I photographed Elodie last week, sleepy and very new, in her family's home in Hamilton. Silvastina and I go back years now. Her gender reveal, her maternity, and the same again for her older girl before her, plus the extended family. Next week I photograph Elodie's christening. This is what I mean when I say I photograph families over years, not once.


This was a newborn session at home. A small space, which is most homes, and no reason it should hold anything back. We worked one area creating the good light and stayed there. Silvastina had gathered the things she wanted, the wraps, the tulle, the little wooden bed, and had a clear picture of the style she was after. My job was to fit into her vision and find the quiet moments in and around it.


Elodie set the pace. She was deeply, gloriously asleep for most of it, and a sleepy newborn decides the running order, not me. You wait. You get everything ready while she settles, and you move when she lets you.


The frames I keep coming back to are the ones with her big sister. A four-year-old holding her days-old sibling, checking my face to see if she's doing it right, then forgetting I'm there. Mum nose to nose with the baby while the older one leans in. That's the whole thing in one frame.


Silvastina got the styled newborn photos she'd planned for, and she got her family in the middle of it. Both are true. Next week, the christening.


— Tony

Young girl in a sparkling sequined purple and mint dress sitting barefoot on a cream textured surface, smiling softly.
A father and young daughter in a sequin dress share a tender moment on a cozy couch in a studio portrait.
A proud father tenderly holds his swaddled newborn baby during a professional studio portrait session.
Happy family of four posing for a newborn portrait session, parents with toddler daughter and newborn baby.
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Happy family portrait with parents and two children, including a newborn baby, posing together in a bright studio.
Newborn baby sleeping peacefully in mother's arms, wearing a white headband, wrapped in a soft white blanket.
A mother holds her newborn baby while her young daughter in a sequin dress poses beside them on a couch.
Newborn baby swaddled in white knit blanket with floral headband, sleeping peacefully in mother's arms.
A mother gazes lovingly at her newborn baby wrapped in white, wearing a floral headband, in a soft natural light setting.
A young girl in a pink floral dress tenderly holds a sleeping newborn wrapped in a white swaddle.
A young girl in a pink sequin dress tenderly holds a sleeping newborn baby wrapped in white.
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Peaceful newborn baby swaddled in white knit wrap with floral headband sleeping on soft white blanket.
A smiling toddler girl in a pink tutu dress poses with her newborn sibling wrapped in white on a soft white blanket.
Newborn baby swaddled in white, sleeping in a wooden barrel with white and peach flowers nearby.
Peaceful newborn baby girl swaddled in white knit wrap with crochet flower headband, sleeping serenely.
Sleeping newborn baby swaddled in white knit wrap with floral headband, surrounded by daisies and pinecones.
Peaceful newborn baby girl sleeping wrapped in white knit swaddle with floral headband on soft white background.
Photographer arranging newborn baby in wooden crib during professional photo shoot with studio lighting setup.
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Newborn baby sleeping in a wooden crib with a white bunny toy and floral arrangement on a fluffy rug.
Close-up of a newborn baby's soft dark hair on the top of their head resting on a warm brown surface.
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Close-up of a newborn baby's tiny foot with peeling skin, showing delicate toes on a soft beige background.
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Sleeping newborn baby in pink lace dress and floral headband, peacefully resting on white tulle fabric.
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Sleeping newborn baby in pink lace dress with floral headband beside white bunny stuffed animal and fresh flowers.
Sleeping newborn baby in pink lace outfit with bow headband, nestled in soft white blanket.
A mother in a floral off-shoulder dress tenderly holds her newborn baby girl dressed in a pink tutu headband.
Sleeping newborn baby in pink lace outfit and floral headband, peacefully resting on white tulle.
A young woman in a floral off-shoulder top holds a sleeping newborn baby dressed in a pink lace outfit with a bow headband.
A young mother in a floral off-shoulder top tenderly holds her sleeping newborn dressed in a pink outfit with a bow headband.
A mother tenderly kisses her newborn baby girl dressed in pink lace wrap with a bow headband.
Black and white photo of a newborn baby cradled in an adult's hands, wearing knit booties.

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