Preserve your family memories in an heirloom album so you can relive your fun lifestyle family portrait session from when the kids were little.

The purpose of baby, child and family photography is that as your little people grow into and through adulthood they will know deep in their soul that they are, and always have been, a beautiful, perfect person. Woah. That’s deep for a family photography blog, right? Yes. Yes, it is. Welcome to Nicole Hawkins Photography.

What is the best place place for a Northern NJ family photography session? Portrait photographer Nicole Hawkins believes paved parks are the ideal location for toddler and family photography. See why.

Family portraits in NJ Liberty State Park are exceptionally fun with a busy toddler! We absolutely adore seeing our Portrait Membership newborn babies grow.

Families throughout Central and Northern NJ will now get to enjoy the same incredible baby and family portraits Nicole has created for hundreds of NYC families and her own family of four.

New York City and New Jersey baby and family photographer Nicole Hawkins creates timeless first birthday photos of baby Liam in Central Park. This is the last session in his baby plan starting with mama’s in home maternity session and ending with this midday session shortly after Liam’s first birthday celebrated outdoors in NYC.

Gorgeous natural light family photography session in Central Park to celebrate baby’s first birthday and vacation in New York City.

Baby Maxwell’s milestone and family portrait session in Central Park, New York City with Upper West Side photographer, Nicole Hawkins.

A toddler focused Central Park family photo session with Nicole Hawkins Photography. We opted for a more relaxed, casual feel for this session and captured the joy and and fun of having an 18-month-old.

Baby Keir’s newborn baby photo session in their new DUMBO Brooklyn home. I’ve known this family for several years and I’ve had the pleasure of photographing them on multiple occasions, so it was so fun to welcome the newest member of their family and photograph them in their new home!

Theo celebrated his first birthday with a family and cake smash photography session in their beautiful Manhattan apartment. Baby and his family will now have gorgeous, classic portraits of this sweet stage with their NYC home as the backdrop.

Manhattan family photos in Central Park, New York during fall.

Central Park family portraits are classic. This young Brooklyn family wanted to document their sweet boy at age two, and also have some gorgeous family portraits for the holiday season.