Lilli Kad Photography

Lilli Kad Photography Destination Wedding and Lifestyle Photographer based in Australia travelling the world to capture your story. www.kerstin-auer.com

We hear a lot about connection and this will not change anytime soon. Connection to each other is a human requirement to...
20/06/2026

We hear a lot about connection and this will not change anytime soon. Connection to each other is a human requirement to lead a happy, healthy life.. Luckily we get to have full control over it.

I am going to be honest now (sorry Noosa), whilst this little place here is like paradise it’s also often hard to connect with new people (there just isn’t the population). As an entrepreneur and a person whose brain never stops, finding likeminded people often pulls me to Sydney and Melbourne. However, I recently went to an event that the organised and it was a great evening! Usually going on a networking gig, if you get a couple of good conversations, it’s considered success. Well this time we ended up meeting a bunch of great ladies and there was no unnatural pitching just genuine conversations!
tee .stefaniejary Lily I had a blast :)

The internet is getting very good at inventing people who don’t exist. Faces, voices, whole personalities, none of them ...
16/06/2026

The internet is getting very good at inventing people who don’t exist. Faces, voices, whole personalities, none of them attached to an actual human. Exciting. Also a little unhinged.🫣

Here is what I think happens next. When you can no longer tell what’s real, real becomes the thing everyone wants. Being an actual person, with an actual face and an actual point of view, stops being the baseline and starts being the advantage.

Trust becomes the currency. And trust takes a while to build, which is the inconvenient part, because the window to build it is open now and it will not stay open forever. The people who become known before the feed fills up with convincing fakes get a head start nobody can buy back later.

So if you have been waiting for the “right time” to let people see who you actually are: this is me telling you the right time has a closing date.

Not famous. Known. There’s a difference, and it’s about to matter a lot more.

What we do is so much more then photos. It’s adventure, it’s experience and growth. Doing something that feels uncomfort...
14/06/2026

What we do is so much more then photos. It’s adventure, it’s experience and growth. Doing something that feels uncomfortable usually changes you little by little. Fitting in for the sake of it has never felt right for me. And in business fitting in is blending in and being generic.

Being able to be a part in people’s transformation is very humbling and rewarding for me.

If you are tired of blending in and ready to explore what your personal brand could look like, comment NOW and I’ll send you some more information. Because life is full of adventures!

One of the things I didn’t fully appreciate when I first started doing this work was how much happens before a single im...
07/06/2026

One of the things I didn’t fully appreciate when I first started doing this work was how much happens before a single image is taken.

People often come into the process feeling overwhelmed by visibility, unsure how they want to present themselves and tired of hearing that they need to be more visible, without having the faintest idea what that is supposed to look like for them. I mean not everyone wants to be an influencer!

As we work through the strategy, the conversations and the creative direction, things start to become clearer. They begin to understand what they stand for, what makes their work valuable and how they want to show up, without having to share their inner most secrete thoughts or do something they don’t want to do.

By the time they see the final images, they are not just looking at photographs.

They are finally recognising themselves in the images. They can see their experience, expertise and personality reflected back at them, and that gives them the clarity and confidence to start using those images intentionally, communicating their value more clearly and putting themselves out into the world without that feeling of having to pretend or do something that wouldn’t usually be them.

The photographs are important, but they are only one part of the process. The real transformation is moving from uncertainty and overwhelm into simplicity and clarity. When that happens, people understand much more quickly who you are, what you do and why they should trust you.

If you are keen to explore what your world would look like, book a free 15min discovery call or comment TRUST and I’ll give you more info :).

Let’s do this people! Let’s create some real content and connect like humans again

05/06/2026

I don’t know about you, but everytime I walk around this beautiful city, I find new photoshoot spots! I mean I am looking for them, but honestly there are so many options.

And when I recently discovered this epic all metal staircase or the wood paneled art deco foyer, I got very excited.

