought it was a little bit hectic 😂
But this is exactly why I love photographing families this way.
Amongst all of the chaos are these tiny, split-second moments.
The way he looked at Grandma.
The cuddles with Mum.
The interactions with Dad.
The little moments with his auntie and uncle that nobody planned or posed.
And we caught so many of them.
Photographs that might just look like beautiful photographs to somebody else, but to this family? They’re their people. Their relationships. Their little boy at one, surrounded by everyone who loves him.
What an incredibly special milestone to have everyone there for. 🤍
I genuinely had SO much fun with you all today, and I already cannot wait to deliver this gallery.
Also… Grandma and Leon might have just stolen the show with this one. 😭🥹
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