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A beach maternity photoshoot in Dubai

Expecting couple smiling and holding hands in front of the waves during their Dubai beach maternity photoshoot. Expecting couple holding her bump together, with the sea and Burj Al Arab behind them. Man kneeling to kiss a pregnant woman’s bump on the sand beside the sea.

29 October 2026

White tops, blue jeans and bare feet on the sand. For this maternity photoshoot in Dubai, the sea gave us a lovely, simple setting to photograph this couple together and make room for some portraits of her on her own. A pair of tiny white baby shoes brought a little hint of what comes next into a gallery that is very much about them, here and now.

Charlotte
Maternity photographer in Dubai
Black and white side-on maternity portrait of a woman in a white top and blue jeans beside the sea.Pregnant woman seated barefoot on pale sand, with one hand resting on her bump and waves behind her.Expecting couple seated together on the sand, with their hands resting on her bump.Pregnant woman holding tiny white baby shoes beside her bump at the beach.Expecting couple holding hands barefoot in the shallow surf during their beach maternity photoshoot.
Black and white side-on maternity portrait of a woman in a white top and blue jeans beside the sea.Pregnant woman seated barefoot on pale sand, with one hand resting on her bump and waves behind her.Expecting couple seated together on the sand, with their hands resting on her bump.

White, denim and the sea

I love how their outfits sit with the colours of the beach. The white tops pick up the pale sand and the foam at the water’s edge, while the blue denim brings a little more colour into the soft sea and sky. It is a coordinated look, but still feels like something you could wear for a walk together.

That simplicity runs through the photographs. With the horizon behind them and plenty of space around them, there is room to notice a smile, a hand on her bump or the way they look at one another. The Burj Al Arab appears in a few frames, but the two of them stay at the centre of the story.

Pregnant woman and her partner walking side by side on the sand, with waves behind them.

A walk together, a moment to pause

From walking together at the water’s edge to sitting on the sand, there was room for both movement and quieter portraits. They walk hand in hand, turn towards each other beside the waves and come together for the closer photographs. Alongside those moments, there is space for her on her own: standing beside the sea or sitting on the sand, with the shape of her bump gently held by her hands.

I kept a mixture of wide beach views and closer photographs, so the gallery holds both the setting and the small details. In colour, the denim and the pale green water tie everything together. The black-and-white images give a different feel to the same session, drawing your eye to their expressions and the closeness between them.

Pregnant woman seated barefoot on pale sand, with one hand resting on her bump and waves behind her.

The little things that belong to this chapter

The tiny white shoes are such a sweet part of this series. Held in their hands, or beside her bump, they bring the baby into the photographs without taking the attention away from the couple. There is also a small shell, a detail that fits so naturally with the beach around them.

Together, those details, the portraits and the walks by the water make a record of this pregnancy that feels connected to a real place and their time by the sea. A gallery of the two of them, with a little glimpse of what comes next.

Close-up of the couple’s hands resting together on her bump as they sit on the sand.

More from this maternity session

A selection of colour and black-and-white photographs from this Dubai beach maternity shoot.

