Bridget Corke Photography
Johannesburg Mother Son Portrait – A Forehead Kiss
Then & Now: Always Carried by Love
Then & Now: Foreheads, Laughter & Lifelong Love
Then & Now: Wrapped in Joyful Arms
Then & Now: A Mother’s Touch Through Time
Then & Now: A Son’s Smile Through the Years
Then & Now: From Baby Arms to Grown Embrace
Then & Now: Wrapped in Her Arms, Always
Then & Now: Cradled Then, Comforted Now
Then & Now: Held in the Same Arms
Then & Now: Held in the Same Arms
Then & Now: Shared Smiles Through the Years
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My Why - The Portraits That Made Me

Every portrait I create begins here — with my son, Sebastian.

These Then & Now photographs are not simply photographs.
They are a record of time passing — of love growing quietly across years.

Becoming a mother changed how I see.
It taught me how quickly moments slip into memory, and how deeply we long to hold on to what matters.

To make these portraits, I asked whoever was nearby to press the shutter.
They are not always perfect photographs.
But they are real.
They are us.

This collection reminds me why I photograph — as a portrait photographer in Johannesburg — to witness what is fleeting, to honour connection, and to create what will endure beyond the moment.

In sharing it, I hope you see your own story reflected — the people you love, the memories you carry, and the moments you never want to lose. Where you might discover echoes of your bond and moments that feel quietly familiar.

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This is where my work begins.







JOHANNESBURG PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER

© 2005 -2026 Bridget Corke Photography

Blairgowrie, 2194, SOUTH AFRICA

International Master's in portrait photography from The Portrait Masters, one of only two in Africa.

bridget@bridgetcorke.co.za +27828814044