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The Batblog is where I show off my favourite Melbourne family photo shoots, share the real stories behind them, and pass on tips for parents who want better photos of their kids (without the awkward forced smiles). New posts whenever inspiration strikes, which is often.

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Aug 18
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Melbourne Photographer Alan Moyle (Photobat): 2026 Australian Photographic Prize Judge and Multi-Award Winner

18 August 2026
2026 Australian Photographic Prize: Judging and Winning A few years ago I stopped entering awards. I'd been entering for over 20 years and used to love it. More the whole being there with people to see the award prints being judged at the Australian Professional Photography Awards. But since they...
Family rugged up for the Melbourne winter school holidays walking on a Bayside beach
Jun 29
Family Portraits - All

Winter School Holidays in Melbourne 2026: The Stuff You Haven’t Already Done

29 June 2026
The Melbourne winter school holidays run Saturday 27 June to Sunday 12 July 2026. Two weeks. Grey skies. Kids who announce they're "so bored" roughly four minutes after breakfast. To every mum currently staring into the fridge for answers: we see you. You've already read the other lists. Melbourne Museum,...
Jun 22
Family Portraits - All

Why Winter Is Awesome For Portraits

22 June 2026
It's cold, yeah. But that doesn't mean you need to wait until it warms up for that family portrait you've been thinking about. Some of my absolute favourite sessions happen in winter. Even here in Melbourne where the weather is completely unpredictable, winter delivers some brilliant things that you simply...
May 29
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Two and a half years of images and I forgot what I was actually looking for

29 May 2026
Two and a half years of images and I forgot what I was actually looking for... I've been sitting here for the past few hours going through two and a half years of images.The reason I started was practical. There are some photography awards coming up and I haven't entered...
Oct 15
Family Portraits - All

Why Now’s the Time for Family Photos – Teen Edition

15 October 2025
Why Now’s the Time for Family Photos Teen Edition This isn’t about perfect smiles or matching outfits. It’s about freezing who your family really is right now. The stories, the sarcasm, the half-smiles and that quiet kind of love that still lives under all the noise. These photos remind your...
Sep 01
Family Portraits - All

Gifts That Still Hug: Father’s Day for Dads Gone, Dads Here, and Everyone In Between

1 September 2025
Photos of me and my grandparents back in 1980. I'd LOVE to be able to sit down with them and have a beer and chat, but as they both left us before I was old enough to appreciate, never got the chance. Father’s Day can be a bit of a...
Aug 28
Family Portraits - All

Ava – Dog Portrait Session

28 August 2025
A little share of what I think might be my best dog photo ever* (The one above). Taken this week down at Rickett's Point in Beaumaris, with Ava — the real star of the session.Her “dog parents” had one main goal: to get a photo good enough to send to...
Jul 24
Portrait Of The Week

Week 26 – Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen

24 July 2025
Twenty years ago this August, I was introduced to a large, friendly man called Mikelangelo. We were out the back of the famous Spiegletent in Edinburgh. We got chatting and then discovered that his current off-tour address was Tasmania. Which is handy, as that is where I used to live.A...
Jul 23
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At Home Session – McDonald’s

23 July 2025
At home sessions are so much fun, and so real!It's why I love them, you have the main characters, the family who live there, and then you add in the supporting characters... everything else!The toys, the furinture, the chaos... and it all mixes together for a snapshot of your life,...
Jun 27
Portrait Of The Week

Week 24 – Richard – Virtuoso Black

27 June 2025
Richard and I go way back to the time I met him in the supermarket when he was waiting for his girlfriend to finish work... flash forward a little and I photographed their wedding... flash forward even more and he's set up Virtuioso Black, his barbershop, in Beaumaris.I'd been following...
Jun 27
Portrait Of The Week

Week 22 – Georgia Wilkinson

27 June 2025
I nodded to Georgia on my first birthday in Melbourne. She was performing at an event I was photographing. I emailed her pretty soon after and we did a fun shoot once she worked out I wasn't that weird. Since then we have played on a few shoots and everytime I...
Jun 27
Portrait Of The Week

Week 23 – Nathaniel – Whitelock Electrical

27 June 2025
We were finishing up a branding shoot for Whitelock Electrical when I got some inspiration for a portrait. Nathaniel's kicking butt with his business, i've been watching and photograhping it grow over the last couple of years. This shot really was just me seeing something cool and grabbing the shot, of...
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