The essence of summer, in an absolutely blissful Christchurch family photo shoot.

Temperatures through the roof, an ocean full of swimmers late into the night, families running through the waves soaked in sunshine and sand, and a contagious happiness.

Taylor’s Mistake in Christchurch is a stunner of a spot and makes for some gorgeous photos every time. I’ve been shooting here a lot since we moved to Canterbury and it just gets better and better as summer settles in.