Family & children · Fylde Coast

Family photographer in Lytham St Annes and across the Fylde Coast

Sessions on St Annes beach and the dunes, around Fairhaven Lake, on Lytham Green, in the woods, or in your own garden — with lit portraits indoors when the weather turns.

Families from Lytham, St Annes, Ansdell, Blackpool, Kirkham, Poulton and Preston, and further afield across Lancashire.

  • children
  • Family portraits
  • Beach, woodland or home
Family photography on St Annes beach, Fylde Coast, by Brett Harkness

Fylde Coast · Lancashire

Family and portrait photography, close to home

Based in Lytham St Annes, I photograph families right across the Fylde Coast — on the beach and dunes at St Annes, around Fairhaven Lake, on Lytham Green, among the trees, or at home in your own garden where everyone is most themselves.

Sessions are led by the children rather than a shot list. No stiff poses or forced smiles — I'd rather follow what's actually happening and catch it properly. For a more polished set, lit portraits work beautifully whatever the weather is doing outside.

Twenty-five years photographing people, most of it within half an hour of here. Families come from Lytham, St Annes, Blackpool, Kirkham, Poulton, Preston and across Lancashire — see recent work in the portfolio, or get in touch to talk about a session.

Young girl sitting on a boat at sunset, wearing a hat and holding a stick.
Two children lying on the ground, smiling and wearing colorful sweaters.
Young girl wearing a gray hat and dark outfit, smiling with pigtails, leaning on a brown leather chair.
Young child sitting in grass, wearing a polka dot dress
Laughing child in a sunlit field with blurred greenery, wearing a polka dot dress.
Smiling child in a floral jacket leaning on a metal bollard with a blurred urban background.
Young girl wearing a lace blouse, black tulle skirt, and a small black top hat with a veil, standing against a textured dark background.
Young boy in a star-patterned shirt standing against a wooden background.
Young girl with brown hair wearing a black dress, standing against a dark background.
Young girl in a blue hat sitting on an old boat near the shore at sunset.
Mother and daughter sitting on a bench outdoors, smiling, with lush greenery in the background.
Black and white portrait of a young boy sitting on a bench, wearing a white shirt and jeans, barefoot, with a neutral expression.
Two children hugging joyfully outside, beside a wooden ladder, with greenery and a dark backdrop in the background.
Young girl sitting on a vintage chair wearing a denim vest and polka dot dress
Ballerina in black tutu on pointe shoes against dark background.
Young girl with red hair and freckles smiling, wearing a pink and red knit sweater.
Smiling child wearing striped shirt and denim overalls stands on a city sidewalk.
Smiling child lying in grass with hands behind head, wearing a floral dress.
Young girl with long hair, wearing a colorful off-shoulder top and shorts, sitting on a stone bench in a garden.
Young girl with blonde hair smiling, wearing a gray button-up sweater with a ruffled collar, outdoors with blurred background.
Two young girls sitting back-to-back on a wooden bench, wearing winter clothing and boots, with a rustic, weathered backdrop and decorative bunting hanging above them.
A woman and two young girls smiling outdoors, wearing casual clothing.
A couple lying in the grass with a dog, the woman wearing a straw hat and laughing as the dog licks her face, while the man smiles beside her.
Child jumping in puddle wearing striped dress and pink boots.
Close-up of a wooden birdhouse with a child's drawing of a bird and the words "Welcome Home" on the surface.
Mother and daughter laughing in a sunlit forest, with the child in a polka dot dress.
Two young children standing against a concrete wall. One wears a floral jacket and overalls, the other in a yellow raincoat and jeans.
Girl leaning out of a door wearing a pink sweater and blue jeans, concrete path outside.
Child wearing a hooded sweater surrounded by falling autumn leaves, standing outside.
Young girl with braided hair sitting on a wooden chair, wearing a black top and plaid pants, looking down.
Smiling child with curly blond hair lying on grass in a floral dress, arms crossed.
Two young girls lying on grass, smiling, holding hands.
Young girl wearing a knitted hat and scarf, holding and looking at a leaf.
Black and white portrait of a man with two young girls wearing sweaters, outdoors in a natural setting.
A child in a colorful striped sweater sitting on dry grass in a forested area, smiling and touching their hair.
Black and white photo of a woman sitting cross-legged, holding a baby, with a young girl smiling in the background.
Young girl in a floral dress smiling and standing next to a rusty metal sculpture with leaf cutouts in a garden setting.
A man and woman lovingly holding a newborn baby wrapped in a blanket.
Girl with long hair in a white t-shirt offering an ice cream cone, standing against a pink wall.
Black and white photo of a young girl in a wide-brimmed hat and coat, leaning against an old boat outdoors, with grass beneath her feet.
Young girl wearing a hat, sitting in an old wooden boat at sunset.
Young boy in red shirt standing in front of a vintage car with a British flag sticker on the windshield.
Child wearing a red coat with fur hood, standing in front of green ivy leaves.
Close-up of a child wearing a headband with white flowers

Get in touch

Tell me about your family

Ages, where you'd like to go, and roughly when. I'll come back with the light, the tides if we're on the beach, and a couple of dates that work.

Phone 07793 032930
Where Lytham St AnnesAcross the Fylde Coast & Lancashire