Apply here for a chance to win our full family portrait photography experience with EVERYTHING included, as well as a selection of runner-up prizes.
This prize is not to be missed! The winning family is going to receive our full family portrait photography experience, including planning, photography, editing, artwork design consultation, digital image, a print box, and an incredible album or art piece to hang on the wall.
Studio and posed family photography can be beautiful...but it wouldn't work for my family.
I have one boy who is neurodiverse, and no matter what we tried there is no way he would sit for even 10 minutes of studio or posed family portraits.
Our other boy loves to pose and switch on a big cheesy smile...but the photos we really treasure are the ones with his real smile, the one that comes out when he's playing with his brother or on a family adventure.
So I have created a family photography experience that I would want for my family - one that is focused on your real family life or a family adventure everyone will love.
That's how I capture authentic family moments that you'll treasure for decades.
I’m Rainer, a Wellington photographer telling real family stories through my lens — the big adventures, the quiet in-betweens, and all the beautiful chaos of family life. My style is relaxed, unobtrusive, and focused on the moments that matter most to you.
Over my 10 years of experience as a professional photographer I've captured hundreds of weddings, families, engagements and pet sessions.
In that time I have learned that the photos my clients treasure the most are the real ones that show what it's like to be part of their family in this moment. That's what I hope to deliver to many more families as part of my new family photography experience.









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