Trending Now - 15+ Powerful Photos Showing What’s It Like To Be A Mom From The 2017 Birth Photo Competition (NSFW)
The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers has announced the winners of their 2017 contest, and the photos they chose show the struggles mothers go through to bring new life into the world, and the sheer joy that follows.
We took your breath away with last year’s contest, and these new photos will leave you even more amazed. Each one tells a story of pain, perseverance, and finally, relief. They document a baby’s first moments of life, and a family’s first moments of unity.
Many of the photos below are intense and graphic, so reader discretion is advised. They are all, however, powerful in their own unique ways.
More info: IAPBB
First Place Winner. Road to Deliverance
Image credits: Jaydene Freund – Cradled Creations
Best In Category: Delivery, With A Splash
Image credits: Elizabeth Farnsworth Photography
Best In Category: Birth Details, Pieces of Me
Image credits: http://ift.tt/2jV08mi
A Beautiful Transition
Image credits: Birth Unscripted
Are You My Mama?
Image credits: Jennifer Mason Photography
Honorable Mentions. Future big sister
Image credits: Public Kiss Photography
Euphoric first embrace together
Image credits: Kate Murray Photography
The End: A New Beginning
Image credits: Caryn Scanlan Photography
Honorable Mentions. Entangled in the cord that ties us
Image credits: Cat Fancote – Capturing Birth
Honorable Mentions. Gentle Caesarean Birth
Image credits: Belle Verdiglione Photography
Honorable Mentions. Catching Her Baby, Born Via Surrogacy
Image credits: Leilani Rogers, Photographer
Best In Category: Postpartum, Straight from Heaven
Image credits: http://ift.tt/2jKyDt7
First Wrinkles
Image credits: Susan Johnson Photography
Freshly Squeezed
Image credits: Apple Blossom Families
Holding On To Strength
Image credits: Birth Day geboortefotografie
Looking Inside
Image credits: Andrea Oleson
I’ve been waiting for you
Image credits: Vanessa Mendez Birth Photography
Honorable Mentions. As she rose from the depths
Image credits: Tree of Life Doula Photography
Christmas Eve Head Shot
Image credits: Doula Services by Dianne
That First Gaze
Image credits: Peanuts and Parents
Best In Category: Labor, Determination
Image credits: Katie Mathis Photography
Superman style arrival
Image credits: Birth is beautiful-Captured by Ina
Intertwined
Image credits: Deborah Elenter
Motherland…
Image credits: CreaNostra Photography
The First Look
Image credits: Amber Denae Photography
Ascension
Image credits: Angelfire Photography
Breathe
Image credits: Brezi Photography
Within the waves
Image credits: Bree Downes Birth Support & Photography
Skin to skin today. Heart to heart always
Image credits: Catherine Brown Birth & Lifestyle Photography
Bathed In The Morning Light She Welcomes New Life
Image credits: Samantha Noel Photography
The softest landing pad
Image credits: Cradled Creations
Peaceful Entry
Image credits: Stacey Lorraine Birth Photography
Mother’s pure bliss
Image credits: A&E Caro Photography
Honorable Mentions. Honoring the Temple
Image credits: Elliana Gilbert Photography
Honorable Mentions. She holds her daughter’s fingers in awe and wonde
Image credits: The He{ART} of Motherhood
This is Life
Image credits: Santa Cruz Birth Photography & Doula Services
United we are strong
Image credits: Lillian Craze Birth Photography
The Go-To Position for Slow Labor
Image credits: Leilani Rogers, Photographer
Birth in Colour
Image credits: Tree of Life Doula Photography
The World Ahead
Image credits: Jessica Worland Photography
HEAR ME ROAR
Image credits: The Art of Unscripted
BECOMING GRANDMOTHERS
Image credits: The Art of Unscripted
Euphoria, Triumph
Image credits: http://ift.tt/2lB5yDh
Falling in Love All Over Again
Image credits: KEDocumentary
Baby’s First Defense
Image credits: An Infinite Moment Photography
Honorable Mentions. Approaching life
Image credits: Deborah Elenter
Honorable Mentions. She believed she could
Image credits: http://ift.tt/2jKuzcp
Honorable Mentions. Rapture
Image credits: Katie Mathis Photography
Honorable Mentions. Droplets of Mercy
Image credits: Elliana Gilbert Photography
Honorable Mentions. Surprise
Image credits: KimBerly E. Photography
Honorable Mentions. Birth of a Mother
Image credits: Cat Fancote – Capturing Birth
Raw Power
Image credits: Vanessa Mendez Birth Photography
Moment To Collect
Image credits: Lauren Guilford Photography
riding the wave
Image credits: Cara Bjornson
Honorable Mentions. Hello Before Goodbye
Image credits: Sarah Boccolucci Photography
Honorable Mentions. 17 Years of Waiting: A Non-Fertility Miracle
Image credits: Ker-Fox Photography
Absorb
Image credits: Bailey Nicole Photography
Honorable Mentions. Before the first breath
Image credits: Birth In Focus
Honorable Mentions. Joyful Finale
Image credits: Elise Hurst Photography
