The parents to be lean cheek to cheek and smile at the camera at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.

Maternity Photographer in Naxos, Greece

Your bump, the island, and the last summer before your family grows.

Maternity photography in Naxos for parents to be on holiday or on their babymoon. Bougainvillea and white lanes in Old Town, a beach in the afternoon, or the rocks at sunset: every hour of the day has its own light, and we choose the one that suits you.

I keep the pace gentle, with shade, water and time to rest, and guide you so you can relax and enjoy it. Partners and children are always welcome.

Below are six real maternity sessions, from bright daylight to sunset, each told in order.

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The expecting couple stand by the harbour with the Portara behind them in Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.

Bougainvillea and white lanes in Old Town

Pink flowers, sunlit stone walls, a kiss for the bump on the white stairs and a last stop at the Portara.

Where
Naxos Old Town and the Portara
Light
Bright daylight
The expecting couple stand under pink bougainvillea in a whitewashed alley, his hands around her bump, in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be poses under pink bougainvillea in a whitewashed alley in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be stands in the sunlight against an old stone wall with dried flowers in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be leans on a stone wall and smiles at the camera, one hand on her bump, in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
Black and white photo of the expecting couple laughing as they walk past a stone wall in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple walk hand in hand down a whitewashed lane under green bougainvillea in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple kiss in front of a wooden door in a whitewashed lane in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The expecting couple stand in the light at the end of a dark stone passage in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He holds her from behind as they both smile, his hands on her bump, in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple kiss in a doorway beside a yellow bicycle in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He kneels on the white stairs to kiss her bump below the blue shutters in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The expecting couple stand under a white arch between two blue doors in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be leans back on a bench above the harbour in Naxos Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The parents to be smile up at the camera from the stone paving in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.

Sharing the baby news in Old Town

A soft cloudy day, a little onesie, the first pair of baby shoes and a lot of laughing.

Where
Naxos Old Town
Light
Soft cloud
The expecting couple stand under red bougainvillea in a stone lane in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple kiss below the white bell tower of a chapel in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple embrace on the whitewashed steps below a bell tower in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
She wraps her arms around his neck and looks up at him in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
Black and white photo of the parents to be laughing cheek to cheek in a lane in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The parents to be laugh as they hold up a baby onesie and tiny shoes on the steps in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple kiss in a whitewashed alley under bougainvillea, his hand on her bump, in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
Tiny baby shoes on a marble step between the parents' feet in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be stands by a blue door under pink bougainvillea in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be smiles as she leans against a white wall in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The parents to be share a laugh on the white stairs with the baby onesie in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple kiss against a white wall in a quiet lane in Naxos Old Town, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The expecting parents sit on the sand with their little daughter by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.

At the beach, with the big sister

A family of three about to become four, on the sand, at the white chapel and on the rocks.

Where
Maragas beach and Agios Nikolaos chapel
Light
Bright daylight
The parents to be walk along the shore, carrying their little daughter, at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The family hold each other on the sand, the little girl in her father's arms, at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The big sister to be smiles between the granite rocks by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The expecting parents sit with their daughter in front of the white chapel of Agios Nikolaos near Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The parents to be stand on the rocks with their daughter between them, her hand on the bump, at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be stands on the granite rocks above the turquoise sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The expecting couple stand among the granite rocks by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.

Dunes and granite rocks at Maragas

Warm afternoon light, a floral skirt in the wind and a kiss for the bump on the rocks.

Where
Maragas beach, Naxos
Light
Late afternoon
The expecting couple stand hand in hand at the water's edge at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He holds her from behind, both hands on her bump, by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple stand together on the sand with the open sea behind them at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The parents to be walk hand in hand through the dunes at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be laughs with one hand on her bump by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be looks down at her bump in a long floral skirt at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple laugh as they hold each other on the granite rocks at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be stands alone on the rocks above the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He kisses her hair as she smiles, their hands together on the bump, at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He holds her from behind on the rocks as the wind lifts her skirt at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple laugh together against the granite rocks at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He kneels to kiss her bump on the rocks by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
She smiles over his shoulder as they embrace by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.

A maternity session with a surprise proposal

The ultrasound photo, a walk through the dunes, then he went down on one knee as the sun began to set.

