MILK Blog
Maggie tells the story behind her enchanting Norwegian wedding. Magical Aurora Borealis photos and snowfall make this photo book entrancing.
From a winning swipe, to a romantic dinner proposal in Athens, Greece. Spectate a truly unforgettable engagement with a gorgeous backdrop.
Relive the cherished moments and adventures of your family’s year. Craft a stunning family yearbook with our step-by-step guide.
Discover an inspirational tale of resilience and creative rebirth. Matt Raynor's emotional story is one to be admired for photographers and fishermen alike.
From games and activities, to choosing a theme, decorations, and music. Enjoy a stress-free plan for your bridal shower with our fail-proof checklist.
To recreate memories, celebrate our favorite occasions, or to share the best moments of our lives with those we love. Here’s why we preserve our milestones in print.
Learn how to use our image quality tool to ensure your photo book or album achieves the highest print quality. Follow these simple steps for stunning results.
Commemorate your special day and capture heartfelt messages from loved ones in a MILK Wedding Guest Book, the newest addition to our photo album range.
Capture the magic of spring and summer with our top family photo ideas. From blooming flowers to seaside adventures, discover create ways to celebrate the seasons in cherished photographs.
Discover creative and fun wedding photo booth ideas to capture memories. From floral backdrops to polaroid prints, get inspired for your special day.
Capture the special moments from your wedding day with these creative pre-wedding photoshoot ideas.
From bespoke cookies to seedling pouches and survival kits, delight your guests with these custom wedding favor ideas.
Sarah tells the story behind her intimate Rocky Mountain elopement.
Read the story of Emma's perfect wedding day, married by her father against the stunning backdrop of the Atlas Mountains.
Bob tells of the inspiring trip he and his wife took to Jerusalem.
Believe us when we say you will never regret having maternity photos to look back. Get inspired with 10 of our most-loved maternity photos from the MILK community.
Capture joyful memories from your next birthday party in a beautiful photo book with these tips.
From lace silhouettes to chic pantsuits, we’ve curated a collection of 10 wedding dress ideas to get you inspired.
Make Mother’s Day extra special with these 6 custom gift ideas.
Discover these 8 beautiful and aesthetic wedding theme ideas to make your wedding truly unforgettable.
Unsure where to begin? Read our comprehensive guide to creating the perfect family photo book.
Discover how to create gorgeous maternity photos. Capture the beauty of this special time to look back on in the years ahead.
Follow these six handy tips to ensure a fun, relaxed and successful family photo shoot. Capture beautiful memories for years to come.
Simplify the planning of your child's birthday party with these five tips for choosing a kids' birthday party theme.
We have a font for every storyteller. Find the one that fits your personality.
Transform your child's artistic expression into a creative and memorable photo book in six simple steps.
Throw the parent-to-be in your life a beautiful baby shower with this comprehensive party planning guide.
Leave your guests with a beautiful lasting impression of your wedding with the perfect thank you cards.
Canvas prints offer the perfect balance of chic sophistication and personal touch. Complement your home with this timeless trend.
We've added 5 new fonts to our design selection, giving you more freedom to tell your story your way.
Your digital photos will always look different to how they appear printed on paper. Discover the difference.
Soft, luxurious and 100% vegan-friendly. Exclusive to our Premium Photo Books.
Make your 25th wedding anniversary one to remember with these perfect gifts your spouse will love.
Create and capture new memories with the help of a drone. This exciting, fun way of taking photos is more accessible than ever.
The U.S. is filled with beautiful vacation spots. Discover our 7 must-visit places for your next U.S. vacation.
Mark your child's precious firsts with a beautiful first year baby book.
We've rounded up our most-loved photos from our community. Discover the 2021 moments that inspired us.
Elevate your family photography with these 10 inspirational family photo ideas.
Looking for a unique and thoughtful 30th birthday gift? We've got 8 timeless and creative 30th birthday gift ideas.
Discover our complete guide to creating a stand-out professional portfolio.
