12th Annual
Birth Photographers
Image Competition
IAPBP
Results are here from the 12th Annual Birth Photographers image competition @birthphotogs and I had to share with you as soon as I saw! I was psyched to see the buzzfeed article go live this week!
This year's competition had 895 images submitted from members in 24 different countries (266 Professional Birth Photographers!)
From my image submissions, I received 3 awards! I cannot believe my eyes!
My home birth below with my client Shena, submitted into the labor category was award was among the top 10% of images (only 63 of 895 images made it into this category)
Titled: “I know I can”
Mom @shenlh
Midwife Michelle Cerami of East Coast Midwifery @eastcoastmidwifery
Doula Irina Shlain of Monkey Mind Wellness @monkeymindwellness
My home birth below with Maryann and her husband Kyle who are both bradley birth instructors in Delray Beach, FL, submitted into the birth details category was awarded among the top 20% (only 170 images of 895)
Titled “Feminine Deliverance”
Mom Maryann of @bradleybirthingpalmbeach
Midwife Michelle Cerami of East Coast Midwifery @eastcoastmidwifery
Midwife Assistant / Birth Assistant Jordan of @libelula_doula
My home birth below with Ashley, an amazing chiropractor in south Florida, also submitted into birth details and it too was awarded among the top 20% (only 170/895 images)!!
Titled “Liquid Gold Will Solve it”
Mom @blondieamt
Midwife Gelena Hinkley of P3 Births and Natural Birthworks birth center in Margate, FL @midwifegelena
Doula Chelsea Burnett of Empowered Bellies @empoweredbellies
Birth Assistant @myla_mallow
A BIG moment to celebrate on many levels
This is a victory for the future of birth, midwives, doulas and birthing families in south Florida and honestly, the world.
Sharing award winning images with our birthing community, all the expecting mamas and freshly post partum mamas, and future brand-new-parents-to-be who will witness these images will be impacted in such a profound way.
These images will plant a seed with women & families to trust themselves, to trust their bodies, to trust their babies & above all: to trust their intuition.
I am really humbled that it all started with us hoping and planning for beautiful birth stories with three little humans: Nash, Rome and Lia.
Below you can see my award winning honorable mention from 2021's competition with my client Dr. Mya Orta @dr.mya_orta who's midwives were @mymomglow and Midwife Gelena Hinkley of P3 Births and Natural Birthworks birth center in Margate, FL @midwifegelena @naturalbirthworks
Tittled: “The Journey Traveled for You”
2021
Titled: “Reactions”
In 2020's image competition I had the honor of being award honorable mention for my post partum category submission with my client @hoawong (see below) who had a beautiful home birth with @mymomglow and @midwifegelena P3 Births and Natural Birthworks birth center in Margate, FL @midwifegelena @naturalbirthworks and her doula Marth of @zenmamalove
