Morgan Schwenderling Smith is a documentary-style photographer capturing the raw beauty of motherhood, creativity, and intentional living.

Let's Work Together

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Behind the Photographer

Based in South-East Queensland, Morgan illuminates the beauty of our rawest, realest, and most ordinary moments. Her work aims to preserve these points in time with grounded authenticity.
Meet Morgan

Portfolio

 
Specialising in photography and storytelling for artists and purposeful brands, intrigued by the dynamic between humans and our living spaces.

Lifestyle

Lifestyle Collection 
Candidly capturing the essence of motherhood, illuminating the beauty of our rawest, realest, and most ordinary moments.

Motherhood

Motherhood Collection

Let's Work Together

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Let's Work Together ใ€ฐ๏ธ

Morgan Journal the Podcast

A collection of conversations with creative women who refuse to live as two halves of a whole but rather intuitively intertwine their professional and personal identities with imperfect beauty.

Meet the Guests

Listen Up

Find the Morgan Journal Podcast wherever you like listening, and check out the Podcast page for the full photoshoot with each guest, as well as links and show notes.

Kind Words

  • As I entered into a completely new realm of work and life, she was an integral part of that process by understanding my brand identity before I even really had one and helping me to present it clearly.

    โ€”Narjia Brownlie, Artist

  • Morgan has the most beautiful calm energy and she captured our life, at this time, in this moment perfectly, which has created the most special memories to treasure forever.

    โ€”Katie-Jane, Mother of Two

  • It's rare to find a photographer who not only captures beautiful images but also captures the essence of who you are, and Morgan does just that.

    โ€”Chelsea Baker, Hello Chelsart

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Our garden, in the rain. ๐Ÿƒ I love studying droplets on leaves and petals. Walking in my gumboots along new pathways, created with reclaimed materials, watching the shadows and silvery light. It’s a form of meditation, being the quiet observ
Winter is around the corner, and I’m dreaming of afternoons like this. Lifestyle brand imagery captured by me for @bunnyconnellen ๐Ÿƒ Think Tasmanian red wines, woolens and genuine peace amongst the sheep, mountains and fig trees. ๐Ÿท We spent
The many faces of my @daytodayathome latte cup. Made and illustrated by Maddison, who I am now so grateful to call a friend.๐Ÿชป Each time I drink from it I study the lines & shapes. Each flower now a friend too. Let’s celebrate humble hom
I’ve been thinking about my podcast a lot this week. It’s such a joy space for me and I can’t wait to dive back into interviews! It’s been a wonderfully busy few months here work wise (thank you!) but it has meant I’ve
There’s something about the time, process and textures of homemade pasta. Family rituals in the making. ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿป
Talented architect, Liehan Janse van Rensburg has returned to Toowoomba and after many years of experience in Brisbane, introduces his own practice @rensburg.and.co. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป We spent an afternoon capturing considered portraits to add to Liehan’s