These staycation ideas will leave you feeling relaxed, refreshed, and more connected to your family than ever.
Meet the newest addition to our photo book range and our new favorite format: The MILK Wedding Magazine.
Discover 11 wedding cake designs from members of our community. Let it inspire your own unique wedding cake style.
Bereavement gifts can be a comfort to loved ones experiencing loss. Let us help you create loving bereavement gifts with MILK.
Whether you venture into snowy landscapes or stay cozy by the fire, discover these wonderful winter family photo ideas.
A vacation is an opportunity to share new experiences, build traditions, and create special memories unique to your family.
Five photo editing apps you need on your iPhone or Android to create a photo book or album of your cherished memories.
Make your next anniversary special with a heartfelt wedding anniversary gift.
Capture and relive your child’s precious firsts with a beautiful baby keepsake book. Get inspired to start creating with this list of 9 things to include.
Turning 21 is a huge milestone. Make it memorable with a personalized gift that will endure. Here are some 21st birthday gift ideas that are sure to be loved.
Some trips are life-changing, others are much-needed getaways but each one is filled with great times we want to remember. Travel journals are perfect for reliving every special moment.
A micro wedding promises an unforgettable celebration of love on a smaller-than-usual scale. Get insight into the emerging trend with this ultimate guide.
Show the special father figure in your life just how much he’s loved and appreciated with a custom-made photo book.
A fun annual tradition for every family member, discover five of our top fall photo ideas designed to help you capture display-worthy memories.
Meet the newest addition to our photo book range: Softcover Photo Books. Discover why we think they'll be your new favorite.
Documentary family photographer Kaleen discusses the importance of capturing the small things.
Every MILK format is available to create and order on your mobile device. All it takes is 5 easy steps
Looking for new ways to entertain your children? Here are 6 fun photo projects that you can work on together at home.
Get inspired with these 16 unique photo book ideas inspired by members of our MILK Community.
To recreate a feeling, to create memories, to share our lives with those we love. We explore why we take photos and why is preserving them so important.
Wed in the middle of a pandemic, Connie & Ryan share the story of their intimate ceremony in Yosemite National Park.
Discover story behind Alice and Yi-Luen's breathtaking wedding portraits taken atop Roys Peak, Wanaka.
Discover the MILK Design Studio for Mobile. Creating the world’s finest photo books and albums on-the-go has never been easier.
Custom gifts are perfect for thoughtful gift-giving. Discover the top 6 reasons why you should buy a tailored gift next time the occasion calls for it.
Christmas is a time for celebrating family and friends and so we've picked our favorite customer books and albums to do just that.
To help with your wedding planning duties, we've asked twenty experts to share their best planning tips.
Discover the new Design Studio you helped us design. With many new features and tools, preserving your memories has never been easier.
The MILK Design Studio has hundreds of features designed to make creating books simple and quick. Watch our tutorial video series to learn more.
Kate tells the stories behind her favorite images from her family adventure through India.
Vivian gives insight into her intimate wedding day and offers advice on how to naturally capture and preserve your love story.
Go behind our books and discover what moments we're preserving in MILK.
We've rounded up our favorite wedding photos from the members of the MILK community.
Discover the process behind how we craft your cover images.
Our Premium Range is our most popular range of photo books and albums. Discover why we love it and why our customers do too.
Wedding dress designers & experts share their tips on finding the perfect dress for your special day.
Our beautiful image templates are designed to make creating beautiful books simple. Discover our tips for choosing the right ones for your images.
Discover Rachel's stunning wedding album. Frozen moments in time, juxtaposed against the buzz of the city that never sleeps.
You’ve gathered your images and are ready to embark on the journey of turning your memories into a keepsake to treasure forever.
We've rounded up the best wedding tips to help you plan your celebration of love to perfection.
"Everyone has a different truth of the world and for some humans its size only includes a couple of villages". Antonio reflects on his first solo journey.
Two decades of New York City street photography come together to form this truly impressive body of work.
