I capture your unique motherhood journey - from your pregnancy to newborn baby, toddler and far beyond - in the Sutherland Shire, Illawara and Greater Sydney Region

Newborn - Maternity - Family Photography

Family

Wild and free and full of joy – this is how I want to capture your family. At home or in nature – wherever you are in your element. There is nothing more beautiful than the bond between you and your child. I want to document your connection and preserve moments of love and laughter for you and the future generations to enjoy and re-live. 

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Newborn

There is nothing better than capturing unique little baby features from head to toe and preserving the newness and freshness of your perfect little bundle of newborn joy. Visit me in my comfortable and safe studio space located in the Sutherland Shire.

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Maternity

You are creating new life. The miracle of that will never cease to leave me in awe of the female body. Pregnancy is full of earthly magic and power and raw, natural beauty. I would love to capture this incredible moment in time for you.

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  • I cant recommend Eli enough!! She has taken my daughter's newborn photos and first birthday shoot. She always makes us feel comfortable, is patient and gets the most amazing photos! Eli will always be my go to for our family photos! I love her work!
    Alison
    Alison
    Mum of Lyla
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    Menai - Sutherland Shire
  • Eli was a lifesaver! I was very last minute planning my Maternity photos with baby number 2. I was recommended Eli by a friend and am so glad she was able to fit me in. My Maternity photos were more than I imagined them to be. Eli captured my vision, a relaxed and personal vibe and the images speak for themselves! We even had our little 2 year old with whom she took the most amazing shots, capturing him in his zone. Treasured memories we will keep forever. We felt calm, we felt at ease and Eli gave us more than we dreamed of. Thank you so much Eli for our photos - truly a professional!
    Clare
    Clare
    Mum of Ned and Bobbie
  • I am so thrilled with our beautiful maternity photoshoot! On the day of the shoot at 35+ weeks pregnant, I wasn’t particularly in the mood for getting all dolled up - I was feeling like a big whale 😀  But Eli did an amazing job making me feel relaxed and by the end of the session I felt more glamorous and womanly than I have throughout the whole pregnancy. I’m so grateful to have such perfect images to capture this special time rocking my curves. Eli has a keen eye and really made the most of the lovely autumn light. I love how dreamy and soft the pictures are, particularly the images with my husband. Thanks again Eli for a wonderful afternoon!!! 🙂 🙂
    Emily
    Emily
    Mum to be
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    Gymea - Sutherland Shire
  • I came across Eli's work on Instagram and her natural, light filled style really resonated with me. I quickly reached out for a newborn session for my son who was born a little earlier than expected. On the day we had awesome in studio experience and was amazed at how she posed him without waking him once! We love all the photos and already thinking about doing another session soon.
    Michelle
    Michelle
  • Elisabeth captured my first pregnancy, my first newborn, my second pregnancy, my second newborn and my first child’s cake smash. We will forever treasure the beautiful images that hang on our walls and fill the pages of our family photo albums. Thank you so much Eli for nothing but wonderful experiences and even better memories to hold on to forever! We are so grateful for you! xoxo
    Caitlin
    Caitlin
    Mum of 2
  • I had an amazing experience with Elisabeth and I couldn't recommend her highly enough. The images I received from our maternity shoot were next level, I was obsessed with all of them. She perfectly nailed the style I was after and the final result could have not be any better. Watching the preview video made me so emotional, these images are priceless to me and memories I'll cherish forever. We are going back for our newborn shoot and perhaps even another family shoot in 1 year time - she is definitely my go-to photographer now and will recommend her to whoever is looking for a maternity/newborn/family shoot. Her prices are also more than fair for what you get. A 10 out of 10 from me.
    Lisa
    Lisa
    Mum of two
  • Loved every moment of our time and dealings with Eli at LittleLights Photography! Eli was wonderfully responsive and warm from the first communication and was always easy to correspond with. From our newborn lifestyle photoshoot, Eli produced such beautiful photos which showed such care and detail in capturing the kind of memories of our baby and family that we wanted to preserve. Absolutely recommend LittleLights Photography in every way, and we can't wait to rebook with Eli again for future family photoshoots.
    Yander
    Yander
    Mum of two
  • Eli has captured two of the most important milestones of my life: my pregnancy and the first year with our daughter. I’m so glad to have found Eli. Her photos are so real and just stunning. She is great with children, too, which makes the shoot a lot of fun and not at all stressful. I highly recommend Eli for all family shoots!
    Heike
    Heike
    Mum of one
  • Eli was simply wonderful. She was patient, kind, and took the time to make sure we were comfortable on the day. I truly could not be happier with the images received - I will not even hesitate to book her again if I have another child, or when our daughter is older to capture some more wonderful moments. Her customer service is amazing, as are her final products.
    Clara
    Clara
    Mum of One
  • We booked the newborn session and are so happy with the photos! Communication was great, and Eli gave us some great tips for the morning, to ensure our 10 day old was fed and sleepy, ready for the photos. She was professional and so calm and gentle getting our baby into the poses. Would recommend!
    Stephanie
    Stephanie
  • Eli’s photographs are divine! Eli took the time to understand our photo requirements and the style we liked in advance of the photo shoot. I’ve had three photoshoots with Eli (engagement, maternity and newborn). Each time she’s made us feel comfortable and relaxed and we’ve loved the end products. Eli was flexible with the shooting locations of our choice (Bondi beach and the Botanical Gardens). The newborn shoot was held at Eli lovely home studio. It was cosy, with fresh tea and refreshments available. Eli was patients with our little newborn and we love the photographs. Eli is warm and her response is timely, caring and professional. She is the best value photographer in Sydney.
    Sophie
    Sophie
    Baby girl mum
  • Eli took some beautiful newborn photos of our little girl when she was 2 weeks old. Eli was extremely patient, warm and gentle. I loved the newborn shoot so much that I asked Eli if she could do a breastfeeding shoot of my daughter and I when she was 6 months old. This was so beautiful and I absolutely love these photos that she took. The setting was so simple and elegant. They are hanging on my wall and I look at them everyday! Thankyou so much Eli, I look forward to more photo shoots with you 💗
    Jessica
    Jessica
    Baby Girl Mum
  • I cannot recommend Elisabeth at LittleLights Photography any higher. We had our first baby in April this year. We had Ella’s pictures taken when she was just a week old. I was feeling extremely overwhelmed and not to mention exhausted being one week in but was put to ease the moment we walked into the studio. It is a very warm and inviting space. I was kindly offered any clothes I wanted to chose from wardrobe although I had my own. Elisabeth isn’t just about getting the best shots, she made it very clear that the baby is in charge. When Ella looked like she wasn’t comfy in a pose or outfit or cried at all, we stopped and Elisabeth waited until she was happy and peaceful again. We got amazing pictures and I am so so glad that we captured them in the first week as I could have easily put it off to another time with how I was feeling but so grateful we did it. We have captured this first memories and hung them in our house as a reminder as well as being able to gift our friends and family with photos too. We will absolutely use Elisabeth again for baby No2 if we are lucky enough to have another one.
    Donna
    Donna
    Baby Girl Mum
  • I had a newborn shoot with Eli and am so happy with the images. At 6 weeks old, Eli managed to capture my babies emerging personality and I now have beautiful photos to remember her first months by.
    Amy
    Amy
    Mum of baby girl
  • We had our maternity and newborn shoot with LittleLights photography and the experience was amazing. Elisabeth was very accommodating with the dates of our newborn as he was born earlier than expected and she was able push the date forward last minute. All our photos came out perfect and we will definitely be using LittleLights again in the future!!
    Merissa
    Merissa
    Mum of Baby boy
  • I cannot rate Little Lights Photography enough!! I booked really late as being a new mum my last thoughts were getting photos done and I didn’t book until I knew it was getting so late! (My daughter was already born 😅). Little Lights booked me in without any hassle! Elisabeth was nothing more than accommodating, patient, kind and friendly throughout the whole photography process that can take a lot of time. Thank you so much Little Lights Photography- we will definitely be back with the second
    Kimberly
    Kimberly
    Mum of little girl