Where
Maragas beach and Agios Nikolaos chapel
Light
Golden hour to sunset
The expecting couple laugh close together by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He holds her as she cradles her bump in a blue floral dress at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be laughs with her head back at the water's edge at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The parents to be walk hand in hand along the shore at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He kisses her forehead by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He kisses her cheek as she holds her bump by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be stands in the dune grass above the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple walk hand in hand along the sand at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The parents to be hold up their framed ultrasound photo by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The expecting couple walk along the boardwalk through the dunes at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The expecting couple smile in front of the white chapel of Agios Nikolaos near Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be holds her bump on the rocks at sunset at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He goes down on one knee on the rocks by the sea during their maternity session at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He holds up the ring on one knee as she looks on, by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The newly engaged parents to be laugh together by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple embrace on the rocks as the sun sets over the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple embrace on the rocks as the sun sets behind the hills at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.

Clouds, wind and a sunset at Maragas

A pale blue dress on a cloudy beach, a white wall by the sea, then the sky opening up at sunset.

Where
Maragas beach, Naxos
Light
Soft cloud to sunset
The expecting couple hold hands on the sand by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
She smiles up at him in a pale blue dress on the beach at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple stand together on the shore with the hills behind them at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He holds her close as the wind lifts her hair on the beach at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be holds her bump as the wind lifts her pale blue dress at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The parents to be lean cheek to cheek and smile at the camera at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
He holds her from behind, their hands together on the bump, at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be smiles with both hands on her bump by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be turns in the wind in her long blue dress on the sand at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple smile in each other's arms against a white wall at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple walk along the boardwalk through the dunes at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple kiss against a white wall by the sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The couple kiss on the rocks in the soft evening light at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The silhouettes of the expecting couple face to face against the setting sun at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be stands on the rocks as the wind catches her dress at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The mother to be stands alone on the rocks against the evening sea at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.
The parents to be smile in the warm sunset light at Maragas beach, Naxos, Greece. Photographed by Spyros Plakidas, Naxos Photographer.

Good to know

Maternity photography prices

  • Essential, 1 hour

    from €280 about $310

    Old Town €280, or a beach €330

    • One place, at the time of day you choose
    • 50 photos, hand edited, natural finish
    • Private online gallery
    • Delivered in 1 to 3 weeks
  • Signature, 1 hour

    from €465 about $520

    Old Town €465, or a beach €495

    • One place, at the time of day you choose
    • 50 photos, retouched in Photoshop
    • Every photo in two versions, Natural and Creative
    • Delivered in 1 to 3 weeks
  • Signature, 2 hours

    €875 about $980

    Old Town, beaches and viewpoints

    • Several places and time for a change of outfit
    • 100 photos, retouched in Photoshop
    • Every photo in two versions, Natural and Creative
    • Delivered in 1 to 3 weeks

Essential editing

Every photo edited by hand for light and colour, with a clean, natural finish.

Signature editing

Every photo retouched in Photoshop, distractions removed, gentle skin retouching, and delivered in two versions, Natural and Creative.

All prices include Greek VAT and are charged in euros. US dollar amounts are approximate. A €50 deposit reserves your date, and the rest is paid on the day.

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Maternity questions

When is the best time in my pregnancy for a maternity photoshoot?

Most mothers to be choose somewhere between about 28 and 34 weeks, when the bump shows well and you still feel comfortable. If you are flying to Naxos late in your pregnancy, check your airline's rules before you book your trip.

What time of day is best?

Any hour works, and every hour has its own look. The lanes of Old Town stay shaded during the day, the beaches glow in the late afternoon, and sunset gives warm light and silhouettes. In the hottest months I suggest the last two hours of the day, for your comfort.

Can my partner and our children join?

Of course. Partners are in most of the photos on this page, and one session on the beach included the big sister to be.

What should I wear?

A long flowing dress or a fitted one that shows the bump both photograph beautifully. Light colours suit the white lanes and the sea. Bring comfortable shoes for walking between spots.

Can we add a surprise, like a proposal or a baby announcement?

Yes. One couple on this page got engaged in the middle of their maternity session, and another shared their news with a little onesie and the first pair of baby shoes. Tell me your plan and I will keep it a secret.

How do we book?

Send me your dates and where you are staying. I reply within 24 hours with the best places and times for your light. A €50 deposit reserves your date and the rest is paid on the day.

What if the weather is bad?

Soft cloud and a little wind often make beautiful photos, and I will tell you honestly whether to go ahead. If the weather makes the session unsafe, we reschedule at no cost.

Where we shoot

The lanes and the Kastro of Naxos Old Town, the Portara, Maragas beach and its dunes, Agios Nikolaos chapel, and the beaches of Plaka and Agios Prokopios. I suggest the place for the light on your day.

Tell me about your maternity session

Your dates, how many weeks along you will be, and who is coming. I reply within 24 hours.