I've been photographing Tina and Pouya's family for a while now, including maternity sessions, Neil's birthday, and their anniversary. So when Nico arrived, a newborn session at home felt like the natural next step.


We shot everything on the couch and the bed using the window light. No studio, no fancy props. Just their home, their family, and a very new little person.


Nico set the pace. When he needed feeding, we paused. When he was settled and sleepy, we moved through the detail shots and the quiet close-ups. When he was alert, we got some beautiful wide-eyed frames instead. There's no fighting a newborn's schedule, you just work with it.


Neil was brilliant. He's two, so instructions aren't really his thing, but he leaned in to kiss his little brother when he felt like it, not when I asked him to. That's usually when the best sibling photos happen.


This is one of those sessions that reminds me why I love shooting newborns at home. Everything is real, the mess, the tiredness, the quiet moments between feeds. It doesn't need to be perfect. It just needs to be yours.


— Tony

A smiling toddler boy looks down lovingly at his newborn baby sibling on a soft blanket.
A family of four poses together in a black and white portrait on a white sofa indoors.
A young boy smiles while holding his newborn sibling in a black and white portrait photo.
A young boy sits on a sofa smiling at the newborn baby resting in his lap near a window.
Smiling toddler boy sitting on white sofa holding newborn baby sibling in a bright, airy room.
Happy family of four with toddler and newborn sitting together on a white bed, parents smiling at each other.
Family portrait of parents with toddler and newborn baby sitting on a white bed in a bright bedroom.
Loving father sitting on bed gently embracing his laughing toddler son in a warm, cozy bedroom.
Black and white portrait of father holding newborn and toddler son while sitting on a bed.
Close-up of a newborn baby in a knit sweater being gently cradled in parent's hands.
Black and white photo of a father tenderly holding his sleeping newborn baby close to his chest.
Black and white image of a parent's hand gently cradling a sleeping newborn on a white bed.
Black and white close-up of a newborn baby's tiny hand gripping a parent's finger.
Black and white photo of a father lovingly kissing his newborn baby on a white bed.
Newborn baby in beige knit cardigan cradled in mother's hands with white manicured nails.
Black and white photo of happy parents holding their smiling newborn baby together.
Black and white close-up of newborn baby wearing a white knit bear bonnet and sweater.
Black and white photo of a mother in off-shoulder sweater lovingly gazing at her newborn.
Mother in striped sweater holds sleeping newborn in bear bonnet as toddler sibling kisses baby.
Mother in off-shoulder sweater sits with toddler son gently touching newborn baby sibling.
Sleeping newborn baby in white knit bear bonnet and button cardigan cradled in arms.
Mother with drop earrings tenderly gazes at sleeping newborn in white bear bonnet outfit.
Black and white photo of mother gently kissing sleeping newborn baby in white knit bonnet.
Mother in cream knit dress reclines on bed cuddling newborn baby by bright window.
Newborn baby sleeping peacefully on white blanket with mother's hand gently supporting head.
Smiling dark-haired mother lying on bed holding sleeping newborn baby in white outfit.
Close-up of newborn baby's face with tiny hand raised near eyes on soft white blanket.
Black and white portrait of sleeping newborn baby in knit outfit with wooden button detail.
Close-up of newborn baby's face with small hand gently touching cheek while sleeping.
Macro close-up of newborn baby's tiny feet and toes on soft white background.
Mother sitting on white sofa holding newborn baby while toddler son sits nearby by bright window.
Black and white family portrait with parents and two children including newborn baby on sofa.
Black and white close-up profile of peaceful sleeping newborn baby's delicate facial features.
Close-up of alert newborn baby with dark eyes looking upward on soft white surface.
Black and white photo of a swaddled newborn baby lying on a soft white blanket.
Mother tenderly kissing her sleeping newborn baby held against her chest.
Overhead view of a swaddled newborn baby lying on a white textured blanket.
Close-up of a peacefully sleeping swaddled newborn baby wrapped in cream blanket.
Black and white photo of a mother cradling her newborn baby in her arms.
Smiling mother gazing lovingly at her swaddled newborn baby in bright room.
Dark-haired mother holding her swaddled newborn baby near a sunlit window.
Black and white overhead view of a calm newborn baby being held by mother.
Sleeping swaddled newborn baby wrapped in a cream blanket on white textured surface.
Black and white photo of a peacefully sleeping swaddled newborn on a soft blanket.
Peaceful newborn baby sleeping swaddled in a cream white blanket on a soft white surface.
Black and white photo of a swaddled newborn baby lying on a white textured blanket.
Sleeping newborn baby swaddled in light blue nestled in a wicker Moses basket with cream blankets.
Black and white photo of a cozy nursery room with a crib, Moses basket, and dresser by a window.
Sleeping newborn baby in a wicker Moses basket beside a wooden crib near a bright nursery window.
Newborn baby sleeping in a Moses basket beneath a nautical-themed nursery dresser with wall decor.
Black and white photo of a mother holding her swaddled newborn beneath a wooden name sign reading Nico.
Swaddled newborn baby resting on a dresser in a nautical-themed nursery with decorative wall shelves.
Close-up black and white portrait of a peacefully sleeping swaddled newborn baby with dark hair.
Swaddled newborn baby sleeping on a teal knit blanket with tiny feet peeking out.
A happy family of four poses together on a white bed in a bright, cozy bedroom.

21st March, 2026

NICO'S NEWBORN SESSION | AT HOME IN HAMILTON

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