Tag Archives: Family Memories

Here in England I have relished having my own garden – rather than a parched desert balcony. The plentiful rain and sunlight make things grow with aplomb in England! After the rain, the evening sunlight slowly crept into the garden. How I relished the sight of the colourful Summer petals nestling fresh raindrops glinting in […]

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Here in England we have had an astonishing first Winter tale to tell! It was quite exceptional for snowfall and chilly temperatures; so my two UAE-born children (who’d never seen real snow) wrapped up warm & relished exploring the neighbourhood in stunning light.  Of course, I relished following them with my camera in hand! And they […]

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“The most colourful thing in the world is black & white, it contains all colours and at the same time excludes all.” ― Vikrmn, 10 Alone Oh wow! As much as I love colour, I am in love with black & white photography: Monochrome, tonal, matt, sepia, muted and soft, contrasty and strong; an image for every mood. Since the […]

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The crazy ones… We don’t celebrate them enough! As Apple once famously said: “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, […]

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Are you ready for the BEST Christmas gift idea ever? Quite possibly! A priceless gift that keeps on giving?… A gift that would gain in value over the years?… A gift that would last forever?  May I present the Victoria Akbik Photography Gift Certificate At the time of writing this post, there’s 72 days to go till Christmas 2016. The countdown […]

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Baby’s First Christmas… It was a really beautiful morning in the company of this sweet family in their home. We had talked and planned this session for baby’s first Christmas, and had such a lovely time creating a wonderful selection of photographs. These not only document a very special time in their lives, but they wanted the shoot to […]

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I have often talked of my love of an extended family shoot. I feel passionately that it’s so important to grab every chance possible to celebrate being together – simply letting the generations enjoy and share precious time in each other’s company.  It’s so important for families – especially with so many of us living […]

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An Abu Dhabi souvenir themed shoot was in order, as this was another family on the brink of making the BIG move from Abu Dhabi back home.  Oh, what a sweet set of four siblings in this family – so neatly divided with two boys and two girls.  I loved each and every one of their personalities […]

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Oh wow! We shared so many smiles, giggles, japes and laughs interspersed throughout this gorgeous family photo session.  It was a real pleasure to share time with Mr F and his wonderful family and celebrate this time in their lives. f I always try to encourage my families to see their family photo shoot as a […]

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Realising how many lovely family photo sessions from past shoots that I’ve not blogged before… I thought it was high time that I shared them.  It always makes me smile remembering these times – each and every family is unique and I truly love meeting my families and getting to know them. It was a hot and […]

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