Posts in Family
Modern Mom & Me Studio Portraits

I loved celebrating Abram’s birthday with these modern mother and son portraits in our minimalist NJ studio.

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Baby Sam’s Fall Family Photos

I had so much fun taking this family’s fall family portraits at my favorite park in Essex County, NJ. We explored the park and played in the leaves with sweet baby Sam.

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Anthea’s Family Studio Portraits with Newborn

It was a treat to work with this family of five in our Maplewood, NJ studio. We took several sibling portraits, family portraits, and newborn portraits to decorate the walls of their new home.

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Fall Family Photos in Northern New Jersey

This fall, I found a new location near Short Hills, NJ, that I absolutely love. So, the question is, when should you book your fall family session?

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Family, OutdoorsRachel Cottrell
High School Senior & Family Portrait Session in Summit, NJ

I loved working with this Summit, NJ family to take both family and senior portraits. We worked together to find the perfect image to hang on the wall in their new home.

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Senior Family Portraits in Essex County, New Jersey

It was such a treat to take this family’s first portrait since little Winter was added to the family.

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Outdoors, FamilyRachel Cottrell
The Shah Family Photography Session at Their New Home in Glen Ridge, NJ

I loved working with this beautiful family. We created a gorgeous variety of images to document their life as new homeowners in Northern NJ.

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Teddy’s 6 Month Milestone Session | NJ Family Photographer

It was such a treat to be welcomed back to this family’s gorgeous Tribeca home for Teddy’s six-month milestone session.

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Parker’s 6 Month Baby Portraits | Hoboken New Jersey Family Photographer

Parker’s 6-month sitter portrait is timeless and will be an elegant piece of art in her tastefully decorated nursery.

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FamilyRachel Cottrell
Fun Fall Family Session | Verona Park

I am so excited to share the most magical fall family portrait session in Verona Park in Northern NJ. This photoshoot was the perfect combination of traditional portraits that are perfect for updating the family wall gallery, as well as lifestyle images that captured the joy, excitement, and wildness of life with little ones.

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Manhattan lifestyle family photographer | Fun family portraits in Central Park

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

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NJ Family Portrait Studio | Why hire a professional family photographer in NJ?

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.

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NYC & Northern NJ Family Photographer | Joyful family portraits in the Observatory Garden

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.

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Family portraits in NJ | Theodore's fall family photography session in Liberty State Park

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

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Northern New Jersey Child Photographer | Welcome to Essex County

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.

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NJ and NYC Family Photographer | Baby Liam’s First Birthday in New York City

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.

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New York City Family Photographers | Central Park Vacation and First Birthday Portraits

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

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Baby Maxwell in Central Park - NYC and NJ Family Photographer

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

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Haughton Family Photos in Central Park - Upper West Side Family Photography

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.

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Keir’s In-Home Newborn Session in DUMBO - Brooklyn Newborn Photography

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!

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