I will be back in Sydney 3rd of July for a few days. I have only one slot left for a photoshoot so if you have been thinking about doing this, now is the perfect time. Also a great little tax write off so close to financial year end :)! Comment SYDNEY and I’ll send you some info x

One of the things I didn’t fully appreciate when I first started doing this work was how much happens before a single im...
05/06/2026

One of the things I didn’t fully appreciate when I first started doing this work was how much happens before a single image is taken.

People often come into the process feeling overwhelmed by visibility, unsure how they want to present themselves and tired of hearing that they need to be more visible, without having the faintest idea what that is supposed to look like for them. I mean not everyone wants to be an influencer!

As we work through the strategy, the conversations and the creative direction, things start to become clearer. They begin to understand what they stand for, what makes their work valuable and how they want to show up, without having to share their inner most secrete thoughts or do something they don’t want to do.

By the time they see the final images, they are not just looking at photographs.

They are finally recognising themselves in the images. They can see their experience, expertise and personality reflected back at them, and that gives them the clarity and confidence to start using those images intentionally, communicating their value more clearly and putting themselves out into the world without that feeling of having to pretend or do something that wouldn’t usually be them.

The photographs are important, but they are only one part of the process. The real transformation is moving from uncertainty and overwhelm into simplicity and clarity. When that happens, people understand much more quickly who you are, what you do and why they should trust you.

If you are keen to explore what your world would look like, book a free 15min discovery call or comment TRUST and I’ll give you more info :).

Let’s do this people! Let’s create some real content and connect like humans again!

After years of photographing people through some of the most meaningful moments of their lives, I started noticing somet...
27/05/2026

After years of photographing people through some of the most meaningful moments of their lives, I started noticing something.

The women who had become the most interesting were often becoming the least visible. Not because they lacked substance. Quite the opposite.
They had built businesses, led teams, raised families, survived things, developed real perspective.

And yet somewhere through their 40s, 50s and beyond, many started disappearing visually. Avoiding the camera. Hiding behind the business. Making themselves smaller.

That stayed with me.

One woman in particular changed the direction of my work entirely. She walked into our session one person and left another. I knew then this was the work I was meant to do.

Because photography at its best is not about vanity. It is about visibility. About reminding someone they are still allowed to take up space.

That is why I moved further into identity driven portraiture and personal brand work.

If this feels like you, comment SEEN below and I will reach out personally.

I talk a lot lately about images that capture the soul of a place or a person. Images that make you feel rather than sim...
24/05/2026

I talk a lot lately about images that capture the soul of a place or a person. Images that make you feel rather than simply observe.

This project probably explains that better than I can.

A small boutique hotel by the water’s edge in Austria, built around the art of slowing down. Fog rolling quietly across the lake in the early mornings. The first light appearing behind the mountains so softly you almost do not want to speak in case you disturb the silence. Cold water. Long mornings. Deep breaths.

The kind of place that restores people gently.

23/05/2026

Open your own profile and look at it as if you have never met yourself before.

Not scrolling past quickly. Actually looking. What do the images say about who you are now? What do they tell someone about your work, your thinking, your expertise and where you are headed?

You might notice your profile is still introducing an older version of you. Or maybe the images are recent but somehow still feel flat. Pretty, yes. Professional, technically. But generic. Like they could belong to almost anyone.

And that is usually the issue. Not whether the photos are “good”.

Because taking pretty pictures is honestly not the hard part anymore. AI can do that before you have finished your coffee.

My process starts long before a camera appears. We spend time understanding who you are now, how you naturally communicate, what feels forced, what feels honest and what people should immediately understand when they land on your page.

The photographs are simply the final translation of that.

19/05/2026

City breaks like the one I just experienced in Melbourne are so crucial to my business, my creativity but also mental health. It becomes abundantly clear our brains need variety and connection. I love living in a little quiet paradise but equally cherish the change in pace that a city brings. The novelty of being able to travel and connect with so many beautiful humans will never wear off! Eternally grateful for the life I get to live and the difference I am allowed to make in other peoples life’s. No matter how small.

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