Naomi Gale Photography

Naomi Gale is a portrait specialist based in Broadstairs, bringing a ceremonial, rooted approach to every session. Her work is born from a lifetime of image-making and a deep practice of somatic care — she blends gentle embodiment tools with an intuitive eye to create portraits that feel both honest and transformative. Why choose Naomi for portrait photography in Broadstairs? Naomi’s practice is about more than a picture; it’s an experience. She holds space for the nervous system, invites clients to land in their bodies through grounding visualisations and somatic prompts, and treats the session as an opportunity for reclamation and self-recognition. This approach is especially powerful for women looking to heal their relationship with their bodies, but it also supports people who want authentic professional portraits or family and maternity images that reflect real life. What makes Naomi’s portraits distinctive is the slow, tender process. Before your session she uses reflection forms to gather intention and context; during the shoot she guides you with breath, movement and small rituals so that poses emerge from feeling rather than force. Naomi works with both digital and 35mm depending on your preference, and frames each image with the same reverence she brings to her doula and somatic practice. The result is work that reads as intimate, timeless and deeply human. How she works with clients: Naomi begins with conversation and intention-setting, collaborates on wardrobe and light choices, and curates a calm environment where you can relax into being seen. After the shoot there is a thoughtful reveal and gentle guidance for witnessing your images, whether in-person or via Zoom. Throughout the process she keeps in-touch points that honour the emotional as well as the visual journey. While Naomi’s primary focus is portraiture — centring empowerment, embodiment and the feminine — she also offers business portraits and headshots for professionals who want presence-driven, authentic imagery for LinkedIn or brand use, and occasional family and maternity portraits approached with the same care. If you’re in Broadstairs or the surrounding Kent coast and you want a portrait session that holds you, celebrates you and invites a deeper relationship with your image, Naomi’s rooted, somatic-led sessions offer a compassionate path to being seen.