“I couldn’t find a business that took Santa photos with dogs
- so I started my own”
Gill Cox, Owner and Manager
In 2018, there were two options to have beach Santa photos on the Northern Beaches, but neither were dog-friendly. With two young kids plus two British Bulldogs that ruled our family, I couldn’t have a Christmas photo without everyone! So in November 2018, I found a photographer, built a website and put my business skills to the test and launched Santa on the Beach Pics in just 2 weeks.
What started as a seasonal side gig quickly escalated into a little more than that - turns out lots of us dog people want Santa photos with ALL the family!
Fast forward to today, and Santa on the Beach Pics now runs in multiple locations around Australia, has a team of incredibly talented photographers and thousands of happy families with the most Aussie Christmas photos to share.
I am so grateful to the families who return each year and have watched this little business ‘grow up’ over the years! To all the new families trusting us with your Christmas photos for the first time, we hope you enjoy the experience as much as we enjoy creating it. We hope it might become a fun family tradition for you!
Gill
Sophie Geraghty, Head of Product and Operations
Sophie has been shooting with Santa on the Beach Pics since 2020 and is an absolute energiser bunny (must be all that ultra-running she does!).
With dogs and kids of her own, Sophie knows how to handle the most chaotic of situations and make them look like a dream behind the lens. She has been a professional photographer for over 20 years, and has her own business, Images by Sophie.