Hi, I'm Tay

I’m a full time photographer, mainly capturing weddings/elopements and portraiture for over 15 years.

I love a mix of candid and quiet moments, and the drama of things more planned out – I couldn’t pick one if you asked me, which is why I think my style caters perfectly to those wanting to do things a little differently. I thrive on the mood and theatrics as much as the calm and quiet, adapting to fit the moment and allowing things to unfold unintrusively, while knowing when to offer gentle guidance or in-depth posing.

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I drew a lot as a kid, but I was impatient. Photography gave me a way of creating faster, but ironically I still spend hours in front of a computer screen editing. I believe the photo is only half the work, and editing is what brings things to life.

I started with creative portraiture, including a lot of self portraits – crafting scenes around themes and mythology – but after studying at UniSA and RMIT I was encouraged to persue fashion photography as a way to make a career in the photography industry. I worked for Pacific Magazines in Sydney for a number of years and did a bunch of freelance work for various clients including Adobe, Wacom and Ford, before realising my passion had drained away.

I returned home to Adelaide in 2016, a bit lost and unsure of where I was heading with my career. The fashion industry wasn’t for me, so I fell in to wedding photography as it offered a great balance of candid, documentary style shooting and creative portraiture. Plus, it was such a wholesome change – I started to love what I was doing again and the feedback from my clients always left me with the warm fuzzies. About 8 months after launching in to my own photography business full time, I met my future husband Pete. I started to really understand what all these couples felt (gross) which only amplified my desire to shoot more of this crazy little thing called love.

In 2020 I revived a past love for games and cosplay, which led to re-discovering my love for creative portraiture. Since then, I have had the pleasure of working with some incredibly skilled and creative people and continue to do so more often than I could have ever dreamed of. I’ve started crafting and creating sets again too, and experimenting with all the things that bring me excitement and pride.

And that brings us to now – currently residing in Melbourne with my husband Pete and our 4 cats – Fugglehops, Dexter, Carter and Bernard – creating, learning and growing every day. Let’s make some art together.