Hi, I am TESSA Witchell
Before I pick up the camera, I spend time helping you arrive. As a somatic coach and breathwork practitioner, I've spent years learning how to help people feel settled, present, and genuinely comfortable in their own skin. That's where the real work happens and where the best photos come from.
I started in a darkroom, fell in love with analogue photography, and have grown through every shift the industry has taken since. Film to digital, DSLR to mirrorless, studio to open beach at golden hour. Graphic design has been woven through my whole career, which means I think carefully about light, composition, and how an image actually feels to look at.
Sixteen years on, I'm based on the Gold Coast doing what I love most. Helping people feel at ease, then capturing them exactly as they are.
 
 
"How wonderful to be who I am, made out of earth and water, my own thoughts, my own fingerprints — all that glorious, temporary stuff."
 
- MARY OLIVER
 
 
 
Lets' connect
I look forward to hearing from you and helping you create memories that will last a lifetime.