We've rounded up the 7 best wedding blogs to help you plan your celebration of love to perfection.
Discover the must-have books that will become the most treasured in your collection.
For a gift from the heart, try designing and printing shared memories. Create something you know will be treasured forever.
Our custom Jackets are available to add-on with our Premium Photo Book range. Discover how you can protect your precious memories in style.
Make your next holiday one spent exploring nature in all it's glory. Add these beautiful parks from around the globe to your must-visit list.
Discover our guide to capturing fall, from the small moments spent snuggled by the fire to the amazing scenes out in nature.
Helpful tips for decluttering your living space and focusing on what's really important to you.
Our designer templates give you more options for your book cover. Start your story right.
Inside a father-daughter safari around Tanzania. Terry and Amanda spent quality time touring Africa and taking great photos.
The story of Eilidh and Ryan's beautiful snowy wedding in Scotland.
"10 December, 2016 was the most incredible day and it was absolutely filled with laughter, people and love." Jamie tells the story of her beautiful day.
Allen and his wife marked their wedding anniversary with a trip around the world.
Discover the story of Jo & Taner's special day. A Moleskine wedding book was the perfect choice for this cool couple.
"One feedback I always get is the surprise that a woman is traveling by herself." Olga reflects upon her travels across Oaxaca, Kathmandu and Habana.
That's how Jenny describes her wedding day: "Sophisticated, elegant, and fun!" See how this combination produced an amazing day of love.
"I take photos to capture the moment, to freeze a little piece of it forever." Read more about why Lara started creating her now diverse collection.
Tom and his wife took a month off work to immerse themselves in Southeast Asia.
After traveling all over his American homeland, Jason chose England for his first trip abroad.
Susanne returned to Naples where she once again fell in love with the cinematic city and its people.
The story of Hayley and Hayden's simple wedding day spent with close friends and family.
Real life, real moments, real people—these are the things that interest Joshua; these are the things he focuses on when he travels the globe.
One day, a million emotions. Emily tells the story of the laughter, tears, love and pure joy of her wedding day.
Tegan and John didn't let a little rain ruin their wedding day. In fact, "it could not have been more perfect."
Between 1892 and 1954, 12M people immigrated to the US via Ellis Island. Discover the island's abandoned hospital where 1.2M were treated.
The fruits of hard work; this commercial photographer squeezed all he could out of his business trip to Iceland and this book proves it.
An Indian ceremony and a civil ceremony, all in one day.
An intimate ceremony in Italy highlighting love and family.
The Wild - Where your travels take you when you want something a little different to your "everyday".
The Garofano family spent almost 2 years on the road; exploring, learning, growing, and discovering. Together.
Alissa and Karim were married among the beautiful redwoods in the Fall. Go inside their gorgeous wedding.
A relaxed wedding featuring a barefoot bride and groom celebrating their love on a sandy shore.
Get ready to spring clean your digital photo library with these 5 tips.
Photographer Clair shares why she's taking a photo a day, what it's taught her and get her advice for starting a challenge of your own.
Founder Geoff Blackwell wanted to give his dad a gift that captured how loved he was. Discover how this became the spark that started MILK Books.
Caylee Grey of Get Messy Art shares her creative inspirations with us and tells us why she's made preserving memories a priority.
Photos are a snapshot of time. A memory frozen in place forever. Here are 6 photo ideas to help you freeze the right moments.
Buying for Dad can be tricky, let us help you make Father's Day truly special with these 6 great gift ideas.
As a family photographer, Juliette believes in "telling honest stories to pass down to our kids".
For the DIY newlywed looking to create a great wedding album. Art director and groom Joseph Paul takes us through his simple process.
A week spent eating, playing, and celebrating family under the stars.
A day exploring the Garden of Versailles. Ice cream, orange juice and sun make for great adventures and an unforgettable childhood memory.
A destination wedding in San Miguel del Allende, Mexico. 4 days of celebrating family, friends, love and the happy couple.
