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A Mother and son stand on the beach at sunset

Family photography for lovers of the great outdoors

melbourne bayside PHOTOGRAPHER | portfolio| Merissa Wakefield

I draw inspiration from the golden hour, the time before sunset where the light wraps around like a warm embrace. For this reason my photography sessions generally take place during the golden hour. I promise the late night is worth it! And while I’m a Melbourne Bayside photographer, I’ll travel across the South East or Mornington Peninsula to find you the perfect location.

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The moments you want to remember

A mother and father kiss at sunset. He holds her close and their children are in the image too. Black and white image captured by Merissa Wakefield.
Bothers hug. They are looking at each other affectionately and the older brother wraps his arm around his little brother. The sun is setting over the water in the background.
A man twirls his wife in a golden sun drenched field at sunset. Her dress swirls around her and she smiles happily. Captured by Melbourne Bayside family photographer Merissa Wakefield.
A girl sits on her mothers knee. She is looking at the camera with a sweet look on her face as her mother looks down at her. Family photography by Merissa Wakefield.
A mother cradles her baby. Her hand caresses the back of his head as he rests it on her shoulder. Black and white photograph
A mother sits on a rock cradling her daughter. Her eyes are closed. Black and white photograph
A mother and her daughter sit on the sand laughing. There is coastal grass in the foreground and the sea behind them
A mother and son look at each other smiling. Black and white photo.
A mother tenderly cradles her baby in a green field at sunset.
A mother sits on a Melbourne beach surrounded by her six children. She cradles her baby.
A mother and daughter dance together under under a huge tree. The sun is setting casting a magical glow.
A mother holds her small child, loving looking toward her. The sun is setting over the beach behind them.
A mother walks through the water holding hands with her youngest son. Her boys are splashing and playing next to her in the water.
A mother and sun sit and smile. They are wearing white and the sun glows around them.
A mother tenderly cradles her daughter as her two boys button a shirt in front of her. They are in a field at sunset.
A mother embraces her three boys on a Mornington peninsula cliff at sunset
A mother sits on a Mornington Peninsula beach holding her smiling baby.
A mother embraces her young son and daughter from behind as they all smile. They are standing on a beach with rocks in the background.
A mother and daughter embrace in a Mornington peninsula field at sunset.
A mother hugs her two children. They are sitting together leaning on a green door.
Black and white photo of a little girl and boy kissing. They are sitting on a rug on the grass.
A woman holds a young girl in her arms on a grassy hilltop at sunset. A young boy and man are running behind them.
Family photograph taken on the beach. The father holds his son in his arms and the mother grins at her daughter who she holds closely.
Four girls of varying ages and one boy embrace each other on the beach at sunset
A girl leads a young boy onto the sand dunes at the beach at sunrise. He is looking at the camera.
A mother leans in to embrace her daughter who she holds on her hip. Black and white photograph.
A couple sits on the dunes kissing while their two children run around them playfully.
A pregnant lady with long dark hair stands on the beach, cradling her pregnant belly, at sunset. She is wearing a long white lace dress.
A man throws a young girl up in the air. He has a smile on his face and they are watched by a young woman who cradles her pregnant belly.
young girl cradles mother's pregnant stomach
newborn family photo session outdoor sunset
A mother hugs her baby girl and smiles at the camera. They are sitting in a field at sunset.
A pregnant mother stands in the water at Beaumaris. She is looking out to sea and holding her baby bump. She is wearing black two piece bathers and a lace kimono that flows around her.
A family sits on the step of a beach box that is nestled in the trees behind a beach in McCrae. They are looking toward each other.
Two boys sit in the dunes at sunset. They are laughing happily. There is sun shining from behind them and it illuminates the coastal grass in the foreground.
A little girl plays on the beach with her parents. They are throwing a blanket in the air and she runs underneath it. The sun is setting and the water is behind them.
A mother blows a dandelion toward her daughter who watches on. She is holding a jellycat bunny and the sun sets behind them.
Three girls sit on a blanket at the beach. The are looking out to sea and holding each other close. Sunset beach photography with Merissa Wakefield.
A mother holds her baby close, their foreheads touch gently. The baby is wearing a sweet pink head band.
A mother and father look down toward their baby who is dressed in a lace bonnet and romper. She is clapping her hands and looking toward her parents.
A sweet baby girl looks up to the camera. She has big blue eyes and wears a lace bonnet.
A pregnant women walks into the water. She is wearing a black bikini and runs her hands through her hair. The sun is setting in the background and glows around her.
A family sits in the grassy dunes at the beach. The mother cradles her baby and looks down toward her while the father kisses her forehead.
A mother sits on the coastal rocks with her family. Her four children are looking at her lovingly. The winter sky is bright and colourful behind them.
A mother cradles her sons head in her hand. Her hair falls over her face and we see his face looking up toward hers.
Two children are smiling happily. The are being hugged by their mother. It is a black and white image.

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Merissa is a Melbourne Bayside family photographer specialising in relaxed family photography and maternity photography in Melbourne's Bayside, Mornington Peninsula and South-East. This includes (but is not limited to) the bayside suburbs of Brighton, Hampton, Sandringham, Black Rock, Beaumaris, Mentone, Parkdale, Mordialloc, Highett and Cheltenham . She is known for her outdoor family photography and relaxed and natural style. She has been featured by photography school Click Love Grow on how to use backlight, photograph toddlers and shoot at the beach.