“My name is Kristi, a motherhood and family photographer based in Newcastle, Australia. As a mother of three beautiful children who shape how I see the world, I’m drawn to adventure, connection, and artistic imagery. 

My work weaves mothers and families into places that matter to them, where light, landscape, and connection come together in an artistic and considered way.

For me, pregnancy has always felt, in some way, otherworldly. To grow a human — to watch the growing curve of your stomach, to feel flutters turn into kicks, tiny hiccups within the womb— it feels almost beyond explanation. There is a blooming that happens not only in the body, but in the heart. An expansion of love, of resilience, of surrender to the unknown. Alongside the joy, there is vulnerability; alongside the wonder, there is intensity; a rawness that is as powerful as it is humbling.

What mothers do, growing life while continuing to show up for everything else, feels extraordinary. Sometimes I find myself thinking how a heavily pregnant woman can stroll through sand dunes, perch on ocean-worn rocks as waves crash at her feet, or walk along a deserted beach at sunrise with mountains rising behind her? And yet, she does. 

To me, these images are symbolic of motherhood itself. Of the quiet strength mothers carry every day, at home, at work, in the unseen moments of caring, holding, nurturing. It’s this quiet strength I want to capture. The beauty of pregnancy, yes, but also the way love allows us to do truly remarkable things.

This is what I want for every maternity client I photograph. To be seen in that space where something can feel both otherworldly and deeply human at the same time. I want my maternity clients to look back one day and be so proud of how amazing they truly are. “