As a way of saying HI to my new home of Greymouth and also celebrating Mothers' Day, Sara, the makeup artist extraordinaire, and I treated some local women to makeovers and photo shoots. We loved meeting all of them and hearing their stories. Happy Mothers' Day!

My photography and other work takes me around the South Island, so when I was in Christchurch and Timaru last week, I managed to fit in some special, free photo-sessions with a number of mothers and their children - what better way to celebrate mums in the eve of Mother's Day? Enjoy some of the photos I captured of these beautiful, strong women and their gorgeous children.