Today we invite you to enjoy a impressive series of photographs that reflect the most beautiful moments of pregnancy, birth and postpartum. They are the prize-winning photos in the 'Birth Becomes Her Photography Contest', a worldwide contest of birth photographs, in which no less than 966 images participated.
A group of 16 judges and more than twenty thousand users have given their vote to determine the winning photographs in each of the categories that we present below. Actually, they are very powerful images about motherhood that will surely thrill you. Enjoy them!
Winning Photos
In all categories
"Awesome first meeting of brothers"
The winning photo is from Marijkethoen Birthphotography and has a very special story that we already told you on one occasion: it is a photo that Facebook had censored (but later published again) in which the older sister meets her new brother.
Birth
"Still half-born and already looking for mom"
Selena Rollason of Brisbane Birth PhotographyMaternity
"This is what a Goddess looks like"
Jen Conway PhotographyLabor
"Nowhere and everywhere"
Rebecca Coursey PhotographyRecent Postpartum
"Vaginal delivery after cesarean section"
Veronika Richardson of Fox Valley Birth and BabyBreastfeeding
"Within reach"
Cory Janiak by Ebb and Flow PhotographyAudience Award
Maternity (public prize and second place)
"Keeping us afloat"
Melissa Benzel of Benzel PhotographyLabor
"Three souls as one person"
Esther Edith PhotographBirth
"Transition to Earth"
Caroline devulderRecent Postpartum
"Success"
Deborah Elenter of NEO PhotographyBreastfeeding
"A silence fell on the crowd"
Gabriella Hunt PhotographyLabor
"The candlelight"
Ashley Marston PhotographySecond place
Birth
"Clash of fists for mom"
Ker-Fox PhotographyBreastfeeding
"Tranquility"
Veronika Richardson-Fox Valley Birth and BabyRecent Postpartum
"Renaissance"
Lacey Barratt PhotographyThird place
Maternity
"Mother's Love"
Vanessa Mendez PhotographyLabor
"Before the cut"
Laura Cate PhotographyBirth
"Trapped between worlds"
Dominique Lamontagne PhotographyRecent Postpartum
"Postpartum uncensored"
Kayla Gonzales of Austin Birth PhotosBreastfeeding
"Sauteed"
Christina Benton Photography