Newborn, maternity + family photographer. Rockhampton + Yeppoon

An hour with me and you'll forget the witching hour, the wrestled shoes and the never-ending to-do-list...

…but you'll remember exactly what they felt like this small, long after they've grown out of it.

Rockhampton and Yeppoon Family and Newborn Photographer

If you’re after the stand-here, smile-now, everybody-behave kind of photos… I’m not your photographer.

I’m Alice, a newborn, maternity and family photographer in Rockhampton and Yeppoon, and I’d rather let your kids be exactly who they are: running, climbing, refusing to look at me.

Then I get right in the middle of it and make magic from the mayhem. (You’re allowed to join in, by the way. Highly encouraged.)

Because the good stuff’s hiding in the chaos: the cheeky sideways glance, the ear-to-ear grin the second someone gets flipped upside down, and the kids who ask if we can do it again before we’ve even finished.

By the end, the kids are worn out, everyone’s relaxed, and nobody said “cheese” once.

See how it works

Come behind the scenes of a session

The whole experience, from our first hello to artwork on the wall.

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Maternity, Newborn and Family Photography in Rockhampton & Yeppoon

Three ways to hold onto this age.

No two seasons of motherhood look the same. Here’s where to start.

A set of three frames with family portraits hangs above a white couch.

Family photography

Relaxed sessions at your place, outdoors or somewhere you love, the whole crew just being themselves.

A set of six frames hangs above a sideboard in a dining room with newborn portraits in them.

Newborn photography

Book your newborn session and the maternity one’s on me. Two chances to remember the very beginning.

A framed portrait of a pregnant woman standing on a beach holding her belly sits above a sideboard.

Maternity photography

Your bump, then your newborn. Two sessions to remember the very beginning, with a Fresh 48 hospital option.

Our shoot day felt like home. When we finished, our son asked when we could do that again. The tears running down my face during our gallery session said it all.

Eden

A framed portrait of a pregnant woman hangs on the wall above a chair.

To be clear, this isn't a hand-you-a-USB-and-wish-you-luck kind of thing.

I’m talking a session planned around you, a studio viewing where we choose your favourites together, and artwork I design, mock-up on your own walls, order, check over and deliver to your door.

With me, your photos don’t get lost on a hard drive or stuck on your phone… they end up on your wall, where you get to see them every single day.

Accredited & Featured

Rockhampton photographer Alice Rye sits in a chair, holding her camera in both hands as she smiles.

You'd think a photographer would have beautifully documented all three of her own pregnancies. I didn't.

(Insert crying emoji x 1000.) I didn’t yet know how valuable those moments would become, and now most of what I’ve got is selfies in the bathroom mirror. I’m not big on regrets… but that one became the whole reason I do this.

So here’s my promise: you won’t be the one always behind the camera anymore. I’ll make sure you’re in it, holding them, being loved on by them, exactly as you are right now.

Because one day your kids will look back at these the way I look back at photos of my own mum… and think, gosh, she was gorgeous (and still is, might I add).

Warning: happy tears ahead

You’re a wizard Alice! I have just seen your slogan, making magic from your mayhem – ACCURATE! This is exactly what you do. Our artwork is incredible, I’m absolutely blown away. Book us in for next year and every year after!

Kendall

I didn’t feel ready. A small part of me wished I was 10 kilos lighter before stepping in front of the camera. But when I look at our gallery, I don’t see flaws. I see love. I see our boys with their parents.

Meg

"Alice truely captured 'us'!"

Alice somehow made our crazy family of five feel comfortable and amongst the mayhem of our little girls, captured stunning photos that we will treasure forever.

I had never placed much emphasis on professional photos but when I saw Alice beind the camera with my newborn, it became obvious the magic she was creating.

Our gallery brought tears to my tired mum eyes!

Kim Coonan

"I'm balling my eyes out!"

Currently loving them all! I don’t know how to thank you enough for such treasures!!

Tara Hall

Oh my gosh, I'm already in tears and it's only 8am!

They look so good on the screen but printed, it just makes my heart sing!

Alice’s photographs capture not only the perfect light but also the small nuances of family love. The cheeky smile of our daughter, a loving glance between father and daughter, were all captured and are placed proudly in our home.

A true gift of art and attentiveness.

Nelly M