HAPPY NEW YEAR 💛 I have had the pleasure of creating many precious memories for clients over the past year, images I know they will treasure forever. I have selected a few of my favourites to share with you, but there were so many to chose from I struggled to only pic a few, and I could have posted many more. When photographing families, I always encourage people to include their pets if they have them, pets are so much a part of the family and it is incredible important to capture the bonds they have with family members. I am looking forward to capturing many more images throughout the coming year for new and existing clients; after 30 odd years of capturing images that last a life time, my passion is still as strong as ever, it actually grows stronger every photograph I take. All the best for 2022, may your lives be full of Kindness, may you be grateful for what you have and stay safe what ever path you take. Much Love, Rachael #existinphotos #happynewyear #foreverportraits #peopleandtheirpets #fineartportraits #rachaelhalemckenna #portraitphotography

2021 - What a Year! It has been one of my busiest years to date since I finished concentrating on my book projects, though there has to be at least one more book, one day, as I can’t finish on just 19 books!!! A huge thanks to @thisnzlife for keeping me super busy creating imagery to illustrate numerous features in NZ Life & Leisure Magazine, the most recent mag has three of my features, with one image from the @skylarkcabinnz story making the cover 🤩 I am so lucky to get to meet and capture the lives and homes of so many incredible people; the Hayes family that have developed the beautiful @nest.tree.houses just being one of them. Meeting and becoming friends with the people I work with is one of the highlights of my work, no shoot is the same and I simply love it. Another highlight to my year has been my continued working relationship with @nadialimcooks creating the images for her seasonal journals, I feel so privileged to have this opportunity, Nadia is wonderful to work with and so talented! The most recent Summer Edition is available now! I also had the pleasure, and challenge due to a crazy cold day, to create images of Nadia, Carlos and their gorgeous boys for the NZ edition of the Australian Woman’s weekly, on the shelves at present. They say never work with animals or children but I love both and even more so when they are together. With so many editorial and branding commissions plus numerous portraits, this year has been a fun one; along with creating and launching my first ever online print store @henryandgeorgestore the only place where you can purchase fine art prints of the original images I have created over the years to illustrate my book projects. It’s been a wonderful year and I can’t thank all of you enough for your continued support it is greatly appreciated and always makes me feel special, thank you 💗 all the best for a wonderful year ahead. Take care and stay safe x @awwmagazine @nzhouseandgarden @shehuntsopshops #editorialphotography #lifestylephotography #familyportraits #magazinephotography

Check out the two new images up on the store today! One of my favourite images I captured of my first dog and muse Henry, an adorable big chocolate brown Newfoundland. Also new up is Fantasia, a 6 and a half week old Temple Kitten sound asleep on her favourite bear. It is known for cats to sleep an average of 16-20 hours per day, dogs sleep around 12 hours per day, small dogs and working dogs sleep less, and we all know kittens and puppies need more! Henry, must have thought he was a cat, his absolute favourite pastime was sleeping, so much so that he was nicknamed the ‘Couch Potato’. Don't forget to subscribe via my website and receive 10% off your first order. www.henryandgeorge.com @henryandgeorgestore

🌟It's GIVEAWAY time over at the Henry and George Store🌟 In continued celebration of the launch of my beautiful online Print Store Henry and George, I have decided to gift a 30x40 inch Framed Canvas print of 'Alien' to one very lucky follower here in New Zealand, this framed print is valued at $1350. Excited? All you have to do is visit www.henryandgeorge.com, subscribe to our emails and you’ll go into the giveaway pool! Don't delay subscribing, this is a short promotion which will be drawn on 17th of December and is for our NZ friends only sorry; for those further a field, don't be disheartened, there will be further giveaways in the future that will include other countries. Don't forget to check out the store, you still have time here in NZ and Australia to order prints for Christmas. Our prints start from as little as $95 and make a beautiful gift for your loved ones. Read more about the story behind ‘Alien’ and our collection at www.henryandgeorge.com�� �t&cs apply @henryandgeorgestore #giveaway #fineartprints #catphotography #animalphotography #draculacat #onlineprintstore #rachaelhalemckenna

Two fresh new faces joining the other characters on the Henry and George Store tonight! Amber, a beautiful #hungarianvizsla and Vega, a gorgeous little #persian kitten, both sound asleep after an eventful pre shoot play time. Rachael loves to make her animal shoots fun and if her subjects are required to lie on or in something, she makes sure it is super comfy. Both these spots were so inviting that it was easy to get these adorable souls off to sleep. Remember to subscribe on the website to receive 10% off your first print order. www.henryandgeorge.com

Only a few hours left to take advantage of the BLACK FRIDAY offer, 20% off any print ordered from the Henry and George Store. Offer ends at Midnight tonight. Get online now to get your order in to receive your print for Christmas or email us to have a gift voucher sent out for you to gift to a loved one. Visit www.henryandgeorge.com and choose your favourite image to add character to your walls. Use the code BLACKFRIDAY at checkout.