Hey, I’m nicole, newborn and family photographer based in sydney
Born and raised in Sydney, I’ve called the Northern Beaches and North Shore my home for as long as I can remember. I love living in Sydney, having some of the best beaches just a stones throw away, but always coming home to the noise of the city streets.
I’m a Taurus moon, and I won’t let you forget it. I feel deeply, I love strongly. My determination can be felt to a fault, but I’ll always push for what I believe in, and I bring my whole self to everything I do.
I may be an introvert at heart, but connection and friendship are something I seek from everyone I meet. Let me skip the small talk, I want to know the real you; your inner thoughts as well as what you had for breakfast. I love to make people laugh, and my family and friends are the most precious things in the world to me.
I met my husband, Danny, when we were fresh faced uni students at 18. It was instant recognition. I love doing life with him and having someone ground me and my over imagination.
And then she blossomed into existence. Motherhood cracked my world wide open, and Anastasia became my new sun to revolve around. She didn’t just bring purpose into my life, she made me realise that life could be lived outside of the limits I’d set myself. In those first weeks postpartum, the two of us exhausted yet exhilarated, I picked up my camera again.
When I’m not behind the lens you can find me (trying) to stretch out on my yoga mat, reading, painting, walking our local bush walks, pottering around in my garden or dancing in the kitchen to some sort of deep house playlist while I bake something delicious. You’ll usually find me dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, and although I love my collection of shoes, I’m more likely walking around with bare feet.
My perfect morning is spent sipping an French earl grey tea and biting into some crunchy sourdough smothered in butter and Vegemite before the chaos of the day begins.
Our life is not extraordinary, but it’s perfectly ours. And I couldn’t ask for more.
- jerzy kosinski
The dance of light and shadow in Baroque paintings. Cinema’s bold composition. Fashion Editorials. Motherhood. Nature. Music. Love itself. The list is endless. Inspiration hits me where life and art coincide. The human experience amazes me every day.
I’ve always loved taking photographs. Documenting my moments, making a second last a lifetime through the click of a shutter.
But I was always the one behind the camera, never in front of it, and it wasn’t until I became a mother that I realised how important photographs could be. We often downplay our importance in our own story. We snap pictures of our children and loved ones laughing, playing, bonding with everyone but ourselves. Always the ones behind the camera, never in the frame.
Our moments, our soft touches, our love, our deep unconditional affection. They’re seconds just waiting to be captured.
I want to hold space for you, to create something that captures this season of your life so perfectly in all its authenticity. To capture photos that feel like you at their core.
My love for photography began with myself and my family, but it’s grown past those limits. This is me, this is Nicole Reine Photography.
