I built Aurora Joy Photography because I know what it means to wait for something.
I know what it's like to watch the season change around you — and to desperately want someone to hold it still.
I'm Emm. Wife, mum of two, and a former teacher who spent years learning how to make people feel safe before asking anything of them. That instinct never left — it just found a different room.
I photograph newborns, growing families, and the mamas who have given everything to everyone else and forgotten, somewhere along the way, to be in the frame themselves. As a mum, I know exactly how fast it goes. As a teacher, I know how to guide you through something that feels unfamiliar until it feels completely natural. As someone who has walked a hard road to get my own family — I know how much this moment means.
I have been photographing Melbourne families for over 13 years. My training includes newborn posing safety, first aid, and CPR, with ongoing collaboration with midwives and paediatric professionals — because the families who trust me with their babies deserve nothing less.
Every session is fully guided, beautifully lit, and designed to make you feel completely taken care of. Because that's what I needed, once. And I've never forgotten it.
This is more than photography. This is your story. And it deserves to be on your walls forever.
— Emm
Hello. I'm Emm.
The woman behind the lens.
You send an enquiry — no commitment, no pressure. We'll come back to you personally, usually within 24 hours, with everything you need to know.
Once you're ready to go ahead, a session fee secures your date. From there, we take care of everything. You'll receive a preparation guide with everything you need before you arrive — what to wear, how to prepare your little one, what to expect on the day. There are no surprises.
On the day of your session, you show up. We handle the rest. The posing, the lighting, the direction — all of it guided, start to finish. Most clients tell us afterwards they were nervous beforehand and forgot about the camera within minutes. That's exactly how it's supposed to feel.
A few weeks later, you'll come back for your private gallery viewing — just you (and your partner, if you'd like). You'll see your photographs for the first time together, and choose the artwork that belongs in your home. We'll guide you through sizing, placement, and everything else. You don't have to figure it out alone.
That's it. From first hello to finished artwork on your wall — you are completely taken care of.
Here's what happens when you reach out.
We believe that motherhood is the hardest and most beautiful thing a woman can do, and that she deserves to be seen in the middle of it.
We believe that this moment will not come again. That your walls should tell your story. That you are enough, exactly as you are.
We believe that photography is not about perfect. It's about real — beautifully, honestly, timelessly real.
We believe you deserve to feel beautiful. Not just remembered for it.
