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

Booking photos shouldn’t feel like one more thing on the list.

You carry it all. The appointments, the snacks, who likes their toast cut in triangles (and who very much doesn’t), the running tab in your head of what everyone needs and when. So booking family photos can quietly become one more thing to get through. 

Not with me. I’m Alice, a newborn, maternity and family photographer in Rockhampton and Yeppoon, and I guide you through every step. From what to wear to how the day will run, so you’re never left wondering or doing it alone. You just turn up and be with them. I’ve got the rest.

The part that surprises people.

So many families tell me afterwards how surprised they were that is was actually fun. Because for one hour, they step away from the busyness and make time for what really matters.

Back to the simple stuff: childhood adventures, giggles, feeling loved, safe and together. You get to slow down and really take in this age, the freckles on her nose, the feeling of that little hand wrapped in yours, the way your littlest gets heavier in your arms as he fights to keep his eyes open.

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 behind 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