Sydney Documentary Photographer & Filmmaker

Transform your REAL life into a CINEMATIC time capsule.

For sentimental
Families who value
Everyday moments.

I make parents cry in a completely acceptable, happy tears kind of way.

I turn the most seemingly mundane moments into nostalgic, emotional, and meaningful pieces of art for families.

Art that reflects back the humour and joy and love that exists within that family unit, without any direction required from me.

Because it's enough to just be together.

And celebrate that life is made of messy, imperfect, real moments that deserve to be documented just as much as the perfect ones do.

“We can never thank you enough for giving us this beautiful gift that we will treasure forever. We are looking forward to doing it again, the kids grow and change too fast!”

where the in between moments

that will mean the most to you

when your children are grown

are encapsulated forever

in your very own cinematic family film and photos

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Connection, love, and play form the foundation of my stories.

I specialise in creating story-driven, nostalgic, love soaked films and photos for families. Where the in between moments that will mean the most to you when your children are grown, are encapsulated forever in your very own cinematic family film and photos, serving as a reminder that you loved them through it all. There is absolutely NOTHING that compares to having video footage of your children as babies and toddlers. That time passes quickly and you don’t get it back.

Connection is at the heart of what I do, and I spend a lot of time getting to know my families before each shoot in order to get the best results. If documenting the unplanned, intimate, sometimes chaotic but always magical love that exists within your family sounds like something you’re interested in, then you’re absolutely in the right place.

In addition to filming families, I’ve made it my life’s mission to help other photographers do the same through my online academy FilmingLife®.

more about me

I capture families all over sydney, nsw and beyond

Hi, I’m

Courtney

FAMILY FILMS & PHOTOS

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If you like the idea of this type of session but you want to wait until you’ve lost weight, your house is finished, your finances are better (or insert any other number of excuses you could think of here), let me share something with you that I wish i’d realised when my kids were younger.

You’re never going to get this time back. I know you know this deep down. They’re only ever going to be this little ONCE. And if you miss it, it’s gone.

But by making it a priority to capture your real life just the way it is, right now, you’re showing your kids how much they matter.

And that my friend, is something you’ll never regret investing in.

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Testimonials

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Sophie Partyka

I know that in time, their childlike voices and giggles will be the thing I miss the most, so thank you for capturing that so perfectly. I’m so glad we did this. You’re so incredibly talented and I cannot wait to do another film with you in the future.

Donna Jackson

We can never thank you enough for giving us this beautiful gift that we will treasure forever. We are looking forward to doing it again, the kids grow and change too fast!

Sarah Gonder

Nostalgic, messy, ordinary and magical all at once. I can think of no greater gift for me as a mother, or for my children, than a film that captures the ordinary, mundane moments that make up our everyday. I will run out of wall space long before I run out of favourite images to frame.