Mums everywhere have faced the struggle of trying to capture family photos that include the whole family.

It seems that mothers have become the unofficial family photographer for holidays or special occasions, creating a trend known as 'ghost mums' – always missing from family photos.

Now, Travelshoot is solving this problem by putting Mums back in the picture of family memories.

Through their website, Travelshoot connects all types of travellers with local photographers across the globe to capture moments from family holidays, honeymoons, destination weddings and more.

Travellers simply select their destination and available dates before leaving for their trip and Travelshoot arranges for the photographer to guide them through photo shoots at iconic locations around the city.

Initially, co-founder Sarah Pearce thought that honeymooners would be the main customer base interested in Travelshoot's services.

“As most people decide to travel somewhere new for their honeymoon, we expected that these customers would be the most likely group looking for travel photography," said Ms Pearce.

"However, as bookings starting coming through, we've noticed a clear trend towards mothers booking Travelshoots so that everyone can be in the frame."

"After a quick Google search, we realised there is a whole online movement of mothers begging husbands and partners to take more photos of them, so that they have memories of the whole family to cherish later in life." 

Ms Pearce says that the feedback from families that have used Travelshoot has been overwhelmingly positive. 

"A father recently told us he loved the experience because he knew that they'd captured awesome photos in the hour during the Travelshoot, so his wife was more relaxed for the rest of their holiday," she said.

"Instead of obsessing over getting selfies for the whole trip or putting pressure on Mum to be the perfect photographer, they both knew that their Travelshoot photos would capture their holiday perfectly and preserve those memories forever."

Travelshoot experiences start from $399 and are currently available in more than 100 destinations across Australia and the world.

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 About Travelshoot

Travelshoot is Australia's first destination photography service that connects travellers with local photographers in more 80 cities worldwide to capture those once-in-a-lifetime moments. Each shoot is planned by local photographers to ensure images are shot in the city's best locations, making Travelshoot ideal for family holidays, honeymoons and destination weddings. Travelshoot was established in 2012 after co-founder Sarah Pearce and her husband spent an hour with a friend who was a local photographer during a trip to New York. Sarah then founded Travelshoot with her brother Tim Jones, after winning the 'My Shark Tank' competition. For more information, please visit www.travelshoot.com.