Portraits

by Ainsley DS Photography

Portrait photography with an emphasis on empowerment. Capturing beautiful moments with style and authenticity.

Maternity. Boudoir. Empowerment. Personal Branding. Family. Friends. Lovers.

Empowerment portraits by NZ photographer AINSLEY DS

Empowerment shoots

Boudoir. Empowerment sessions. Maternity.

It’s all about helping you reconnect with you. The you that you know and love.

Lovers, Family & Friends

Photography that focuses on connection, relationships and capturing the real moments.

Personal Branding & Commercial Work

Authentic branding photoshoots designed to tell your story, your passions and your business. Includes a fully tailored and designed photoshoot incorporating elements of your product or brand.

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Yesterday I did a little mini shoot with Ben and Loes. 🧡 Ben and Loes have been living in the same house for 36 years and are currently in the process of moving into a retirement home after 60-something years of marriage. They immigrated to New Zeal
This is a preliminary call out! If you have had a traumatic or painful gynaecology procedure that affected your life in some way I need your help! I am aiming to get funding for a photography project documenting the stories of people who have been af
A reminder that the Speak Story workshop for photographers and creatives is TONIGHT in Auckland! Come along and connect with some legendary photographers and creatives and pick up some inspiration from people working in the field. I’m going to
Oh my fricken goddess! I’ve just received the official word that I’m a finalist in the New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the year competition! I’m blown away! The image will be assessed by judges for the portrait category howev
A reminder that the “ideal body” is constantly changing. In historical artworks and in modern time, we see how ideals are shaped, changed and evolved by whoever is making a certain body type “trendy”. When we can recognize thi
If it seems a bit quiet over here for the next couple of weeks, there’s a very good reason for it… because I don’t have enough going on in my life right now (lol), I’ve decided to take on the New Zealand health system to crea