KMerritt Photography: Honest, Heartfelt Storytelling.
KMerritt Photography is built on a simple philosophy: real moments matter. Founded by photographer Katie Merritt, the business specialises in relaxed, natural photography for weddings, newborns, maternity, families, and the milestones that shape your story.
Katie’s approach is calm, patient, and centred around genuine connection. Whether she’s documenting the quiet, in‑between moments of a wedding day or creating a cosy, studio‑styled setup in your home for your newborn session, her focus is always on images that feel true to you. With extensive training in newborn safety and CPR, every session is handled with care and respect for your family’s wellbeing.
Based in Whiteheads Creek, Katie travels to clients across the region for in‑home sessions, location shoots, and wedding coverage. She also offers outdoor sessions on her peaceful country property, where families can relax and enjoy the natural surroundings. Fully vaccinated and committed to providing a safe, comfortable experience, Katie ensures every session feels easy and enjoyable from start to finish.
From heartfelt wedding storytelling to the everyday magic of family life, KMerritt Photography is dedicated to creating timeless images you’ll treasure for years to come.
Services Offered: Whiteheads Creek Newborn Photographer | Baby Photographer | Family Photographer | Maternity Photographer| Engagement Photographer | Wedding Photographer | Corporate Portraits & Branding
97 Reviews on “Kmerritt Photography”
Emily milburn
We did an engagement shoot with Katie and had the best time. We loved our our photos so much we’ve re- booked her for our wedding! Katie’s very talented and it reflects in her photos. ☺️
Michelle B
Trusted Katie with my family photos for years. So much care, love and patience! Highly recommend
Lorna Niehus
katie is an amazing photographer, she makes you feel very comfortable, by being so relaxed herself. her finished product is so special. always a pleasure to have her capture those special moments.
Jay
Great communication, great photos, quick turnaround
Tash
Katie’s ability to captured the most precious moments is something truly special. With our 3 children, she is so calm and personable. She is the best
Haley Hearn
We travelled from another state just so we could have our photos take with our son before he left for his defence force posting. We received fantastic communication the entire time leading up to our session, with every consideration taken into account. Katie made our experience amazing, such a welcoming and naturally comfortable person to be around. Despite the weather conditions being miserable, she captured the most amazing photos and had them turned around to us for purchase so quickly. The quality of our images is excellent, we are so happy with our photos.
Bonnie Simm
5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I had an absolutely amazing experience working with Katie ❤️ From start to finish, she was professional, friendly, and clearly knows her craft inside and out. She made the whole process so easy and enjoyable, and the final photos turned out even better than I imagined. Her eye for detail, creative direction, and ability to make you feel comfortable in front of the camera truly set her apart. I can’t recommend her enough!
Leah
Katie is an amazing photographer. She has captured a couple of special occasions for our little family and the quality of her work is amazing and I wouldn’t use anyone else. She is genuine, caring and takes her time capturing the special moments. I would highly recommend Katie to anyone that is after some amazing, special photos.
Kayla Heffernan
Katie was amazing helped us all feel so comfortable and took some amazing shoots we had to buy all of them we just couldn’t pick 😍
Jade McMurray
Katie came to my house and produced some of the most perfect newborn photos I have ever seen. The way she worked with my daughter was effortless. Especially having a premature baby, most people were scared to hold her being so tiny, but Katie couldn’t wait to pose her and capture her innocence. I love those photos so much and so glad I decided to have photos taken and made the right choice by having Katie as our photographer.
Junnie P
Katie did my daughter’s Newborn photography back in 2024 and it is absolutely amazing. i couldnt believe that an in-home photography session can come out to be so professional. It is very convenience for us. She also did sitter photo for my daughter in 2025. With her skill, she can handle both of my kids. She managed to handle my 2 years old son and entertain him to smile and participate in the session really well. I couldnt do it.
I would highly recommend her to be your photograoher.
Megan
Katie has amazing skills, the photos she produces are beyond expectations. She absolutely wowed me with the images she took. Highly recommended
Tash
Katie is an absolute professional while being so personable, calm and inviting. The way she worked with out three young children and got the most amazing photos is incredible.
