Childbirth is about the first touch and the first breath, about the division of life into “before” and “after”, about excitement, pain and happiness.
Words will most likely not be enough to describe childbirth, but photography can convey the power of this process. The American Birth Becomes You Award presented dozens of the best photographs taken during childbirth, and we share them with you!
Interesting on the topic
Why It’s Okay to Take Birth Photographs
“Unraveling the Miracle” by Rowan Steiner
Childbirth in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
“Euphoria” by Morgan Petroski Hjelm
Childbirth in Seattle, Washington, USA
“When the Midwife Gives Birth” by Taryn Starkey
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Seconds to First Breath by Rijk Knippers
Winterswijk, Netherlands
“First Touch” by Marissa Delaney
Randolph, Nebraska, USA
Lovers After, Natalie Broders
Portland, Oregon, USA
“Staying in Chaos” by Brooklyn Logan
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
“It Just Happened” by Jessica Innemy
Zutermer, Netherlands
Euphoria, Jennifer Lombardo
Buffalo, New York, USA
“The Complete Act of Love”, Inge Berken
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Moments Before Birth, Briana Koop
Saskatoon, Canada
“Relief” by Robin Weir
San Francisco, California, USA
“Last Endeavor” by Dallas Arthur
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
“You push, we will pull!”, Nicole Hamich
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
“In the Shadow World” by Regina Gingerich Martin
Dickinson, North Dakota, USA
“We wanted the photographs to capture not only the bright moments of childbirth, but also its quiet moments. These images show how different childbirth can look and how much beauty can be found in different birth stories,” said the organizers of the award.
We think they succeeded!
NEN regularly publishes photographs of parenthood. For example, we recently published material with photographs from a photo book about life with children or the ten most powerful photographs of nursing mothers. And this is truly the best thing you will see today!
