Images by Samantha Kuruvita

Images by Samantha Kuruvita images by Samantha Kuruvita HEYYY!!! My name is Samantha Kuruvita, but since I like you, you can call me Sam. k, thx, bye.

I’m a photographer specializing in pet and family portraits, and I would LOVE to photograph your family. I spent 8 of the last 10 years working in the photographic industry in Melbourne, but have made my way back to Tasmania to continue my photographic work. I live with my boyfriend Matt, and our dog Zazu in a tiny little unit we’re currently working our way through renovating (VERY slowly). I’m obsessed with watching cake decorating videos, although I can’t bake to save my life! I just want to snug your dogs and be your kids best friend (just please keep any and all birds away from me!!) my goal is to create something unique for every single family I photograph, cause your family is unique right? why would you want a photographer who just does the exact same thing for every single family. I just love my job and I’m super keen to photograph you.

Coordinated outfits look great.Matching outfits… not so much.When everyone wears the exact same thing, it can feel a lit...
17/09/2026

Coordinated outfits look great.
Matching outfits… not so much.
When everyone wears the exact same thing, it can feel a little like you’re in a cult. Choosing two or three colours that appear across everyone’s outfits usually creates a much more natural look.

You don’t need to love every photo of yourself.You just need to exist in them.Because one day your children will look ba...
15/09/2026

You don’t need to love every photo of yourself.
You just need to exist in them.
Because one day your children will look back and say,
“There’s mum.”

Some of the loveliest photographs from a session are the ones that would never have looked impressive to anyone else in ...
13/09/2026

Some of the loveliest photographs from a session are the ones that would never have looked impressive to anyone else in the moment.
A child absentmindedly playing with mum’s hair. A baby stretching in their dad’s arms. A sibling leaning in close for just a second before darting off again. They’re tiny moments, easy to miss when you’re inside them, but they become incredibly powerful later because they feel so true. I think that’s why people get emotional during the slideshow. They’re not just looking at pictures. They’re seeing pieces of their everyday life reflected back at them.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting digital files. Of course it’s nice to have photos easily accessible on...
11/09/2026

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting digital files. Of course it’s nice to have photos easily accessible on your phone.
But I also think it’s worth being honest about the difference between wanting access to your images and actually enjoying them. Those are not the same thing. Access is practical. Enjoying them is seeing them every day, watching your child stop in front of a frame, or pulling out an album years later and being transported straight back. That’s the part I care most about helping people create.

The phrase “we’ve been meaning to do this for years” comes up in my studio all the time.And it’s never said lightly. Usu...
09/09/2026

The phrase “we’ve been meaning to do this for years” comes up in my studio all the time.
And it’s never said lightly. Usually it comes with a little laugh, or a slight look of guilt, because people genuinely have wanted to do it. Life has just kept moving. That’s part of why I have so much empathy for the delay. Family photos usually aren’t not happening because people don’t care. They’re not happening because family life is full, busy, expensive, and demanding. Which is exactly why it feels so good when people finally do make it happen.

Family of Winter voting is officially open 🤍 Each season I choose a small handful of families I’ve photographed recently...
07/09/2026

Family of Winter voting is officially open 🤍 Each season I choose a small handful of families I’ve photographed recently and invite the wider community to help celebrate them. You can now have a look through the nominated families and vote for your favourite. Voting is open for two weeks and closes Tuesday the 22nd September.

You can vote here: https://www.samanthakuruvita.com/family-of-the-season

Thank you for helping me celebrate these beautiful families.

This extended family session at Trevallyn Reserve was one of those shoots that felt meaningful for a really simple reaso...
27/08/2026

This extended family session at Trevallyn Reserve was one of those shoots that felt meaningful for a really simple reason: everyone was there.

I had photographed Olivia and Harrison earlier in the year, but Daniel missed that session while he was away fighting bushfires in Victoria. This time he was there, along with Piper, Sherrie, and the wider family.

There was winter light, lots of laughs, Harrison keeping a very close eye on every dog that walked past, and finished artwork heading into several homes.

I’ve shared the full story on the blog if you’d like to have a read.

https://www.samanthakuruvita.com/blog/the-mccullagh-family

In-home sessions are never really about the house.They’re about the feeling of being there. The couch where everyone pil...
26/08/2026

In-home sessions are never really about the house.
They’re about the feeling of being there. The couch where everyone piles on top of each other, the bedroom where bedtime stories happen, the kitchen where someone is usually asking for a snack. People sometimes worry their home isn’t tidy enough or stylish enough, but that’s not what makes the photos meaningful. What matters is that it’s your space, and your children will remember it because it’s where their family life is happening right now.

Pets bring a very particular kind of energy to a session, and I mean that in the best possible way.Sometimes they are be...
24/08/2026

Pets bring a very particular kind of energy to a session, and I mean that in the best possible way.
Sometimes they are beautifully cooperative and look like they’ve trained for this moment their entire lives. Sometimes they are absolutely not that dog. Either way, I love including them because they are part of your family as much as anyone else. They often loosen everyone up too. There’s something about a dog barging into the frame or trying to sit in exactly the wrong spot that makes the whole thing feel more real, and usually more fun.

Siblings are one of my favourite things to photograph, mostly because they’re so unpredictable.Sometimes they are beauti...
22/08/2026

Siblings are one of my favourite things to photograph, mostly because they’re so unpredictable.
Sometimes they are beautifully sweet with each other and sometimes they’re one eye roll away from a full-blown argument. Usually they’re both within the same five minutes. That’s part of what makes sibling photos so special. I’m not trying to force some perfectly polished version of their relationship. I want to catch the closeness, the mischief, the way they annoy each other, and the way they still come back together. That’s what will feel true when you look back on it later.

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