Paige
5 Stars – Truly Exceptional!
Katie is hands down one of the most talented photographers I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. From the moment we connected, her professionalism, warmth, and creative vision stood out. She made the entire experience effortless and enjoyable, and somehow managed to capture the most genuine, magical moments with ease.
What sets Katie apart is her incredible eye for detail and her ability to bring out the best in everyone she photographs. Whether it was candid shots, posed portraits, or those little moments in between, every photo told a story. Her editing style is beautiful—natural, timeless, and full of emotion.
Not only is Katie insanely talented, but she’s also just a joy to be around. She creates such a relaxed and fun atmosphere that even the most camera-shy people feel comfortable in front of her lens.
If you’re looking for a photographer who truly cares about her craft and her clients, look no further. Katie is amazing, and I can’t recommend her enough!
Tom
I hired Katie for a corporate photoshoot in a vineyard and she was fantastic. Thoughtful, generous with her time, and produced excellent pictures. Would 100% use again
Chelsea Crawford
Katie has been amazing to work with! Communication was excellent from the very beginning—quick responses and very polite. She took her time during the shoot, making sure we were comfortable, and helped with poses as well as capturing everything we wished for. We received the photos very quickly, and they look amazing. Highly recommend!
Kim
Katie was absolutely amazing her photos are work of art that we will treasure forever years to come, Katie has a calming personality about her that is amazing for newborns and young children
We will definitely use Katie again!
Ashish Garg
We could not have asked for a better Person to capture our new born . She is very professional and really know what shes doing . The way she waited for the baby to calm down for one specific pose really showed how much she wants the best out of every session .
Quick to response , Provides very descriptive and accurate response .
The first point of contact until we got the photo gallery was a very very smooth process.
Tash Fyfe
Katie has a way of capturing moments like I have never seen before.
Her calmness and adaptability resulted in the most incredible family photos that we will treasure forever
Piyumi W
We had a wonderful experience doing our family photo session with Katie. She is very easy to communicate with accommodated all our requests on a very hot summer evening. We had our photo session while we were holidaying in Trawool and highly recommend Katie to anyone looking for a photographer in Melbourne.
Phoebe
I was worried about booking a mini-session because I didn’t know if we would get good photos of my family and child, but I was delighted with the results. With just a couple of clicks we had perfectly presented pictures from the start to the end, it was a seamless experience. You can tell that much expertise is present. Thank you so much
Leah
Katie did a beautiful photo shoot for our first Christmas as a family of 3, and they turned out amazing. We absolutely love them. Katie was so kind, helpful and very talented with capturing our shots, especially with our 7 months old. Will definitely be getting Katie to capture more of our special moments in the future.
Sara
Katie is incredibly talented, warm, and has such an amazing aura. I am so grateful that she was able to capture the precious memory of my pregnancy through our maternity shoot in her beautiful space!
She gave me direction on how to pose in a natural way, and the whole time I was so at ease and comfortable knowing that she was able to capture such beautiful photos. She has such beautiful garments to wear and I truly felt so beautiful throughout the whole shoot. Thank you so much Katie you have a real talent and gift!
Lauren Dinsdale
Katie was lovely and super professional during our newborn session. Fantastic with older siblings too.
Jo
Katie was sensational with our girls! I was nervous not for my newborn but for the participation from my headstrong toddler and Katie had ALL the tricks up her sleeve to not only keep my toddler engaged but she managed to take the most beautiful photos of my girls, I will never be able to thank her enough. Katie is such a natural, we will be getting more with her in the near future! Xo
Michelle
Katie has taken our family pictures a few times now, always with beautiful results. Great advice on what to prepare, taking the stress out, and always makes everyone feel super comfortable at the session. Honestly can’t recommend enough
Natasha
Katie is the ultimate professional but so calm and relaxed at the same time. She managed to capture all 3 kids different personalities in one single image. She has captured moments of our family that I will cherish forever
Ursula James
Katie takes so much care with every photo. She is kind, calm and meticulous.
