Black and white photo of a mother in a flowing dress and father holding hands with a child while walking on a beach.

 

Storytelling Family photographer in the Cape Winelands.

 

Your family's story captured AND PRESERVED

in an honest & artful way.

LET'S DOCUMENT YOUR STORY
Mother kisses her smiling baby on the cheek while they sit together on a sunny backyard lawn.
Family of four huddled together in a warm embrace on wet sand at the beach, with two children in beanies and ocean waves behind them.
Close-up of a pregnant woman in a brown top and jeans resting her hands gently on her bare belly.
Child's bare feet standing in gray beach sand beside a small pile of sand sculpted into a star shape.
Soft reflection on glass shows a woman in profile beside a young boy, with bare trees and blue sky in the background.
Pregnant woman in a flowing white dress cradles her belly while standing in ocean waves at sunset.
A pregnant woman sits cross-legged on a bed and reaches out to pet a friendly bulldog in a bright bedroom.
Black and white photo of parents and two children walking hand in hand along a sandy beach.
Pregnant woman in a flowing cream wrap sitting in shallow ocean waves at sunset during a maternity photo session.
Couple sitting close together on a sandy beach while two young children play in the sand near the ocean at sunset.
Smiling girl in a gray sweater and jeans runs through shallow ocean water at golden hour as her family follows behind.
Two children huddle close to an adult in a cozy knit sweater while standing on a sunlit rocky beach.
Two children in cozy beanies run and play barefoot on a sandy beach while an adult walks nearby.
A black and white portrait of a smiling mother touching foreheads with her young son in a tender, affectionate family moment.
Family of five standing together on a large granite boulder on a white sand beach beneath a soft gray sky.
Black and white overhead view of a young child standing barefoot on sand between two adults' legs.
Parents watch from the sandy beach as a young boy stands atop a large boulder under a moody overcast sky.
Two young children touch the bare pregnant belly of their mother wearing low-rise jeans on a sandy beach.
Black and white portrait of a thoughtful boy in an apple-print shirt hugging his mother and toddler sibling.
A woman in a striped dress lies on green grass beside a little girl, holding hands in a peaceful moment viewed from above.
A border collie dog pants happily in the foreground as family members sit on a rock behind, showing only their legs and bare feet.
Father pushes two boys on a rope swing in a grassy field while a pregnant mother watches from the background.
Mother in a white dress walks through a wildflower field holding a baby while a young girl walks beside her.
Couple holding hands walking on a quiet beach at sunset beneath a pink and gray cloudy sky near a mountain.
Parents standing close together on a sandy beach, holding a toddler whose bare foot dangles at their side.
A little boy in a white shirt stands beside a woman in a cream dress as golden sunset light casts shadows on the garden wall.
Close-up of a toddler in a fuzzy brown jacket with red flowers placing her hands on a large gray rock.
Family of four walking along the beach at sunset, parents carrying their two young children toward the glowing horizon.
Toddler in a yellow cardigan splashes through shallow shimmering ocean waves along the shoreline.
Mother cuddles a young boy in striped pants while the father smiles beside them on a rocky beach outcrop.
Parent and child in beanies run along the wet sand at sunset, their reflections mirrored in the shallow water.
A pregnant woman lies on her side on a bed with pillows in a calm, softly lit bedroom seen through a doorway.
Joyful little girl points to the sky while lying in a wildflower meadow with her red-haired mother.
In a black and white photo, a father in a dark jacket lifts a laughing child high into the air against a cloudy sky.
Curious young boy gently touches a pregnant woman's bare belly in a sunlit outdoor setting.
A mother in a red dress holds her young blonde daughter in warm golden light beside a glowing window.
Laughing pregnant woman in a knit sweater stands in golden sunlight as leaf shadows dapple her bare belly outdoors.
A tattooed mother laughs with two happy children in a sunlit room beside a large window.
A pregnant woman in a flowing white dress stands in shallow ocean waves at dusk, holding her belly and smiling.
A mother and toddler hold a cluster of dark blue mussel shells in their cupped hands on a sandy beach.
Close-up of a newborn baby's tiny hand gripping a parent's finger while adult hands gently hold the infant.
A golden retriever rests its chin on a pregnant woman's belly as she relaxes on a bed with patterned pillows.
Smiling father and pregnant mother sit together outdoors with their young son leaning against her baby bump.
A pregnant woman naps on a green sofa while a sleepy bulldog rests in the foreground of the living room.
Red-haired mother and her giggling daughter cuddle together in a grassy meadow with pink wildflowers.
Toddler's bare feet and legs stepping on smooth wet sand, wearing a yellow cardigan and holding a small stick.
Laughing mother swings her daughter through the air in a field of tall grass and white wildflowers.
Sleepy baby rests on a mother's bare shoulder while holding a delicate pink flower near her long brown hair.
A mother and her children play on a grassy lawn at sunset, with warm sunlight streaming through the trees behind them.
A silhouetted couple touches foreheads as the man cradles the pregnant belly of a woman in a floral gown at sunset.
Two young brothers hug their pregnant mother's belly among green foliage during an outdoor maternity photo session.
Parent gently touches a swaddled newborn baby's nose in a dimly lit room, framed by dark shadows.
A smiling mother holds her curious young daughter close beside a rocky coastline, sharing a warm and affectionate family moment.
Young girl nestled between her parents on the beach while a toddler in a yellow cardigan is held in their arms.
Two young brothers snuggle into their mother's pink sweater in a tender family hug on the beach.