The best of both worlds; Moleskine and MILK, Canada and Portugal, family and adventure.
We've all heard of the traditional photo albums that line ones shelves. Let us introduce you to the little known wonders that everyone should be creating.
Spring is the perfect time to get outside with your camera. Here are our tips and tricks to capturing those great spring moments.
Johnny re-experiences the place he used to call home, this time as a father. Read why he decided to make this beautiful book.
Are you about to embark on an exciting trip? Read this guide to getting the best from your photos.
Tips from our community of photography lovers to help you get the most out of every moment.
Our guide to photographing the beautiful little details of your day-to-day.
A golden night of golden love: celebrating 50 years of Wally & Della Schaefer.
Jamie's wedding was natural, raw and relaxed. Discover the story behind her album and how this style translates through each stunning photo.
We’ve put together our photo taking tips for ensuring you capture the moments that make your family unique.
A modern baby book that captures more than milestones – How one photographer curated photos for her son’s first years.
The MILK Inspiration Series is here to inspire your next project.
The story of a life-changing trip to Thailand. One month, 14 friends, and endless photographic possibilities.
Our new metal gallery frames are delivered ready to hang. Beautify your home by bringing your cherished memories into your everyday spaces.
A solo road trip from Portland to Los Angeles with not much beyond a camera, a loose plan and the freedom to stop and explore the places between.
Traveling to Kerala, India to document a pepper harvest - how about that for a unique work story?
Jami and her partner Sam made the most out of their long distance relationship by meeting halfway in exotic places. Read more about their travels.
World traveller Anne Stikvoort stopped by to give us her tips on making a great travel keepsake.
A classic road trip with the whole family (even the dog). Camping, hiking and all the fun that comes with an action-packed summer.
A stunning series in black and white, read more on this showcase of ballerinas as they pose outside of their natural environment.
A beautiful couple, an intimate ceremony, and a breathtaking Italian venue; this wedding album is gorgeous. Read more about the story behind it.
Two gruelling activities. Seemingly opposite and yet in many ways strikingly similar.
"The most challenging six days I have had". Read about Becarra's hard-won experience in the ranges of Tanzania.
Seattle and her camera have been a package deal since she was 11 years old. Read her story behind 13 years of travel photography.
Being submerged, being under, being between; it's this state of 'not quite' that fascinates Kirralea and drives her photography.
What started as a hike with friends became a day that will never be forgotten. A beautiful backdrop for a beautiful story.
Like all good stories, this one was inspired by wine (and a drive to explore somewhere new).
What do you get someone who has it all? The opportunity to reflect on the meaningful stuff; family, friends, and bad haircuts.
A couple's travels from Iceland to Spain to the Czech Republic. Both pro photographers, they capture beauty wherever they land.
Each piece inspired by a creative whim, by life and family, by what lay in the corner of the eye.
To the places that steal your heart. Anette got local Pedro's story. We got hers.
One van, half a plan, and a whole lotta open road.
A love story spanning over half a century. An epic to be preserved and told for another half century, and another.
Jean didn't start writing poetry until she was in her late seventies. Raw, real and refreshing, each poem is a piece of her.
A beautiful couple, a magical day and a fresh take on "tying the knot". Read the story behind Lauren & Joshua's amazing wedding.
"Work hard, play hard"; the motto of a photographer trying to balance adventure and reality while in pursuit of the perfect shot.
Family trips, school events, moving house, and everything else that fits into 12 months (and the pages of a photo book).
Life is full of adventures, both big and small. Here are 7 tips to ensuring you best capture your next adventure.
Whether you're an experienced book maker or a first time creator - here are some great reasons to try us.
We couldn't let these customer projects go unseen, so we've decided to showcase our amazing runners up for Book of the Month.
There’s just not enough time in the day. So I won’t waste a precious second more - here’s 5 tips to creating your photo book or album fast.
We asked university students "What does creativity mean to you?" as part of our scholarship initiative. The answers were astonishing.