Hi, I’m Elisabeth

I found my purpose in capturing love and connection – and what connection could be more powerful than that between a mother and her child?

I love nature and light and all things wild and beautiful. This is how I want to capture you – in your element with your loved ones. At home, out in the wild or in my Sydney portrait studio.

My beginnings, my cause

I grew up near Munich – Germany. I moved to Sydney in 2014 and that’s when I started my photography business. I always loved capturing everything I saw and wanted to commit to memory. Doing it professionally was just the natural, next step for me. Back then, I was still figuring out what I liked to shoot most and I shot everything and everyone coming my way, from food to families.

That immediately changed when in 2017 I gave birth to my first daughte. Experiencing that incredible surge of love and connection and protectiveness washing over me when I first held my newborn baby in my arms, I knew this was the start of the most powerful human experience in my life. I realised then, that mothers, babies, children and families are what I wanted to focus on in my photography. I wanted to capture that powerful family bond that comes into existence with the birth of a baby and continues to be the biggest source of love and purpose as time goes on and babies become toddler, school children, teenagers and adults.

My second daughter was born in 2019. They’re both not so little anymore. It has been such a bitter-sweet feeling watching my babies grow every day and motherhood now sometimes feels like a constant race against time. I’m so grateful I have memories in form of photographs from every stage of my daughters’ lives so far. These images are my most valued possessions and have become more and more valuable as time passes by.

This is my why: I want to be able to preserve all these precious moments for you too.