Her expertise shines through with every photo.
She has taken photos of my 4 young grandchildren and her patience with them was phenomenal. More recently we had gorgeous photos taken of my husband’s working dog
I highly recommend Katie to capture beautiful memories for you, your family and pets.
Thank you Katie
Tahnee
Katie was so warm and welcoming, she made me feel very comfortable during my maternity photo session. The photos are absolutely beautiful. I’m so greatful to have the opportunity and I’m so great ful to have you do my photos at such a special time!
Stephanie
Katie attended our parent program where we had the privilege of having her photograph the children as a memento for parents to remember their time with us. Katie was so easy to work with and had an attention to detail to make the experience memorable for all the parents and children. She was so patient with the children and engaged with them in a warm, gentle way. Thank you so much for your time, the parents were grateful to have these moments captured.
Pallavi Lamba
Thank you so much Katie for being such an amazing photographer. You made our day go by so seamlessly with our newborn baby. The photos are absolutely beautiful and you were able to capture so many amazing memories from our special 13 weeks newborn shoot day.
Leah
I definitely recommend Katie for your cherished photography needs!
Katie went above and beyond for me, taking on a new type of shoot with a very precious subject who can be disobedient at the best of times! Katie was very patient and super flexible.
Thank you so much!
Jackie
I highly recommend Katie for your newborn and family photos. Katie was able to get us in for a newborn and family photo shoot very last minute. Katie was accommodating and patient, especially when my newborn did not want to cooperate. My other children found her to be very nice and easy to understand when given direction. I found Katie to be highly professional and very easy to deal with. The photos are stunning and I am so happy we chose to use Katie for our shoot.
Lulumaivini Siaosi
Absolutely inlove with her work, Did my sons baby photos and couldn’t have been more happy with the results as well as the service.
Samantha Watson
Katie captured both our maternity and newborn photos and we couldn’t be happier with the whole service. From the first conversation, to the beautiful location Katie made us feel so comfortable. Katie was also able to take on ideas and create something sensational with our newborn photos. I highly recommend Katie for all your photography needs, you won’t be disappointed!
Taylah
We had our maternity shoot with Katie about a month ago and she was honestly incredible. I couldn’t recommend her enough. The photos were amazing and made it very hard to pick our favourites as all were incredible. Katie was extremely patient and very welcoming. Can not wait for our newborn shoot as we loved our maternity shoot.
Pratibha
We had our new born photos done from katie wonderful ladies from the beginning , been wonderful with all her suggestions about dress code , what new she can do to incorporate our culture into the photo which made me super happy and excited , gave her a personal touch to the whole session, been super patient with our new born , couldn’t ask for better .. she is wonderful with her skill with the lens n work ethic. Amazing ????
Pratibha
We had our new born photos done from katie wonderful ladies from the beginning , been wonderful with all her suggestions about dress code , what new she can do to incorporate our culture into the photo which made me super happy and excited , gave her a personal touch to the whole session, been super patient with our new born , couldn’t ask for better .. she is wonderful with her skill with the lens n work ethic. Amazing ????
Priyanka
we had our twin newborn photoshoot done by Katie and was very pleased with the experience. she is highly professional and managed twin photoshoot amazingly. both kids and myself were relaxed all the time. the outcome of pictures were awesome highly recommend her.
Gabby
I had maternity photos taken in September by Katie and I absolutely loved the pictures she took! now getting baby photos done this month by her as well
Lauren Dinsdale
Katie has been fantastic to work with. Her communication is always fast and friendly. I enquired about a newborn photo shoot and she offered me a complimentary maternity session which I wasn’t sure about, but she made me feel comfortable and the photos ended up lovely.
At no point during our newborn shoot did we feel rushed, she took her time and made sure bub was settled and cosy the whole time. She was patient with our 3 year old and made sure he felt involved too. I couldn’t fault her and will happily use her services again.