The first rule of creative expression is there are no rules. But a few helpful tips wouldn’t go amiss. Here are some tips to making a creative photo book.
Everyone has the ability to make art. All you need is a blank canvas and a drive to create. Let these customer works inspire your next work of art.
Announcing the arrival of medium albums—the newest addition to our Premium range.
About to start creating? Make sure you've got the right format for you.
Discover more about the binding processes we use to create our photo books and albums.
At MILK, we believe in celebrating those big moments, those milestone events. Let these customer-made milestone albums inspire your own.
The MILK Premium Landscape Photo Book is our customers most loved format. Read on to find out why.
At first look, you knew your beloved pet was the one. Here are 5 tips to celebrating your furry friends with a pet book or album.
We feel honored when our customers entrust us to make their wedding albums. Here are six wedding albums that inspired us, now let them inspire you.
Families come in many shapes and sizes. Whether you were brought together by nature or design, one thing all families have in common is love.
Learn great ways to commemorate your special day beyond the traditional wedding album. Create your collection.
We've put together our top tips for capturing your best travel moments on your phone. A must-read for every traveller and every smartphone user.
Your wedding album is something you will cherish forever. It’s a keepsake to turn to to relive some of the happiest moments of your life.
Few things bring us more joy than seeing the beautiful moments of love our customers preserve. Here are some love of their stories.
British freelance photographer and designer Lucy-Jane shares why she believes creating travel photo books is so important and why she chooses MILK.
Growing plants and flowers has always been part of my life, as long as I can remember. I must have been five or six, sowing my first batch of some simple annual; I remember looking each day at the lit…
I was the youngest of six children in a working-class Catholic family. There was no tradition of art among my family. I think I took pictures in my mind from when I was a child, but my first serious e…
I went to Cuba in 1992 and it was love at first sight, for the island and the people. I realized after a few trips that Cuba reminded me so much of my wonderful childhood in Sicily. Time had stopped i…
It is the sum of little influences in my life that made me turn into a photographer. When I was about fifteen or sixteen I was influenced by seeing the movie Blow-Up by...
I trained as a painter and love paintings, but I found that the physical aspect of the medium did not suit me. I did not like the messiness of handling pigments, oil and turpentine. I still think like…
I’ve done photography my whole working life. It is what I do. I used to like it a lot but it has changed a lot. I like the idea of being able to capture a moment in time, but all that has changed now…
I’ve been passionate about photography for most of my life, although I originally trained as a printer. I responded to and thought about photography from the age of eight, when I first picked up a Box…
I have been seduced by photography since I made my first prints in sixth grade. I printed negatives my father sent me from his travels around the world—the South American jungle, the Kremlin, Africa.…
We spoke to blogger Anna Konevskaya and got her tips and tricks to turning your extensive photo collection into a really great photo book.
When I was young I think I looked at science to explain the world around me, and at some point in my early teenage years it failed to do that for me; and then the arts became a medium...
I started painting as a young man and graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in painting with a watercolor emphasis. I know this background affected the way I approach...
It seems like I have spent my entire life beneath the surface. I first looked underwater when I was eight years old. I took my first successful picture when I was twelve. From my earliest memory there…
I had wanted to become a magazine photographer when I matriculated in 1948. However, at that time there was virtually no magazine photography in South Africa. For a short while I apprenticed...
I didn’t go to photography school. I never wanted to be a reportage photographer or anything like that, and I became a photographer by accident. I borrowed a camera on a trip to Russia...
I started out just taking pictures. I was fifteen and a half. They were pictures of the neighbors, friends, and so forth. Eventually I got into it more. It became a career and I’ve been doing it ever…
I started out as a photojournalist when there was a lot of unemployment. To get work I volunteered to shoot for various groups. I also assisted a photographer. I learned how to print a kilo...
It is one thing to photograph a group of people, it is another to try to understand them. For that you need time, and patience, and an innate respect for difference – the gulf between your own religio…
I started my career as a hyper-realistic illustrator, working by hand on advertising and film posters. When the computers became faster and more popular, I moved my skills...
