#IAPBP2020Competition
The winners for the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP birth photography competition) was announced yesterday. Go check it out and all the amazing photographs from around the world! Some fun stats about the competition:
- We had 702 entries from 280 people in 22 different countries.
- We currently have 1140+ members in 52 different countries!
- Our community has existed for more than 10 years and started as a small online forum of birth photographers wanting to pave the way for this industry. Look how far we have come!
I love being part of this awesome birth community! Below are the images I decided to enter! One even made it to the top 20% of all the images! I feel so honored and grateful! Check out my entries below!
Photo Enteries
The first image below is called “Hear My Strength” This mom is in the throws of labor, trying different positions to help her vbac continue. I hid in the corner behind the computer (black to the left) and there is a wall to the right. It was a perfect spot to catch just the two of them. I love how attentive dad was to mom the whole time. Look at that smile of encouragement!
This entry is called “Colors of Birth” I just love this image seeing the contrast of blood, meconium and the blue pulsing chord. Plus all the helping hands of midwives, nurses, dad, grandma and doula all around!
“VBAC Success” is one of my favorite images of the year ( well I am attached to them all, but I digress) the emotion that filled the room after she delivered her baby was palpable. Mom worked hard and got the birth she dreamed about. It is so important to research and find the best options for you and your birth! This image was taken at Burdett Birth Center in Troy and and the midwife was Shelby Robertson, CNM, of Capital Region Midwifery. Shelby and the nursing staff were awesome! Just look at the smiles and emotion!!!
My first postpartum entry is called “Hi Mom” I just love how baby is checking out his new world on moms chest with one eye open. Not only is baby delicious and darling, but I think my favorite part of this image is mom’s and grandma’s hands, touching him so tenderly.
This last image I am happy to announce made it to the top 20% of all the birth images entered. The competition is amazing, with some of the most talented photographers I know. It truly is an honor to have an image make it to the top 20% ! And I love this image so much, it just reminds me of having my babies, so relaxed and snuggly after nursing. That is why I called this image “All Done” because when babies are done, they are done, even with in an hour of their birth!
Thank you for all your support! Just for fun here is the blogpost with all the images I chose from for the 2020 competition. Thank you to all the mom’s and dad’s that let me share their images. 2019 was a great year, and I can’t wait to see what 2020 brings! IAPBP birth photography competition.
If you are not in the Albany New York Capital Region and need a birth photographer, check out birthphotographers.com to find a photographer near you!
