KRISTINA CHILDS

Worldwide Photographer [email protected] eyes.

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The Only Way is Sussex - Townsville, Australia

Once upon a time, I used to work on the door of a hardcore nightclub called 299, I met many wonderful people who just like me, kept getting older and bred and got a dog… life hey? Sara would make me the finest cocktail of Vodka, Chambord, Coke and lime wedge for the start of our late night shift and we would two step to Vengaboys and Megadeath … fast forward a few years and Sara welcomed me into their beautiful home to hang out with her family!

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The Hamiltons - Brisbane, Australia

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The Wilsons

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Reanna + Giac - Cairns Wedding

What happens when an Italian boy takes out an add on gumtree for an apartment in Sydney and his house mate throws a BBQ and a country girl from the hills of Cairns is there?

A truly unique love story and an equally unique wedding!

Did I mention the housemate is the girls ex boyfriend!?

Reanna and Giac have been on a non stop adventure since this fateful evening which has seen them live all over Australia and finally settling in Adelaide. When planning the wedding they decided it would be fitting to head back to her family home in Cairns, most peoples family backyards don't have a billabong, paint ball field and extreme 4WD track but theirs sure do!

Oh and snakes and turtles and giant moths, it was like being Jeff Goldblum and walking out into Jurassic Park for the first time.. the excitement was REAL!

Reanna scoured through countless op shops and flea markets to find all the details of the wedding, from crystal glass wear to her own wedding dress, it was all carefully shipped back to Cairns and not a single detail was missed! 

This was hands down the hottest wedding I have ever photographed, but not for a second did Reanna + Giac complain, even when the clouds broke 1 minute into our portrait session, nothing and I mean NOTHING was going to stop them from having a good time!

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Shelley + Daniel - New York, New York

Have you ever planned a big wedding and got to the point where you thought 'F*ck it, lets just elope!' ? We personally did and not for a second have we regretted our choice! 

Shelley + Daniel regularly chase the winters and forgo the blasting Australian summers, with winter jackets and snow soaked shoes in Northern America. It only made sense when their Aussie planned wedding was becoming a bit too difficult to pull together that they would pack their bags and very carefully take a wedding dress and suit half way round the world (Although, they had a hard time leaving behind their 2 beloved french bulldogs, but as luck would have it there would be no problem for frenchie cuddles on the day!)!

It was easy for them to pick a destination, they have spent many months in New York before and love the pace of the city. It's a busy place with a million juxtapositions, the rich and the homeless, the 5 star dining next to McDonalds, 100's of skyscrapers and Central Park, 8 Million people and just us 3 charging around those Manhattan streets in our Cons and Vans making what will be one of the most memorable weddings I have ever been apart of, let alone shot!

Shelley + Daniel did a great job finding a kickass celebrant, hair and make up and florist from over 15,000kms away and everything came together on the day like a piece of New York baked cheeseCAKE. 

These two win the award for doing everything on their own terms and well the results speak for themselves.. Come travel with us half way round Manhattan and via the Metro to Brooklyn for Pizza!

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Regan + Jake 

Bai - Indonesia 

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Cheers to the freaking weekend!

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Today I got to experience first hand the most tender, totally cheeky, super duper surprise engagement whilst shooting Anna + Zacks family session... lets rewind a little though.. I have known these guys since my first maternity shoot with them 2 years ago, beautiful Nate was born not long after and I got to hang out with them even more, then their best mates got married and I watched as Zack caught the garter and everyone jumped ontop of him with cheeky excitement while all the girls squealed in Anna's direction.. The photos are so heartwarmingly funny, but I digress.. Fast forward to today and Anna is 37 weeks pregnant and I'm here to document this next chapter in their life. Whilst doing a photo of Anna on her own I joked about putting her hand with wedding ring on top which we both smirked about and talked about the wedding she dreamed of one day having.. As we joined the boys out in the field Anna told Zack about my joke and he replied that they should do a mock photo of him proposing to share with friends as it would rile them up, so once all the portraits were taken Zack asked where some nice light would be to take the mock engagement photos.. I positioned them in the corner of the yard and Zack knelt down and smiled towards me and said 'Ready?' , I said 'Sure'.. Zack then pulled out a ring while Anna and I's jaws hit the ground!! After a lot of "Is this real?" from Anna, she finally said 'Yes' , much to the applause of their little Nate and about 100 cockatoos! Hands down one of the most precious moments I have ever witnessed, yet photographed! Thank you Zack for not telling me your plans because I would have been way too hyper knowing what you were going to do!!! BRING ON THE WEDDING!!!!

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Brooklyn - New York

Childs Vs The World

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Baby Aria 

Brisbane - Australia

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The Bowels

Brisbane - Australia

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The Bowels

Brisbane - Australia

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An open letter to you, Juliet. So, this is 12 huh!? You are many things, brave, kind, frustrating, loveable, generous, sassy, peaceful and most importantly and sometimes scary, passionate. You stand behind what you believe and your voice only gets louder, this will no doubt end in heated arguments and misunderstandings but hey, don't forget, I'm on your side. Your kind soul will no doubt get you in trouble too but please don't lose that sparkle. You can be anything you want and I hope I have shown you that all it takes is effort and drive to keep on keeping on. You can now drive shot gun, take cold and flu tablets and clean your room without asking, though I won't cross my fingers. You are my first love and have taught me more than I have ever taught you, happy birthday my little Leo 🐯 Love Mum.

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Westside Tattoo 

Brisbane - Australia

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Shane Gallagher - Westside Tattoo

Brisbane - Australia

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Spiderxdeath - Westside Tattoo

Brisbane - Australia

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MJ Driver, sponsered by Red Bull.

Westside Tattoo

Brisbane - Australia