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I'm a hopeless romantic who finds great joy in creating and capturing connections and beauty wherever I go.

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I'm Mandy and I'm so happy you found the Sugar Tree blog. Here you'll find posts from recent sessions, personal ramblings and tips and tricks on anything from taking better selfies, to how to get great snapshots of your kiddo's. Stay a while and say hello!

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Sydney’s Christmas Lights | Sydney Australia| Sydney Photographer

Sydney Christmas Lights Christmas is my favourite time of the year and there is nothing that says Christmas more than beautiful twinkling lights and a mammoth tree. So when my sweet friend Tammy told me she was coming to Sydney for work in the last week of November, we took the opportunity to travel into […]

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Hills District Small Business Expo | Cropley House Baulkham Hills | Hills District Photographer

Life as a small business owner can be quite lonely. And it’s not always easy to meet new people. So an event like the Hills District Small Business Expo and Conference, geared to empower and connect small businesses, is a great platform for small business owners to meet other like minded business owners. Inaugural Expo […]

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Senior Formal Crestwood High | Crestwood NSW | Sydney Photographer

Senior Formal Crestwood High Senior Formal, Matric Farewell, Senior Prom…no matter the name you know it by, it’s a day that was a long time coming…..and yet to see all these youngsters so dressed up and embracing their newfound freedom as school leavers was still quite surreal. I don’t know if you’re ever prepared as […]

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Sydney Sights | New South Wales | Travelling Thursday

Sydney Sights Last week Tuesday marked 18 months of being an “Alien in Sydney”…so in honour of that, I thought I’d dedicate this weeks Travelling Thursday post to the diverse city itself. Known for its famous Harbour Bridge and Opera House, Sydney is a favourite destination for both local and international tourists alike. With access […]

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Darook Park Personal Headshots | Sugar Tree Photography | Sydney Photographer

Darook Park Personal Headshots Stepping in front of the camera is often such a daunting thought. As a photographer my happy place is behind the camera. So stepping in front of the camera is not something that happens all that often. And while I like to be in photos with my family and friends – […]

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Wentworth Falls | Blue Mountains NSW | Sydney Photographer

I wanted to visit Wentworth Falls before I ever arrived in Australia. As you might know (or not :p) my family arrived in Sydney 7 weeks before I did. Being in a new place begs for you to discover it and   and went exploring on the weekends. Their very first trip was out to Wentworth […]

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Ethan’s School Journey | 14 years later | Sydney Lifestyle Photographer

Ethan’s School Journey I remember taking Ethan to his very first day of Grade 00 at CBC Boksburg – “Big School”- thinking that this was the first of endless days to come. 14 years seemed like the LONGEST time. It felt like school was going to last forever! And yet here we are, at the […]

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Watsons Bay | New South Wales | Travelling Thursday

Before I landed in Sydney, my husband and boys had been sightseeing and exploring every weekend. And I would get endless Whatsapp messages with all the pictures of the amazing places they had been to see. So before I got on the plane I made sure they knew that I expected to be in on […]

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Annangrove Fruit Bath Session | Sweet Emma

Fruit Bath Session I was so excited to finally do this fruit bath session with Emma. I’d never tried a fruit bath session before. And I hear you asking -what exactly is a fruit bath session? Simply put… it’s a fun reason to stick a sweet little angel in a bucket filled with warm water […]

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Montville | Queensland Australia | Travelling Thursday Segment

Over the past few weeks I have been mulling over the idea of doing travel related blog posts on Australia.  In my short time as an Aussie resident, I have found that people who’ve never been here actually have no idea how beautiful Australia really is. Before I moved to Aus I have to admit […]

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