A and J | London Maternity Photographer

*2024 Update*

I first shared these image and the below words back in 2017. Since then, I have had the immense privilege to not only document A & J’s two other pregnancy’s (newborn and family sessions) but also other couples (usually on a babymoon from the US) who travel to London looking for something similar.

I have updated this page with a few photos from A’s third pregnancy where we attempted to recreate some of the iconic photos we captured during this first one. Lighting conditions that day were completely different (not to mention the added presence of two incredibly energetic young girls) made for a different look, but I still absolutely love how we were able to capture these photos so many years apart.

If you’re also on a babymoon to London, or simply want some iconic London landmarks in your family photos, do get in touch.

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A and J are both from the United States, but have made London their home for over a year. Now, they’re welcoming a tiny human life into the world who will also call this beautiful, big city home.

This stunning city….a place where you can experience 4 different seasons all in one day. A place where you can bump into people from all walks of life no matter which café or pub you venture into. (Or bump into people from your exact home town in a tiny cafe in the UK and they also just so happened to be teachers at your old school!!)

This amazing, precious new life that’s about to experience all of the wonders of the universe is lucky to call London home. She doesn’t even know it yet.

Our morning started with a bit of light drizzling rain, but soon the sun was desperately trying to break free from the clouds to bring warmth and light back into the grey, still kind of sleeping city. Most of the tourists weren’t out yet, and if they were–they were all waiting in the queue for the London Eye to open or were standing directly beneath Elizabeth’s Tower. This opened up a beautiful, people-free photo opportunity in spots that are normally overcrowded.

If you’re looking to do this iconic London landmark photoshoot, I HIGHLY recommend that you start it early in the morning. 8am or earlier (if summer). These spots get crowded quickly.

It was such a joy to walk around with A and J documenting this part of their journey into parenthood. These two were seriously naturals in front of the camera, though. I felt like I barely had to give them any direction because they just worked it! It was so so hard to pick and choose photos from our morning wandering the streets of central London. I am incredibly excited for both of them in this new chapter of their lives. I can’t wait to see them blossom into fantastic, supportive, and loving parents to baby F.

Two kids later…

Two kids later and a third on the way. After photographing A’s second pregnancy at the botanical gardens, we decided that we wanted to try and recreate some of our first pregnancy photos together.

We started the day at their home with the girls doing their nails and getting ready for our trip out to the centre of the city.

While our original maternity photos around London landmarks in 2017 was a bit of a drizzly, grey day, our pregnancy shoot this time was full sun on a hot summer day.

The main photo we wanted to recreate is the one of A & J standing under the arch in front of Big Ben. We got to the famous landmark a bit later than I usually recommend (but what can you do with two toddlers, honestly?) and struggled to try and snag the shot without other people in it (whilst also keeping the toddlers engaged while waiting for our moment).

Despite the drastically different conditions of the two days, I love that we were able to recreate this shot for A & J and am so glad that they invited me along to document it.

Looking for a photographer?

If you’re interested in booking a maternity or newborn photo session with me, head on over to my contact page. If you want a little bit more information about the sessions, head to this page here.