Tyler Martin
Katie is incredibly friendly, helpful and accomodating. She got some great photos with our two year-old son, helped us pick a fantastic location and scoped some great spots for our photos. Her direction helped us create some wonderful memories. Highly recommended.
Tugbanur Can
i had my family / baby photos with Katie. i can give her ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from service to communications ,setup and patience with my little ones very fast past with getting the photos done and edited. I will hopefully be using her again with my next events in future.
Patrick
Katie was professional and amazing with our newborn girl
She respects time and we are so very happy with the photos
she also was so patient and knows how to deal with new born babies .
Thank you Katie for your professionalism ????????❤️
Francine
We used Katie for our newborn photos for our son and couldn’t be happier. He was about 3 weeks old when we did the shoot and had been particularly difficult that week. We were really worried about how he would go, but as soon as Katie arrived she was amazing. She was patient with him and did most of the settling! It all went really smoothly and we got some great shots. She was also happy to work with us on a couple of ideas for shots that we had. We would definitely recommend Katie ????
Michelle
Katie not only captured the innocence of our angelic grandson, she has also preserved these precious early days as we enjoy witnessing every growing day of his life. My daughter also felt very comfortable with Katie coming into their home which made the event less daunting as first time parents and highly recommend the gesture as its a gift that keeps on giving xo
Ursula James
Katie recently took some beautiful family photos of my son, his partner, their 4 children and myself. She was extremely patient with the kids who are 7, 3, 2 and 1 years old and has this way about her that instantly makes everyone feel comfortable. She is friendly, professional and I can’t recommend her highly enough. We will definitely have more photos taken by Katie in the future. Thank you Katie for the beautiful memories. x
Shivon Bell
We had newborn photos done with kmerritt photography and they turned out amazing. Katie spent time making sure everything was perfect for each photo. We absolutely love the photos.
Madeline Gottschling
I cannot praise Katie and Pip more highly. They were both so professional, kind, personable and overall very good company. The photos and memories they captured for our family of our new little twins are second to none. By far exceeded my expectations and can’t wait to use her again in the future.
Kiki
I had a newborn photoshoot done by Katie and I couldn’t be more happier with the photos. She did an amazing job with it all. She was so careful with my son also! Definitely a bonus having her travel to you so you can get things done while photos are being taken. I will definitely be coming back to her for future photos !
Chloe
Highly recommend Katie as a photographer, we recently got newborn photos for our girl done and couldn’t be any more happier with our photos. Katie is lovely and answered any questions and gave a lot of information before the shoot Will be recommending to others and using her in the future ☺️
Natt
I highly recommend Katie who is a professional photographer of my newborn baby.Katie provided a good & friendly service for us.I am very happy with the photos of my little bub that was taken by her at my place.She did a great job.Thank you once again! ????????????????
Andrews Gandham
Katie, was amazing and my baby was so comfortable in her arms. My baby doesn’t like to be swaddled, but Katie could do it easily and Dora (my baby) had a good cozy time. Thanks for capturing the lifetime memory and I can’t get my eyes off seeing the pictures. Amazing work, and I will be keep in touch for next shoots.
Dylan
Professional and experienced photographer who provides a tailored experience for newborn and family photographs. We will be using Kmerritt Photography for all our future photo sessions.
Alicia
Katie did my wedding photos. Not only was she incredibly organised and professional, but the results were stunning! I can’t recommend her enough!
Hayden jeffkins
Katie provided a comfortable and welcoming environment when she took our maternity and new born photos. We are so in love with the images. She puts in so much time ensuring we are happy and that our ideas are brought to life
Courtney Larsen
We had Katie for our newborn photoshoot and she was so creative and patient with us and our little girl!
Megan
Once again I have had Katie take photos of my daughter, she is that fantastic we keep coming back to her. The ideas she comes up with are fantastic and her work is absolutely amazing
Damian
What a fantastic experience, Katie not only produced some wonderful shots but made the whole experience fun. Her work is outstanding and was great to have someone who is great with all ages
Sarah Iskandar
Katie photographed our wedding and wow! She did an incredible job for us! I couldn’t be happier! Katie has attention to detail and made sure to capture the importance parts, but all the quiet little funny moments too! The photos are just beautiful and I have them proudly on display in our living room. I will treasure these photos for the rest of my life and will be forever grateful to Katie for the splendid job she did in capturing such beautiful memories for us!
