The Wild Years

The Wild Years Ottawa children & family photographer with 14 years experience. Studio and adventure sessions Ottawa (Kanata)

Hey friends! :) It's mega busy over here with editing the remaining tulip sessions. I'm now nearly done with the final s...
06/05/2026

Hey friends! :) It's mega busy over here with editing the remaining tulip sessions. I'm now nearly done with the final stretch of those from the 16th, just adding my last bit of magic. I can't wait to share more! In the meantime, here's a photo of me and my reason why.

Thank you to all who booked - it was SUCH FUN. A donation has been made to the Ottawa Hospital who saved my life in 2024!

I have more mini's coming up in late June/early July - inbox me your email if you'd like to hear more about those as first dibs. Otherwise I'm currently focusing on the studio and candid family adventure sessions!

Have a gorgeous weekend!

3 spaces remain for Saturday the 9th Tulip mini sessions at .corners.farm - if you would like to bag a space at my ‘New ...
05/04/2026

3 spaces remain for Saturday the 9th Tulip mini sessions at .corners.farm - if you would like to bag a space at my ‘New to Ottawa but not new to photography’ rate, now is the time 🙌

❗️❗️ Just DM me and I’ll send the booking link ❗️❗️

04/10/2026

I'm a photographer who often couldn't find a photographer for my own child.
Most sessions ended in stress - for him, for me, for everyone involved.
So I built the session I always needed.

"This is Childhood" sessions are for the kid who needs a minute. Actually, several.

The one who needs to feel safe before they feel seen.
No rushing. No countdown. No pressure to perform.

We follow their lead - and when the real moments happen, that's when I pick up the camera.

Designed for sensitive, shy, neurodivergent, OR just not-the-kind-of-kid-who-performs-on-cue children. Which, honestly, makes for the most beautiful photos of all. 💛 Let them be themselves, and lets see what happens?

⏱ Up to 60 min · ✨ 10 edited images with ability to upgrade · 📍 Studio in Kanata, Ottawa, ages 2–8+

Email [email protected] or comment below for more info to be sent to your DMs

I'm a photographer who has often struggled to find a photographer for my own child. Every session started and ended in s...
04/10/2026

I'm a photographer who has often struggled to find a photographer for my own child. Every session started and ended in stress - for him, for me, for everyone involved. So I built the session I always needed.

Some kids need a minute.

Actually, they need several. They need to check out the camera before anyone points it at them. They need to know where the bathroom is and whether there'll be loud sounds and what happens if they need a break. They need to feel safe before they feel seen.

"This is Childhood" sessions are built around that kid. Yours, and Mine.

Up to 60 minutes at whatever pace feels right - no rushing, no countdown, no pressure to perform. We follow their lead. We let them warm up. We wait for the real moments instead of manufacturing fake ones. And when they happen - and they always do - that's when I pick up the camera.

This session was designed for children who are sensitive, shy, neurodivergent, or just not the kind of kid who performs on cue. Which, honestly, makes for the most beautiful photos of all.

📅 Available by appointment

⏱ Up to 60 minutes, at their pace

✨ 10 professionally edited images included

💛 $275 · Additional images available to purchase

This isn't a rush job dressed up as something slower. It's a completely different experience; built from the ground up for the kids who need it most.

DM me to chat, or book via the link in comments

I thought moving to Ottawa meant the end of my photography career. Then a brain tumour showed me it was actually the beg...
04/07/2026

I thought moving to Ottawa meant the end of my photography career. Then a brain tumour showed me it was actually the beginning

After 14 years shooting weddings in the UK, a move to Ottawa, and a diagnosis that changed everything - I finally have the studio, the focus, and the clarity to do the work I was always meant to do. Childhood. Motherhood. Parenthood. The whole messy, gappy-smiled, mud-covered, teenage-smirking length of it.

My first Ottawa mini sessions are nearly gone. 3 spots left. If you've been waiting for a sign — this is it.

https://book.usesession.com/s/AfEMtywK6-

*I do still adore weddings and cannot wait to photograph a few this year over at Christine McNally Photography

I adore this photo so much. This session was super fun, and I'm just even more inspired to keep some awesome studio spot...
04/06/2026

I adore this photo so much. This session was super fun, and I'm just even more inspired to keep some awesome studio spots open throughout spring and summer (anyone say air-conditioning?...)

I adore working with kiddos and this is such a calling of mine!

This little guy came in full of energy and left with the most magical gallery 🐣✨ We got Easter minis, snuck mom in for s...
04/05/2026

This little guy came in full of energy and left with the most magical gallery 🐣✨ We got Easter minis, snuck mom in for some heart-melting moments, AND squeezed in impromptu back-to-school shots because… why not? Always thinking about what memories we can create in the time we have. This is why I love what I do. 🤍

They won't be this little next May.The way they run through a field right now. The way they stop to touch every single f...
04/04/2026

They won't be this little next May.

The way they run through a field right now. The way they stop to touch every single flower. The way they look back at you to make sure you're watching.

That version of them? They're only here for a minute.

Tulip Sessions are here - May 9th at Green Corners Farm. Fifteen minutes in a field of flowers with the people you'd do anything to freeze in time. No stiff poses. No trying too hard. Just exactly as they are, right now.

$185 · 10 images · spots are already going

Book at https://book.usesession.com/s/AfEMtywK6- before this season sells out too.

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