Smiling mother in a striped dress holding a toddler in a brown jacket and plaid dress outdoors.
Mother kisses her smiling baby on the cheek while they sit together on a sunny backyard lawn.
Family of four huddled together in a warm embrace on wet sand at the beach, with two children in beanies and ocean waves behind them.
Close-up of a pregnant woman in a brown top and jeans resting her hands gently on her bare belly.
Child's bare feet standing in gray beach sand beside a small pile of sand sculpted into a star shape.
Soft reflection on glass shows a woman in profile beside a young boy, with bare trees and blue sky in the background.
Pregnant woman in a flowing white dress cradles her belly while standing in ocean waves at sunset.
A pregnant woman sits cross-legged on a bed and reaches out to pet a friendly bulldog in a bright bedroom.
Black and white photo of parents and two children walking hand in hand along a sandy beach.
Pregnant woman in a flowing cream wrap sitting in shallow ocean waves at sunset during a maternity photo session.
Couple sitting close together on a sandy beach while two young children play in the sand near the ocean at sunset.
Smiling girl in a gray sweater and jeans runs through shallow ocean water at golden hour as her family follows behind.
Two children huddle close to an adult in a cozy knit sweater while standing on a sunlit rocky beach.
Two children in cozy beanies run and play barefoot on a sandy beach while an adult walks nearby.
A black and white portrait of a smiling mother touching foreheads with her young son in a tender, affectionate family moment.
Family of five standing together on a large granite boulder on a white sand beach beneath a soft gray sky.
Black and white overhead view of a young child standing barefoot on sand between two adults' legs.
Parents watch from the sandy beach as a young boy stands atop a large boulder under a moody overcast sky.
Two young children touch the bare pregnant belly of their mother wearing low-rise jeans on a sandy beach.
Black and white portrait of a thoughtful boy in an apple-print shirt hugging his mother and toddler sibling.
A woman in a striped dress lies on green grass beside a little girl, holding hands in a peaceful moment viewed from above.
A border collie dog pants happily in the foreground as family members sit on a rock behind, showing only their legs and bare feet.
Father pushes two boys on a rope swing in a grassy field while a pregnant mother watches from the background.
Mother in a white dress walks through a wildflower field holding a baby while a young girl walks beside her.
Couple holding hands walking on a quiet beach at sunset beneath a pink and gray cloudy sky near a mountain.
Parents standing close together on a sandy beach, holding a toddler whose bare foot dangles at their side.
A little boy in a white shirt stands beside a woman in a cream dress as golden sunset light casts shadows on the garden wall.
Close-up of a toddler in a fuzzy brown jacket with red flowers placing her hands on a large gray rock.
Family of four walking along the beach at sunset, parents carrying their two young children toward the glowing horizon.
Toddler in a yellow cardigan splashes through shallow shimmering ocean waves along the shoreline.
Mother cuddles a young boy in striped pants while the father smiles beside them on a rocky beach outcrop.
Parent and child in beanies run along the wet sand at sunset, their reflections mirrored in the shallow water.
A pregnant woman lies on her side on a bed with pillows in a calm, softly lit bedroom seen through a doorway.
Joyful little girl points to the sky while lying in a wildflower meadow with her red-haired mother.
In a black and white photo, a father in a dark jacket lifts a laughing child high into the air against a cloudy sky.
Curious young boy gently touches a pregnant woman's bare belly in a sunlit outdoor setting.
A mother in a red dress holds her young blonde daughter in warm golden light beside a glowing window.
Laughing pregnant woman in a knit sweater stands in golden sunlight as leaf shadows dapple her bare belly outdoors.
A tattooed mother laughs with two happy children in a sunlit room beside a large window.
A pregnant woman in a flowing white dress stands in shallow ocean waves at dusk, holding her belly and smiling.
A mother and toddler hold a cluster of dark blue mussel shells in their cupped hands on a sandy beach.
Close-up of a newborn baby's tiny hand gripping a parent's finger while adult hands gently hold the infant.
A golden retriever rests its chin on a pregnant woman's belly as she relaxes on a bed with patterned pillows.
Smiling father and pregnant mother sit together outdoors with their young son leaning against her baby bump.
A pregnant woman naps on a green sofa while a sleepy bulldog rests in the foreground of the living room.
Red-haired mother and her giggling daughter cuddle together in a grassy meadow with pink wildflowers.
Toddler's bare feet and legs stepping on smooth wet sand, wearing a yellow cardigan and holding a small stick.
Laughing mother swings her daughter through the air in a field of tall grass and white wildflowers.
Sleepy baby rests on a mother's bare shoulder while holding a delicate pink flower near her long brown hair.
A mother and her children play on a grassy lawn at sunset, with warm sunlight streaming through the trees behind them.
A silhouetted couple touches foreheads as the man cradles the pregnant belly of a woman in a floral gown at sunset.
Two young brothers hug their pregnant mother's belly among green foliage during an outdoor maternity photo session.
Parent gently touches a swaddled newborn baby's nose in a dimly lit room, framed by dark shadows.
A smiling mother holds her curious young daughter close beside a rocky coastline, sharing a warm and affectionate family moment.
Young girl nestled between her parents on the beach while a toddler in a yellow cardigan is held in their arms.
Two young brothers snuggle into their mother's pink sweater in a tender family hug on the beach.
Smiling mother in a striped dress holding a toddler in a brown jacket and plaid dress outdoors.
SESSIONS & PRICING
Two adults and a small child stand on a wide sandy beach as birds fly overhead beneath a soft pastel evening sky.

