Jaime Mclauchlan Photography is operated by Jaime, a photographer based in Ashburton, New Zealand, specializing in honest, joyful, and unscripted photography. She describes herself as your memory keeper with a side of chaos, or rather, the whole messy, magical platter. Jaime is a mama, photographer, and big kid at heart, fueled by coffee, who loves a good musical and is always immersed in a fantasy book. When she’s not behind the camera, you’ll likely find her building Lego plants because real ones just don’t survive in her care.
Jaime’s philosophy is simple: taking your family’s photos was never meant to be a painful, staged event. They’re meant to capture you as you really are, without the awkward instructions and unnatural poses. Her approach isn’t to force a rigid photo but rather to take candid and real snapshots that help you remember a precious moment in time. She specializes in natural, heartfelt wedding photography that captures love stories just as they unfold, relaxed and joy-filled family photos that embrace the chaos and celebrate real life, and tender, timeless motherhood photography that honors journeys through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.
Jaime is passionate about capturing the beautiful, messy, and real moments that make up your story, whether it’s the joy of a wedding day, the love that fills your growing family, or the intimate magic of motherhood. Her approach is natural and unposed, focusing on genuine connections and the little moments that take your breath away. She doesn’t want clients to look back at their photos and think that doesn’t feel like them. Instead, she captures candid, everyday moments that freeze time and truly transport people back to the messiness and joy of life. Jaime brings experience and a little calm chaos wrangling to make photoshoots stress-free, fun, and full of real emotion, because nobody likes stiff, awkward posing.
