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Apr 10
by Penelope Hale in 10 o 10, documentary, Family, PK Photography 20 comments tags: blue mountains photographer, documentary, documentary family photographer, family photographer, lake macquarie photographer, newcastle photographer, pk photography

10 on 10 | April

This year I am participating in a blog circle where an international group of photographers post 10 images from the previous month on the 10th (get it – 10 on 10).  To keep the circle going, head to the link at the bottom of the page and check out some serious talent! When we lived in the Blue Mountains, we would often visit my sister and her family in Canberra.  Between the two of us there are four children who are all close in age and they get along really well and it has been awesome watching them grow up together despite living a few hours away.  Since moving to Newcastle though, Canberra is little bit further away which means we can’t head down on a weekend or on a bit of a whim.  During the longer Easter break though we bundled up in my parents’ car and all went down to Canberra together.  We met up with my cousins for an Easter Saturday lunch at Cotter Dam and since it is quite an extended summer this year, the kids were able to paddle in the river trying to catch fish. The youngest in the fish search party wasn’t as […]
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Feb 26
by Penelope Hale in documentary, Family, Personal, PK Photography 0 comments tags: documentary family photographer, hunter family photographer, lake macquarie family photographer, Newcastle family photographer, newcastle photographer, pk photography

Relocation Part Three | Documenting the move to Newcastle

We have now moved in to a more permanent address (only slightly, as it was sold in the first week we had moved in after unsuccessfully being on the market for many months so we are on the move again mid-July).  We have been here a little over a month now and I am still pinching myself that we live a 10 min drive from Redhead Beach!  The removalists arrived as I was putting the key in the door .  They were a little bit early so we didn’t get a chance to run around the empty house or explore before it was a hive of activity.  I did manage to get a ‘calm before the storm’ shot though.  I set the girls up with a drink and some morning shows on the balcony.  I am not sure what your kids are like but mine seem to have a special skill at getting under your feet – especially if you are in a hurry or carrying something heavy. It won’t be the first time these words have been uttered (or shouted from a corner in desperation), “The boxes are never ending!” and it has sure felt like that!  So sometimes, […]
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Feb 07
by Penelope Hale in 10 o 10, Personal, PK Photography 12 comments tags: 10on10, blog circle, documentary family photography, hunter photographer, maitland photographer, Newcastle family photographer, newcastle photographer

10 on 10 | February

This year I am participating in a blog circle.  I was unable to post for January due to my computer being in a box in a shipping container in a warehouse so here I am with my first contribution!  I am proudly joining a group of photographers who either shoot ten images on the tenth day of each month or curate ten images from the previous month. Follow the link at the bottom of the post to keep making your way around the circle to the next photographer! My ten images for February are from the tenth of January.  I wanted to document how we were spending our days living in the temporary apartment accommodation.  While we tried to get out for a small adventure each day, this just happened to be a day we stayed in and looking back it seems that cabin fever was at its peak with emotions being high or low – there was no middle level. Don’t forget that this post is part of a monthly blog circle. To continue the circle, following a group of photographers all sharing ten images from either a theme or a day or simply the previous month, click here […]
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Feb 05
by Penelope Hale in documentary, Family, PK Photography 7 comments tags: documentary family photography, documentary photographer, documentary session, family documentary, family photographer, hunter photographer, newcastle, newcastle photographer, pk photography

Relocation Part Two | Documenting the move to Newcastle

  This post covers the period of time at our temporary accommodation.  At this stage, we hadn’t secured a rental property so the length of stay here was unknown but to save space (and perhaps a touch of optimism) we packed a weeks worth of clothes, a few toys for the girls, a few books for me and Josh’s work clothes as he was due to start in a few days.  It was a two bedroom serviced apartment and while the girls were excited to share and LOVE lifts, the lack of a backyard and lack of space meant cabin fever set in after days.  So there were many emotional times and to keep it real, I shot through those as well.  It mostly felt like a holiday to me initially as we were staying in what was effectively a hotel, going o the beach daily and exploring a new place.  In hindsight (2.5 weeks in to unpacking a house), I am grateful for the temporary accommodation so I could enjoy the new area before feeling bogged down in the obligation of unpacking and the weight of all our stuff (seriously – I thought I had done a great job […]
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Aug 30
by Penelope Hale in Babywearing, documentary, Family, Newborn, PK Photography 0 comments tags: baby, blue mountains, documentary photographer, documentary session, family, feet, girl, hawkesbury, nepean, newborn, newborn photography, newcastle, newcastle photographer, pk photography

Jupiter | Newborn

I love my job. There are amazing people who allow me in to their home at what is quite a vulnerable time, first-time parenthood.  As cliched as it sounds, they open their hearts to me when they open that door.  By the end of a documentary newborn session, I have likely witnessed some skin to skin contact with their baby, breastfeeding and all the exposure that goes with learning the art and skill of providing this natural nourishment, heard voices crack or grabbed a tissue for tears as birth stories or this all consuming love are relayed to me or supported them through some of the tougher aspects of life with a newborn.  It is such a special time, those early weeks with your baby and I am truly so grateful to anyone who invites me in to this sacred space.  To document these days that are hard to recall as your baby grows. Newborns are seriously awesome little creatures.  Jupiter was the most adorably squeaky munchkin I have had the pleasure of photographing. In planning their session, Jupiter’s parents wanted me to document the following, some of which appear below: * Changing her nappy/clothes because she doesn’t like it so […]
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