as a family and birth photographer in stellenbosch my approach is simple...

connection over perfection.

I document your family exactly as you are. no stiff poses. no pressure to perform.

A woman in a white eyelet blouse and jeans looks down at a camera lens in her hand while standing in a grassy field.

Hi, welcome to my little corner.

I'm Tanya.

I'm a family & birth photographer in Stellenbosch in the Cape Winelands. My approach is child led and documentary. I document your family exactly as they are. No stiff poses. No pressure to perform or for your kids to behave.

Think of it as a fun outing with your people and I just happen to capture it all.

I'm a mom of three girls, ranging from toddler to teen, so I know what real life looks like. Motherhood has taught me to slow down and notice the in-between moments, and that's what I photograph. The kind of moments you'll want to remember one day.

More about me

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER FOR EVERY SEASON

 

FAMILY

 

Family of five standing together on a large granite boulder on a white sand beach beneath a soft gray sky.

 

MATERNITY

 

A pregnant woman in a flowing white dress stands in shallow ocean waves at dusk, holding her belly and smiling.

 

motherhood

 

A woman with a ponytail lies on the grass and kisses a toddler sitting beside her in a black and white outdoor photo.

 

birth

 

Smiling mother in a hospital gown cradles her newborn while the father in scrubs kisses her head in the delivery room.
VIEW MY sessions on offer
Black and white portrait of a thoughtful boy in an apple-print shirt hugging his mother and toddler sibling.

Photos that help you remember how it felt

Black and white photo of a smiling woman touching foreheads with a young boy in a tender, affectionate moment.

Photos that will remind

you how you loved


Black and white photo of a smiling mother lifting a toddler's hands as he stands on her lap in a sunlit park.

Photos with you actually in it

 

Kind Words

Tanya made us feel so comfortable during our photoshoot and she was so patient with our little kids. She engaged with my shy daughter and got her to come out of her shell, we love the photos! Something to cherish for a lifetime.

JESSica

A smiling mother sits in a wildflower field with her daughter while a toddler in a knit sweater walks toward them.

Kind Words

We chose Tanya because there is something so honest about her work. You don't just see beautiful photos, you see real families, real stories and genuine emotion. That was exactly what we were looking for and she truly exceeded every expectation. When we received our gallery, we were completely blown away.



Marais family

A smiling family of four sits together on rocky shoreline, with a boy in green sweater and a girl in plaid skirt beside their parents.

Kind Words

The most heartfelt, warm and fun experience! Tanya is absolutely amazing. I can't wait for our next shoot. It was so easy, light, fun and normal. Her photos are just like she is, warm and real.


The STEYNS

Two adults and a small child stand on a wide sandy beach as birds fly overhead beneath a soft pastel evening sky.

 

Because this season won't last.


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