Empowering Birth Photography: Capturing the Beautiful Struggle and Joy of Motherhood in 2023
Separate photos on the topic of childbirth are always very emotional because they fully portray the mother’s emotions during the process of giving birth.Pregnancy and childbirth is always considered a “natural duty” of a woman. However, sometimes that mission is seen as an automatic responsibility and people accidentally forget the pain, hardship and sacrifice the mother had to accept to welcome the baby angel.
Therefore, the International Association of Birth Photographers (IAPBP) has organized an annual birth photo contest to honor the sacred moment of a woman’s “birth”. Photographers will submit their works in specific categories such as: Labor, delivery, postpartum, birth details and 48 hours after birth. Behind each photo is a touching and meaningful story for each family when welcoming a new member.
In particular, in the past year 2023, the whole world has had to fight with the epidemic, so photos of birth at home account for the majority. The overwhelming happiness when welcoming a successful baby angel exudes from each photo as comfort and encouragement to everyone that no matter how difficult life is, the future will definitely be better.
The photo that won the overall first prize in this year’s contest called Daddy’s Girls made by Canadian photographer Ashley Marston. The photo captures the emotional moment when the father holds his newborn daughter and next to him are three other grown daughters.
The photo won the overall first prize.
The photos that won the first prize in the categories voted by the judges include:
Childbirth details category: Photo “The Origin Of Life” by German photographer Charlene Forster.
Labor category: Photo “Reach Down. He’s Almost Here.” (Hang on! The baby is coming) by photographer Dana Jacobs has detailed the pain as well as the mother’s best efforts for a successful birth.
Category 48 hours postpartum: The photo titled “Nourish” by photographer Jami Edgar made an impression when capturing the moment when a mother carefully breastfeeds her baby with the first sweet milk after birth. born.
Postpartum category: The photo “My Body, My Birth” by photographer Hanna Hill.
The photos that won the first prize in the categories voted by members include:
The best photo voted by members is “The Greatest Love In The World” by photographer Anne Lucy Silva Barbosa, capturing the moment a mother burst into tears of happiness after giving birth. successful child.
Birth category: Photo “Grace” by photographer Danny Merz.
Category 48 hours after birth: “Nursing A Newborn” photo by Carey Lippert.
Some other impressive images at the contest that won the honorary prize:
“The Miracle of Life In Your Hands”
“Welcome Little Woman” (Welcome Little Woman)
“Birthing Queen”
“Home Birth in a Pandemic”
“When Time Stands Still”
