The flower-covered Wonderdome photography studio surrounded by its garden
Meet Nicole

A Studio in the Forest

An artist’s eye, a mother’s instinct and a deep affection for honest moments.

Nicole Yardley with her three children in a flowering garden at Bird Park
01 / The beginning

From the Pilbara to the Sunshine Coast.

My love of art and photography began in childhood and has always been part of who I am.

While my career initially took me into engineering, I continued to paint and photograph in my spare time. Living and working in the vast landscapes of the Pilbara in North West Western Australia gave me the opportunity to learn alongside a wonderful community of artists and photographers, including Christian Fletcher, Peter Eastway, Tony Hewitt and Helen Ansell.

After the birth of my first child in 2011, I stepped away from engineering and finally had the opportunity to turn my lifelong passion for photography into a business.

When our family later moved to the Sunshine Coast, I built The Wonderdome—a beautiful, nature-filled studio designed to become the home of my photography business. If you have ever visited my studio, you will know how unique and magical it is! Surrounded by lush greenery, vines and bougainvillea, it has become a space where my love of creativity, nature and photography all come together.

Today, I photograph the moments and connections that make up family life, creating images that will become more precious with time.

Storm clouds glowing above the coast
A way of seeing
“A natural eye for composition and tone, and a flair for capturing candid moments.”
Sunlight streaming through a forest
02 / The Wonderdome

The Wonderdome Home of Living Studio Photography