MOMENT CHASING

 

A sequence of images showing a warm embrace between two people in front of a wooden wall.
It's bed time at last in the day in the life of the Moore family. Expressive documentary family photography
A person swings joyfully on a large blue whale-shaped playground swing against a bright blue sky.
—GALLERY—

The Moores

Time gets away, don't you find: it escapes us.


We chase the moments, try to hold onto them. Life now demands we jam so much in, the space for stepping back and taking it in is hard to pin down.


We've phones full of  images from our experiences that show we must be holding on to time, right? How often do we get to be in those moments or are we instead watching it happening? Moments from the outside; our  own spectators.


I want you to step back inside, to be in the real, to give back to you the life you're living.


Your life in my images.

A beautiful shared moment with mother and daughter evocatively captured in documentary family photography style
Childhood captured in expressive and natural documentary family photography

 

LIFE UNFILTERED

 

Close-up view of hands holding blue and orange pom poms during a cheerleading or sports performance.
Sweet family moment between father and son from a Hobart family photographer
A dimly lit hallway sequence showing silhouettes and warm lighting creating a moody atmospheric interior scene.
—GALLERY—

A Day For George

Remember digging in shoe boxes stacked with shiny Kodak prints or flipping cardboard pages with pics stuck like bumps under the glossy wrap, the tacky feel of prints packed in little envelopes fresh from the camera shop.


Remember the life they showed . . .


Lazy picnics at the beach, backyard water fighting, breakfast table antics, nappy clad tackers mucking around, Nana's birthday celebrations, Christmas cracker crowns and over-fed faces . . .


. . . when joy was in the real; real memories out of real life.


Life as it is.

A sequence of photos showing a balloon being inflated with colorful orange, pink and purple balloons visible.
Black and white photo of two dancers performing an intimate dance pose with dramatic lighting and shadows.

 

A LIVED IN DAY

 

Adult and child interact while sitting on a wooden floor in a bright home interior with wooden furniture.
Family photography candid portrait
A silhouetted figure holds a small child wearing floral pajamas by a sunlit arched window.
—GALLERY—

The Parrys

Your life is beauty.


The simplest things, shared with the people we love, are some of the greatest beauty. Experienced together. This is the most of our lives. The small moments. Add them all together and the meaning in things is there.


These moments/this moment, on this day, a day in your life.


Captured with intention, framed to evoke, documented expressively. The lived things that make the landscape of your family life. And a chance to see them again, and again, across the years.


Love in the quiet times. In the crazy everyday. This life. Life wild.

Students work together at a desk in a classroom setting while reviewing documents and collaborating.
Two people playing with a small child on a sunny day outside a white-columned building.
A series of emotional moments showing someone hugging and embracing a child in a striped shirt.
A newborn baby wearing a white and orange floral outfit lies on a soft gray blanket.
A series of five connected images showing someone drinking from a water bottle in different rooms of a house.
A group of children and adults sit at a table working on arts and crafts activities together.

HOW I SPEND THE DAY WITH YOU


So, this is a day in your life, right? But it could get pretty awky having some bloke hanging around non-stop for many, many hours . . . that's why I don't do it quite like that. I shape my coverage so that I dip in to your life in short 1-1.5 hour stints that coincide with those times that reflect both the crazy action and the quiet intimacy in your family's day-to-day.


I'm not going to rock up without having come round to yours and spent some time having a yarn and given the kids a chance to meet this fella who'll be hanging out with them come the day of your shoot. I want your family to be properly comfortable with me stepping into your lives. There's a balance to be found, in how much I'm a part of things, and how much I look for the camouflage that let's life unfold around me as I witness it with my camera and lens. We'll figure out the when and how and what it is that will best describe your family in its life moments.


So, in terms of time, if I were to cover 12 hours of your day, the actual time I would spend photographing your family would be around half of that, 6 hours. This equation works the same way for a half day's coverage.

PRICE + VALUE


So, what's the deal when you take me on as your family's memory preservationist? The first thing to mentions is that I offer two lengths of coverage: a full day of up to 14 HOURS and a half day of 7 HOURS.


standard goodies (EXPECT NO LESS)


  • My unwavering attention, care, openness, go-with-whatever-happens 'tude and an occasional smattering of stupid behaviour to keep the kids on my side.
  • At least one drop round to your place "get to know each other" catch up and as much email/ messenger/ text/ phone contact as you need.


  • Lifetime access to your own private web gallery with integrated print store fulfilled by one of the country's most highly regarded print houses.
  • A box load of 150 real prints to smudge up with fingerprints and tears, delivered in one of my old shoe boxes—or maybe something classier, we'll see.


  • Professional handling and post-production of your image files. For each hour of photography there are usually a minimum couple of hours in post-production edit and grading.
  • 4 to 6 week turnaround on your images; I'll get a sizeable selection of preview pics to you within a few days of the shoot.


A 20% booking deposit, up front, secures your date.


TAKE YOUR PICK:

A child in a floral jacket leans over a large rock formation while exploring outdoors on a sunny day.

everything

I reckon everything in life can be beautiful; just needs to be seen from an open point of view. Messy hair, grubby faces, laughter, tears, snuggles, tooth brushing, getting shoes on . . .


  • The whole shape of a waking day captured in image: 14 hours of coverage.
  • Take away at least 600 images from your day.
  • Upgrade your hard copy memories with $250 of credit toward a bespoke album.
14 hours coverage


priced at—$2,700

A parent and young child share a tender moment while reading a book together on a couch.

SOME OF EVERYTHING . . .

If you think a whole day's a stretch, or your family's at that stage where either wake up or bed time is just toooo crazy, let's pare things back—there are many more years to come.


  • A significant slice of a day captured in image: 7 hours of coverage.
  • Take away at least 300 images from your day.
  • Upgrade your hard copy memories with $150 of credit toward a bespoke album.
7 HOURS COVERAGE


PRICED AT—$1,700

WHAT DO YOU SAY . . . SHOULD WE CHAT?

If this kind of life and photographic journey is resonating with you, or the idea is something ticklish you'd like to explore more, reach out and let me know what you're thinking. We can sort out a time to meet up so you can get a proper feel for me and the presence I'd bring to photographing your life as it unfolds.

Young child in a coral shirt and khaki shorts jumps playfully outdoors near a wooden fence on a sunny day.