Hi there! I’m Nikki McLennan, award-winning Sydney Portrait Photographer and the face behind the camera of Lion and Cub Photography. I’m passionate about creating soulful imagery that tells a story; your story. Because as a Mum of two gorgeous and mischievous boys, I know how quickly times passes. Your children are forever growing and constantly changing. So to capture a unique moment in their life, to freeze that moment forever in a stunning portrait, it’s truly a gift.
And it’s a gift I want to share with you.
Here at Lion and Cub Photography, Sydney, we’re dedicated to creating lasting memories, lifelong keepsakes, and capturing your family’s individual unique personalities. It doesn’t matter if you’re a newly engaged couple, getting married, expecting your first baby, or wanting beautiful family portraits.
We offer a luxurious boutique photography experience for all of life’s most special moments.
Are you ready to document life’s special moments with a Sydney portrait photography experience?
Nikki McLennan WON the Australian Small Business Champion Awards 2022
A photograph. It’s a moment in time, a journey to the past, a memory of a loved one, their laughter, their tears. It’s a precious moment from the past revisited through a photograph.
At Lion & Cub, we have years of professional experience. With an artist’s eye and a knack of making our clients comfortable and at ease, we capture natural moments and genuine emotions in stunning portraits.
Lion & Cub capture all the most significant moments in life. We offer family portraits, wedding photography, maternity and newborn photos, as well as business and personal branding photography.
Raffaela Willding2025-05-04 We had Lion and Cub photograph our son’s christening, and we’re so glad we chose them. From the moment Nikki arrived, she made everyone feel comfortable and were really easy to be around — friendly, calm, and completely professional without being over the top. Nikki managed to capture all the little moments — the smiles, the emotion, the love in the room — without being intrusive or making it feel staged. The photos feel real and full of heart, which is exactly what we were hoping for. When we got the final photos, we were honestly blown away. She managed to catch so many moments we missed on the day, and now we’ll have those memories forever. Thank you again for making it all so easy and for giving us such beautiful memories to hold onto. sumiko champion2025-04-23 Nikki embraces my personal story through her engaging and empowering photography session. Sam Ayoubi2025-03-19 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “We had an amazing experience with Niki ! Her attention to detail, creativity, and ability to capture genuine emotions made our photos truly special. The final edits were stunning, and we couldn’t be happier. Highly recommend for anyone looking for high-quality photography!” Maite Hernandez2025-03-07 Fantastic experience with Lion and Cub photography and I can't recommend them enough. It exceeded my expectations and I will go back to them for any other future jobs. Nikki is a true professional that combines knowledge and technique with deep understanding of your needs and how to capture that to perfection. Her personalised approach to sessions makes the final product so spot on with what you are looking to achieve. Her studio is very unique and welcoming and she is very relaxed and approachable so she makes you feel very confident going into the session. Before I worked with Nikki I felt very conscious about corporate professional photos and I was never too excited about the result, but Nikki has produced the most stunning photographs that truly reflect who I am and that I am proud to use in my work materials and media platforms. I am not only going away with a high quality set of corporate professional photos but with a boost of self-esteem that I was not expecting at all! Thank you Nikki and Lion and Cub Photography Laila Takesh2025-02-14 aishwarya sampath2024-12-08 Juliette2024-11-16 Nikki is a wonderful photographer and her portraits of our family hang with pride in our home. She worked hard to get the best out of all of us in our photo session, and yet we never got bored or tired of smiling for the camera. Thank you Nikki for giving us these wonderful moments to treasure! Dorothy Tsironis2024-10-25 Thank you Nikki for the album for Alexander’s christening, it looks incredible! The photos are so vibrant and beautiful and I love the green cover. I’m so happy I chose to get the album, it is definitely a keepsake! I can’t thank you enough ❤️ Dorothy Sonali Tripathi2024-10-14 Up until last year, we never received any photos from our son’s annual photoshoot due to many reasons/excuses. This year when we got to know that there will be a new photographer, we gave it a try hoping it will work this time and god it worked wonders. Nikki did some magic and our son somehow turned into a model. Every single photo has come out to be perfect. We didn’t know that our son could look this amazing until now. Nikki really has some charm that worked and it reflects in all photos. Thank you so much, Nikki and we are glad that we gave it a try ❤️. From Happy and proud parents ! Carmen Edwards2024-08-12 Our experience with Lion and Cub photography for our family photo shoot exceeded our expectations. Nikki has a gift! The shoot itself was relaxed and enjoyable, we loved the reveal session and did not feel rushed at all to make our selection. We now have beautiful artwork and special memories on display in our home. Exactly what we were after and more. Thank you!Google rating score: 5.0 of 5, based on 86 reviews