Cienna
I had photos done by Katie, the results were amazing and she was so sweet and easy to talk to, she is just amazing to work with. i highly recommend her for any photos. She is an outstanding photographer with such pure talent.
Lorna Niehus
Katie took my 80th Birthday Photos. She was wonderful in every way and captured some great memories which I really treasure. Katie was very polite and new exactly what was needed for great memories. Thankyou Katie I will be useing you again for future photos. Good Luck.
Karen Larsen
Katie recently done my grand daughters newborn photos and we couldn’t be any more happier than the way they turned out. Her patience and knowledge was over and above.what was expected. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a photographer
Alexandra Ratcliffe
I will not trust anyone else to capture our special memories! Katie always goes above and beyond, really listens to certain details and always exceeds my expectations. Nothing is to much for her and her photos come out amazing every time.
Emily
Katie gave us some beautiful photos that I will cherish forever. She made everything so easy, relaxing and enjoyable. She was so helpful, thorough, professional and friendly. I could not be happier with the time spent with her and the finished product. Thanks so much again Katie
Gerald Egan
Fantastic work highly recommended
Megan
Absolutely loved the photos she took of my daughter, I looked through all the work she has done & was blown away by her talent
Gemma
Great experience, gorgeous location. Easy going photographer.
Courtney
Katie was so caring, professional and accomodating, she made us feel so at ease. She has created the most amazing memories and photos we will cherish forever. Her property is a beautiful setting for any photo shoot and ours was full of fun and laughs, so beautifully done thanks Katie
Beck Auld
Katie is a fantastic photographer and really knows what she is doing!! Great communication with the whole family. Awesome prices with an easy to use private gallery! My son Blair and I have been to see Katie twice, once for a cake smash on Blair’s 1st bday and also the following Christmas, for some pictures with me and grandma. We are definitely coming back to see you soon Katie! Thank you
Rachael
Katie was fantastic at doing our bubs newborn shoot recently. I couldn’t recommend her enough. Thank you Katie x
Sharon Slater
Thank you Katie for making our wedding day special. ..Very professional from the start to the finish…..We loved our photos…..will cherish them for the rest of our life….. Would recommend. Katie to our family and friends
Sharon
Thank you Katie making our wedding day so special………….We will cherish our photos for the rest of our life…….Very professional from the start to the finish……..Will recommend to our family and friends Thank you Sharon and Eric Slater
Sally
Amazing, Katie made me feel so comfortable and confident. I was able to get that perfect shot and more, she went above and beyond to make my session a memory I will never forgot.
Carlie
We recently had our wedding photos done with Katie and pip. We loved how calm and relaxed they were all day and how much fun they brought to the day. We absolutely love how all of our photos turned out.
Brittany
We had family and newborn photos of our 2 week old done with Katie. To say she went above and beyond isn’t enough! The photos turned out so incredible – better than I could ever imagine and now we have this precious age of our little one frozen in time so perfectly thanks to Katie! I wouldn’t pick anyone else and we will definitely be wanting more.
Kaylee
Amazing experience with our new born then our wedding thank you Katie xx
Kassandra Harvey
Great experience and amazing quality
Nadine
So so beautiful! Katie captured our little girl perfectly! Amazing service! Warm, welcoming and Cleary has a huge passion for children! As new parents we certainly picked up some calming techniques from Katie! Our month old was so relaxed and it made for perfect photos! Highly recommend!! ????
Ellie Turner
Katie did an amazing job with our new born photos I couldn’t be happier with the outcome! Will definitely be going back to get more family photos done!
karanjeev Singh
Katie …. you are one of the best photographers in geelong. So gentle and patient with the babies. Your studio is beautiful just like you. Thank you for making our photo session fun. We really didnt felt like this is our first time with you. Thank you Katie. 🙂
Kylie Martin
Katie was amazing and made me feel very comfortable. Beautiful little studio and very welcoming.
