Family photoshoot at Cais das Colunas and Praça do Comércio

Anatoly & Julia, photographers in LisbonJulia & Anatoly Motoryha Updated

A June family session built around a toddler: the riverfront first, where there is room to run, then the arches and trams of Baixa.

  • Parents kissing their toddler on the steps of Cais das Colunas
  • Parents holding their toddler on the riverfront
  • Toddler walking hand in hand with her parents at Cais das Colunas
  • Toddler taking steps between her parents by the Tagus at Cais das Colunas
  • Family with a toddler on the river steps of Cais das Colunas, black and white
  • Father hugging his little daughter by the river in Lisbon
  • Mother lifting her laughing daughter on the Lisbon riverfront
  • Parents laughing with their toddler near the Rua Augusta Arch
  • Family crouching together with their toddler at Praça do Comércio
  • Family walking under the arcades of Praça do Comércio
  • Toddler on her father's shoulders reaching for her mother at Praça do Comércio
  • Toddler on her father's back by the Rua Augusta Arch
  • Family hug in a Lisbon shop doorway
  • Parents embracing on Rua Augusta in Baixa
  • Family with a toddler beside a vintage tram in Baixa

The route

Cais das Colunas

The stone steps into the Tagus and the strip of sand at low tide.

Praça do Comércio

Open space, the Rua Augusta Arch and a lot of running.

The arcades

Shade under the arches of the square.

Baixa streets

A tram street and a shop doorway for the last hugs.

Light and timing

Flat, open and close together, the riverfront and Baixa are the easiest part of Lisbon for small children: no steep hills and plenty of space.

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Anatoly & Julia, photographers in Lisbon
Julia & Anatoly Motoryha

Julia and Anatoly Motoryha are a husband-and-wife photography team. For seven years they have photographed couples, families and travellers, more than 3,000 couples in all, and they have lived in Lisbon since 2025. They write these guides from the mornings they spend on the viewpoints and beaches. More about us · Instagram

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