I have been making images longer than I’ve been making music. I was ten years old when my father showed me the magic that photography represents. I have never, ever forgotten that feeling:...
I developed intuitively. Through accidents, luck, and love of photography I’ve come to this point. I have always been more interested by how the world works than by fiction or the supernatural. My wor…
What’s driving me in how my images look? It reflects what I am feeling at a particular time, and the reality of the world I live in, even the day-to-day light. When I moved to California...
I connect to things in a visceral way. There are things that surprisingly move me and often I am shocked at the unpredictable character of these things. The camera is a reflex for me, it rises...
I started with an interest in all the arts—literature, painting, sculpture, design—but photography was the one that allowed me to use my creativity in the best way. I love people and I love being able…
I did not start with just photography and I am not ending up with it, as I make films as well, but it has been the dominant expression for me. I went to Harvard, not art school, and studied social stu…
I always start from the place of an idea. I don’t walk into a photoshoot without an idea at hand, a possibility of where I want to go – perhaps just the format and the energy, or perhaps something rea…
I had two 4x5 cameras that I used for jobs and they were stolen from a car in Milan when I went for lunch. All they left was the big bag with the 8x10. I hadn’t used it then, but it was like a sign of…
I am a photographer because I’ve been one for so long now that it’s all I know. It’s thus by default what I’m best at. The more time passes the greater my admiration for other professions, more concre…
I made my first pictures as a seventeen-year-old student at a traditional New England boarding school. I volunteered to edit the yearbook, and the job led me to my medium by...
I am more of an “imaginator” than an old-school photographer. To be a photographer today you must think of your image and then produce it. I am not a reporter. I imagine the image that...
I was working at a clothing store, living in Los Angeles – no training or involvement with photography at the time. I was complaining about the money I was making to a friend of mine...
Sometimes I look at my work and how people read it, and it has no relationship to what I might have experienced in taking the picture or what I might get from it. There’s no absolute truth in what a p…
Coming from a graphics background was the best thing for my photography: it taught me to appreciate design and to understand where art directors are coming from. In many ways, I....
I had a vocation. I knew my destiny by the time I was eighteen. I was in the navy, standing on a ship crossing the Atlantic, standing guard at three in the morning in a storm, and I was miserable and…
I have always been uncomfortable with the phrase “taking pictures.” I think it’s all wrong. Mostly I think there is an understanding that takes place during a portrait session between the photographer…
Taking a picture was initially an almost voyeuristic thing. At the beginning I was not given the opportunity to do big projects, but I would be commissioned to go and photograph somebody...
As a child I loved picture books and at school I looked at fashion magazines a lot – they were comics of photography for me. Fashion photography seemed the only photography...
We are photographers with doubts. When we first started, we were working in a more traditional mode – we thought of ourselves as documentarians, producing socially concerned...
The goal of any wedding book is to spark delight. Read our guide and discover ten of the most memorable moments to include in your wedding album.
Have you ever attempted to capture a beautiful vista, only to have the photo fall woefully short? If so, we can help with the following camera tips.
Family photos capture beautiful moments in our lives. Discover the top reasons why we think creating a family album is a worthwhile experience for everyone.
Old photographs are an incredibly meaningful part of each family’s unique journey. Read how you can scan them to turn them into a beautiful keepsake.
A book’s title will introduce the story and set the tone for the experience. Make sure you pick a good one. For some title inspiration, look no further.
The MILK Design Studio has hundreds of features designed to make creating books simple and quick. To learn more, watch our tutorial video series.
Every day, hundreds of precious memories are preserved in beautiful MILK Photo Books. Here are some of our favorites to inspire your next project.
Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. Here are 7 steps to capturing it perfectly and achieving flawless wedding photos.
The early years are somehow both exhaustively long, and over in a flash. Make sure you preserve each precious moment with the perfect baby book.