Expecting couple smiling and holding hands in front of the waves during their Dubai beach maternity photoshoot.
Black and white man embracing a pregnant woman from behind as they stand beside the waves.
Man kneeling to kiss a pregnant woman’s bump on the sand beside the sea.
Pregnant woman and her partner walking side by side on the sand, with waves behind them.
Black and white pregnant woman seated barefoot on pale sand, with one hand resting on her bump and waves behind her.
Expecting couple holding hands and walking on the beach, with Burj Al Arab in the background.
Black and white side-on maternity portrait of a woman in a white top and blue jeans beside the sea.
Expecting couple holding her bump together, with the sea and Burj Al Arab behind them.
Black and white close-up of the couple’s hands holding a pair of tiny white baby shoes beside the sea.
Black and white pregnant woman seated barefoot on pale sand, with one hand resting on her bump and waves behind her.
Black and white expecting couple lifting their joined hands on the sand beside the sea.
Expecting couple in white tops and blue jeans holding hands on the sand beside the sea in Dubai.
Black and white close-up of a small white shell held against a pregnant woman’s bump above her blue jeans.
Expecting couple embracing from behind beside the sea, with their hands together on her bump.
Black and white close-up of the couple’s hands holding her bump, with white tops and blue jeans.
Expecting couple walking together beside the waves in white tops and blue jeans.
Expecting couple holding tiny white baby shoes in front of her bump at the beach.
Black and white detail of a pregnant woman’s hands resting above and below her bump, with blue jeans and a white top.
Expecting couple holding her bump together, with the sea and Burj Al Arab behind them.
Detail of a pregnant woman’s bump above blue jeans, with her hands at her waist and the waves behind her.
Black and white expecting couple seated together on the sand, with their hands resting on her bump.
Expecting couple smiling and holding hands in front of the waves during their Dubai beach maternity photoshoot.
Black and white soft-focus detail of a pregnant woman holding her bump beside the waves.
Close-up of a small white shell held against a pregnant woman’s bump above her blue jeans.
Black and white expecting couple embracing from behind beside the sea, with their hands together on her bump.
Pregnant woman seated barefoot on pale sand, with one hand resting on her bump and waves behind her.
Black and white expecting couple holding tiny white baby shoes in front of her bump at the beach.
Expecting couple standing back to back beside the sea, with her hands resting on her bump.
Expecting couple seated together on the sand, with their hands resting on her bump.
Black and white close-up of the couple’s hands resting together on her bump as they sit on the sand.
Expecting couple holding her bump together, with the sea and Burj Al Arab behind them.
Black and white expecting couple smiling and holding hands in front of the waves during their Dubai beach maternity photoshoot.
Close-up of the couple’s joined hands beside her bump and blue jeans.
Black and white expecting couple walking together beside the waves in white tops and blue jeans.
Pregnant woman holding tiny white baby shoes beside her bump at the beach.
Expecting couple smiling and holding hands in front of the waves during their Dubai beach maternity photoshoot.
Pregnant woman smiling at her partner as they stand together at the beach.
Black and white detail of a pregnant woman’s bump above blue jeans, with her hands at her waist and the waves behind her.
Black and white close-up of a small white shell held against a pregnant woman’s bump above her blue jeans.
Pregnant woman in a white top and blue jeans walking barefoot along the Dubai shoreline.
Black and white expecting couple holding hands and walking on the beach, with Burj Al Arab in the background.
Pregnant woman smiling in a white top and blue jeans, with waves behind her.
Expecting couple facing one another and holding hands beside the sea.
Black and white expecting couple standing back to back beside the sea, with her hands resting on her bump.
Pregnant woman smiling in a white top and blue jeans, with waves behind her.
Black and white expecting couple walking together beside the waves in white tops and blue jeans.
Expecting couple in white tops and blue jeans holding hands on the sand beside the sea in Dubai.
Expecting couple holding hands barefoot in the shallow surf during their beach maternity photoshoot.
Black and white pregnant woman smiling beside the sea with her hands resting on her bump.
Close-up of the couple’s hands holding a pair of tiny white baby shoes beside the sea.
Expecting couple facing and embracing one another on the beach, with Burj Al Arab in the distance.
Black and white pregnant woman and her partner walking side by side on the sand, with waves behind them.
Man bending to kiss a pregnant woman’s bump beside the waves.
Black and white side-on maternity portrait of a woman in a white top and blue jeans beside the sea.
Expecting couple lifting their joined hands on the sand beside the sea.
Black and white expecting couple holding her bump together, with the sea and Burj Al Arab behind them.
Close-up of the couple’s hands resting together on her bump as they sit on the sand.
Black and white expecting couple smiling and holding hands in front of the waves during their Dubai beach maternity photoshoot.
Pregnant woman seated barefoot on pale sand, with one hand resting on her bump and waves behind her.
Black and white close-up of the couple’s joined hands beside her bump and blue jeans.
Something to remember

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