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20 Winning Photos Of 2018 Birth Photography Contest Prove That Moms Are Badass
Giving birth is an incredibly beautiful part of life that needs to be talked about and celebrated more. Birth photography awards Birth Becomes Her 2018 encourages everyone to do just that by honoring the most stunning pictures of mothers going through this one-of-a-kind experience.
The photo contest received over 1,000 submissions from all over the world that competed in 5 categories: Maternity, Labor, Birth, Fresh, and Breastfeeding. The best photos were chosen by an international jury, while the admirers of the impressive kind of photography could voice their opinion by voting for their favorites too and deciding who will take the People's Choice prizes.
Scroll down to see the beautiful photos that have won and see what impressed the audiences in the last photography contest here and here.
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Overall Winner. Marijke Thoen Of Marijke Thoen Geboortefotografie – Serving Lochristi, Belgium – “Stunning Siblings First Encounter”
Why is the water so clear? We all know the ‘stuff’ that happens during birth/afterbirth.
It looks like the babe was literally JUST born, so the whoooosh of matter had not yet been visible. I'll bet 2 seconds later, the water wasn't so clear.
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1. Because there's a serious filtering system on these things. They're not "just tubs". 2. The bath is raised so the doctors and nurses don't need to be on their knees to assist. It's almost 30 years ago that my youngest niece was born this way.
Wow unbelievable and so incredibly beautiful. This was my dream for my eldest daughter to watch he siblings be born underwater but for various reasons she did not make it to see them born (one birth too late at night and she fell asleep and the other too fast lol). Thank you for sharing..almost makes me want to do it all again....I'm breathless seeing this beauty!
I can't say this was seconds after birth as no one is born sitting up. but I have to say as a adult. I am glad I did not see my mother go through this. However I am all for the fathers being in the room. I think they NEED to know it is not just a simple thing.
I beg to differ with the claim that "Birth is an incredibly beautiful part of life" - it is painful, and sometimes very ugly. The only people who call it "beautiful" are simply unfamiliar with, or maybe too embarrassed to use, the words that are most descriptive of what they are seeing.
You are apparently only viewing it in a very simplistic, perhaps tainted manner. What one may see when they look at the mothers face of perceived pain and agony, I see the power and strength only a mother can know. What one may see as gross afterbirth, I see as a miraculous system that supported life. What one may see as ugly, I see as the realness of life creating life....which to me is beautiful. I am a mother of two, through natural birthing using the Bradley Method.
Load More Replies... So shocking to have their little girl participating to this birth. Why would parents but their small child through this? Childrend should keep their innocent as long as possible.
She doesn’t seem very upset, more curious and interested.
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Seems like she's been with her mother in the water just minutes before, maybe that is why?
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I don't get why you'd allow your child to see this at a young age
Oh. 0///0 This is kind of awkward. ^^; Idk, maybe it's because I'm from Texas and raised in a Christian family, though personally I'm Atheist... I was never allow to see anyone give birth when I was little and I never had any kids of my own and stuff. :(
This family is forward-thinking, open-minded foreigners—not prudish, uptight, and self-righteous Americans.
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That’s life and this kid probably understand it better than you. Get over it.
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The most shocking thing is your narrow-minded, self-righteous reaction.
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It wouldn't drown the baby. Until it's been taken out of the water, it's like it is in the womb with the amniotic fluid
Load More Replies...Maternity First Place. Jen Conway Of Jen Conway Photography Serving Greenville, Sc – “This Is What A Goddess Looks Like”
Birth Third Place. Dominique Lamontagne Of Dominique Lamontagne Photography – Serving Ottawa, Ontario – “Caught In Between Worlds”
Maternity Second Place. Melissa Benzel Of Benzel Photography – Serving Orlando, Florida – “Staying Afloat”
Birth Second Place. Neely Ker-Fox Of Ker-Fox Photography – Serving Columbus, Ga – “Fist Bump For Mom”
Birth First Place. Selena Rollason Of Brisbane Birth Photography – Serving Brisbane, Au – “Half Born And Already Reaching For Mama”
Breastfeeding Third Place. Christina Benton – Serving Milwaukee, Wi – “Stir Fry”
Labor First Place. Rebecca Coursey-Rugh Of Rebecca Coursey Photography – Serving Los Angles, Ca – “Nowhere And Everywhere”
People’s Choice Category Winner – Labor. Esther Edith Of Esther Edith Photography – Serving Spokane, Washington – “Three Souls Labor As One”
Maternity Third Place. Vanessa Mendez Of Vanessa Mendez Photography – Serving San Antonio, Tx – “A Mother’s Love”
Fresh/postpartum First Place. Veronika Richardson Of Fox Valley Birth And Baby – Serving Green Bay, Wi – “This Is Vbac”
Labor Second Place. Ashley Marston Of Ashley Marston Photography – Serving Vancouver Island, Bc – “Labor By Candlelight”
Fresh/postpartum Second Place. Lacey Barratt From Lacey Barratt Photography – Serving Melbourne, Au – “Rebirth”
People’s Choice Category Winner – Breastfeeding. Gabriella Hunt Of Gabriella Hunt Photography – Serving Rochester, New York – “A Hush Fell Over The Crowd”
People’s Choice Category Winner – Fresh/postpartum. Deborah Elenter Of Neo Photography – Serving Uruguay – “Success”
Breastfeeding First Place. Cory Janiak By Ebb And Flow Photography – Serving Treasure Coast, Fl – “Within Reach”
Breastfeeding Second Place. Veronika Richardson Of Fox Valley Birth And Baby – Serving Green Bay, Wi – “Tranquility”
They've found that if you wait to cut the cord for approximately 5 mins or so the cord empties all the nutrient rich and stem cell blood into the baby. Looks like that's what they're doing.
Labor Third Place. Laura Wando Of Laura Cate Photography – Serving Kampala, Uganda – “Before The Cut”
These are great photos. But I am seriously against the idea of making birth some sort of competition!
Where does it show that birth is a competition?
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Its all very natural and beautiful but i do wish i hadn't looked at them with a hangover
Not feeling it, sorry. Giving birth is intensely private and making it a sideshow is not appealing.
This is so beautiful, but also depressing when you know you'll never be able to give birth
Such beautiful photographs, I loved every one of them. Thank you so much for posting. Birth is not a competition, but for many women it is the pinnacle of their achievements and sets the stage for the future success of everything they do.
Definitely babies are high maintenance. Not a job for everyone. Every week I thank the powers that be for the feminists who made sex education legal. And information about contraception legal. And contraception itself legal. ! before 1961 in Australia just asking for this information from a doctor could land a woman in jail for *years*.
Load More Replies... These are great photos. But I am seriously against the idea of making birth some sort of competition!
Where does it show that birth is a competition?
Load More Replies... Its all very natural and beautiful but i do wish i hadn't looked at them with a hangover
Not feeling it, sorry. Giving birth is intensely private and making it a sideshow is not appealing.
This is so beautiful, but also depressing when you know you'll never be able to give birth
Such beautiful photographs, I loved every one of them. Thank you so much for posting. Birth is not a competition, but for many women it is the pinnacle of their achievements and sets the stage for the future success of everything they do.
Definitely babies are high maintenance. Not a job for everyone. Every week I thank the powers that be for the feminists who made sex education legal. And information about contraception legal. And contraception itself legal. ! before 1961 in Australia just asking for this information from a doctor could land a woman in jail for *years*.
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