Madeleine
Thank you Katie for our amazing newborn/family photos! Katie made my partner and I feel so welcomed and comfortable, with us being heavily tattooed its hard to find people who are accepting.
Cindy
Thank you Katie for such a relaxed, friendly, and professional photo session. We loved your new studio, so fresh and vibrant. Also very touched that you managed to source a prop I’d had in mind for one of the photos. Katie’s experience with newborns and toddlers shows in her photographs, so engaging with our children. Thank you!
Kiara
Loved every minute of my session with Katie, so good at what she does. Will definitely be coming back
jayden
absolutely loved the christmas photos of my son, thank you so much ????
Hayley
Katie was absolutely amazing taking action shots of my daughter for her dancing profile both my daughter and katie had so much fun creating beautiful photos and memories will definitely be using kmerrit photography again next year for end of year pics
Parisa Rasi
Katie is a professional photographer with true heart and talent behind her work. We had our pregnancy photos done through her and photos turned out really well. Couldn’t be more happier! We can’t wait to have our newborn session in almost 3 weeks time. I definitely continue capturing our families special moments through her ????
Ashlea
We had our maternity and newborn photos done by katie and we couldn’t of asked for anything more, all our photos are absolutely beautiful and she made us feel so comfortable and relaxed, I am so glad we have found a photographer that we are so comfortable with and can continue to have all our family photos captured by katie!
Ashlea
We had our maternity and newborn shoot done by katie and we couldn’t of asked for anything more, our photos are absolutely beautiful and Katie made us feel so comfortable and when we had our newborn shoot katie was absolutely amazing with our daughter, we couldn’t of asked for anything more, we will have continue to get all out family photos my katie
Taya
Katie was amazing with our newborn girl and we are so beyond happy with our photos she was so patient and has been great to deal with! Our gallery was done so quick to we will be forever grateful for the pictures we got. Would highly recommend katie to anyone❤
Renae
Ive had 2 shoots with Katie and both experiences were amazing! She’s so friendly, makes you feel most welcome. Katie has been able to create stunning images and I have been so in love with both galleries and I so look forward to booking future shoots in!
Jacqui
This is the fourth and fifth lot of photos that Katie has taken for me and I am continually blown away by her work! From the maternity, newborn, and first Christmas photos she took to these latest ones for my daughter’s first birthday and some of my daughter and I…she’s absolutely amazing! Katie is so helpful and makes you feel so comfortable throughout the photoshoot, and she’s always going above and beyond to make you ohotos perfect and exactly how you want them. Thank you thank you thank you Katie! You’re so amazing ❤❤
Ashy-18@hotmail.com
I had my maternity and newborn photos by Katie and I couldn’t love them more, she is so professional and made us feel really comfortable and when we had our newborn shoot she was absolutely amazing with our daughter and we couldn’t of asked for anything more, we will definitely be going back to katie to further photos
copperwaitefamily
Katie completed some Mother and Daughter shots for us, and we could not be happier to have had Katie capture those special moments for us to always cherish. The shot was taken at Sunset at our local beach. Katie managed to get a beautiful backdrop with the sun setting. Thank you so much for all the time you put into your work Katie. We are very grateful to have found a talented photographer to continue capturing our families memories ????
tracyswansson
Katie was so patient with our 10 and 1 year old for their siblings photoshoot. They were both getting restless but Katie was so wonderful with them and made it fun and we got the most amazing photos out of it. She was very helpful before the shoot as well, with tips on what clothes they should wear and what colours. I highly recommend Katie for any photos. Her studio is beautiful and she has so many gorgeous props. We had an absolute ball getting our photos done.
michelle.bellairs
We had our family photos done through Katie and could no be happier with the gallery. From first conversations about setting, to advice for clothing the whole experience was made easy. Not to mention amazing at getting a 4 & 6 year old to play nice for the camera!