Maria Wilkens Photography

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By your side for every tender, messy, beautiful chapter.
🌿 Couples • Family • Maternity • Newborn
🕊 Known for sessions that feel relaxed, connected and a little bit magical.

They’re back!!!My Creative Winter Sessions are for the families who look at my more artistic work and think, “I want tha...
09/06/2026

They’re back!!!

My Creative Winter Sessions are for the families who look at my more artistic work and think, “I want that... but I have no idea how to make it happen.”

These sessions start as concepts, moods, stories, and wild little ideas living inside my head. Together we’ll find the one that fits your family best, style it, and turn it into something beautiful.

A few things you’ll need to be okay with:
♡ Trusting my creative vision
♡ Being open to styling suggestions (and possibly purchasing a few inexpensive clothing items if needed)
♡ Letting me choose the location
♡ Having a little adventure with me
♡ Allowing me to share the images on my page

What’s included:
- 1-1.5 hour session
- Styling & creative direction
- 30 edited images
- 1-minute cinematic film

Normally $800, but for June and July these sessions are just $400.

Very limited spaces available.

To apply, send me a recent family selfie and tell me a little about yourselves. I’d love to turn your story into art!
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Bond. Illuminate. Feel.
Maria Wilkens Photography
Gisborne, New Zealand



Serving families in Gisborne and across New Zealand who are looking for creative family photography, artistic portraits, storytelling sessions, maternity photography, motherhood photography, and family photos that feel a little different from the ordinary.

Well, you know how I hate getting stuck in my ways...New Zealand makes it very easy to be a photographer. Give me a beac...
02/06/2026

Well, you know how I hate getting stuck in my ways...

New Zealand makes it very easy to be a photographer. Give me a beach, a mountain, a golden sunset, and half the work is already done. Sooo, I decided to make life harder for myself.

Off into the questionable cityscape we went. Then, I decided to throw in an extremely low-light scenario too. No flashes, no lights, no extra whistles and bells.

Aaand, I think I’m not too mad about the result. What do you think?

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For lovers, dreamers, and women in their glow.

Bond. Illuminate. Feel.
Maria Wilkens Photography
Gisborne, New Zealand.

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Keywords: couples photography, couple photoshoot ideas, romantic couple photography, cinematic couples photos, storytelling photography, emotional couples session, dark romance aesthetic, moody couple photography, fine art couple photography, dramatic couple portraits, sunset couple photoshoot, creative couple photography ideas, engagement style photoshoot, artistic portrait photography, cinematic storytelling photography, Gisborne photographer, New Zealand couples photographer, destination couples photoshoot, editorial couple photography

I didn’t flip a switch overnight. I built those guides, perfected those emails, learned the skin tricks, stocked the clo...
29/05/2026

I didn’t flip a switch overnight. I built those guides, perfected those emails, learned the skin tricks, stocked the closet, hoarded backdrops - because they worked. I was proud of them. Then I watched the ground shift under my feet. After the fun of playing with AI, I had that quiet “okay, so what does this mean for my business?” moment - and the answer was: change, faster.

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Bond.Illuminate.Feel.
Maria Wilkens Photography
Gisborne, New Zealand

Well… this one was different.If you want real emotions during the session - try jumping into freezing water!These two di...
27/05/2026

Well… this one was different.

If you want real emotions during the session - try jumping into freezing water!
These two did. No hesitation.

Living in New Zealand for so long, I sometimes forget just how insanely beautiful this place is. This felt like a little reminder. Actually, a big one.

Gorgeous humans. Wild moment.
Heart = full.

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Bond. Illuminate. Feel.
Maria Wilkens Photography
Gisborne, New Zealand

10/05/2026

Sooo… what’s next for Maria Wilkens Photography?

More depth.
More story.
More meaning.

Still cinematic.
Still ethereal.
Still making you look like the main character in a romance movie obviously.

But with more of you underneath it all.

The real chapters.
The milestones.
The becoming.

Less “just because it looks pretty.”
More “because this moment matters.”

I’m ridiculously excited for where this is heading ✨
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Bond. Illuminate. Feel.
Maria Wilkens Photography
Gisborbe, New Zealand

Okayyyy… after a lot of “just one more wedding won’t hurt” conversations with myself… I’m finally opening a VERY limited...
08/05/2026

Okayyyy… after a lot of “just one more wedding won’t hurt” conversations with myself… I’m finally opening a VERY limited number of wedding bookings for end of 2026 / 2027. ✨

The big chaotic love.
The wind-in-your-hair beach elopements.
The candlelit dinners.
The messy dancing.
The quiet in-between moments nobody else notices.

Just a tiny handful though - because I still want each one to feel personal and intentional and fully you.

If you’ve been waiting for this sign… this might be it. 👀
Let's chat!

If a shoot could feel like a warm, cosy hug… this would be it.Autumn in Arrowtown has been on my radar for aaages.And th...
06/05/2026

If a shoot could feel like a warm, cosy hug… this would be it.

Autumn in Arrowtown has been on my radar for aaages.
And the stars finally aligned! 🍁

I’m usually a spring girl, but this… was different.
We wandered, stopped here and there, soaked it all in.
One of those sessions that feels more like a honey-soft memory.

Cosy. Quiet. Soooo good.

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Bond. Illuminate. Feel.
Maria Wilkens Photography
Gisborne, New Zealand

“I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.”-Arwen-LOTR fans… this one was u...
29/04/2026

“I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.”
-Arwen-

LOTR fans… this one was unreal.

An enchanted forest. THE FOREST from the movie.
So quiet we found ourselves whispering.
Like any sudden noise might scare the magic away.

Then the mountains...
Still water, perfect reflections, everything just sitting there like a painting.

And these two… absolutely perfect in every way.

Absolute peak. No words needed.
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Bond. Illuminate. Feel.
Maria Wilkens Photography
Gisborne, New Zealand

“Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.”Lewis Carroll…Bond. Illuminate. Feel.Maria Wilkens PhotographyGisbo...
22/04/2026

“Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle.”
Lewis Carroll

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Bond. Illuminate. Feel.
Maria Wilkens Photography
Gisborne, New Zealand

The one with the proposal 💍This session you guys!!!! I’m still not over it.Because how GENIUS is this??Letting your futu...
19/04/2026

The one with the proposal 💍

This session you guys!!!! I’m still not over it.

Because how GENIUS is this??
Letting your future wife plan her absolute dream couple shoot - outfits, vibe, location, all of it…

…and then proposing right in the middle of it??

Sir. The bar has been raised. Permanently.

It was so much fun planning this with you, making sure every little detail felt just right… and then watching it all unfold 🥹

These two are pure magic.
Forever obsessed.
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Bond. Illuminate. Feel.
Maria Wilkens Photography
Gisborne, New Zealand

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