Birth photos always have the presence of happy tears, the magic of nature in the process of bringing a small being into the world and family memories.
Giving birth is a painful yet wonderful experience. And around the world, there are many parents who have asked photographers to capture the moment during their birth . So, the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) decided to organize an annual photo contest to celebrate the important work of photographers, and to help parents choose the right baby. skilled and professional photographers to capture this special experience.
With more than 1,000 contestants from 51 countries participating in the contest, the jury of the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers 2019 had a difficult time choosing the winning photos in the categories. Because photographers have expensive pictures in each birth. And the criteria for selecting the winner of the contest is based on the sophistication, sensitivity and artistry in each corner of the picture.
Spread across 5 categories: Coming soon, Giving birth, Postpartum, Birth details, and 48 hours postpartum are emotional photos of the whole family in every precious moment. " birth photos always have the presence of happy tears, the magic of nature in the process of bringing a small life into the world and memories of family. giving birth, they have to use their art to tell the story of the baby's birth," said Lyndsay Stradner, head of IAPBP.
After much deliberation and deliberation by the judges, finally, Australian photographer Belle Verdiglione won the top prize for her beautiful black and white photo "Our Rainbow Baby is Here". At the same time, this is also the photo that won the award as the most voted photo by photographers in 2019.
"Our Rainbow Baby is Here" won two important awards in this year's contest: the first prize and the photo with the most votes by photographers.
In the picture, Belle Verdiglione captures the happy emotions of the whole family when they hold a small baby in their arms after they have experienced a previous loss of miscarriage. All of the family members agreed to allow Belle to bring their photo into the contest, and when the photo was published, it touched the hearts of so many people who had experienced the same emotions. similar.
In addition to the first prize, each photo category provides viewers with photos that mark each precious emotion such as the meeting of brothers and sisters, or the bond between couples in the song "birthing". ", or the sweet happiness of parents when holding their children in their arms.
The Best Birth Details category belongs to the "enveloped" photo by photographer Samantha Evans.
The Best Childbirth photo category honors "Many hands" by photographer Ashley Marston.
The best photo of the category: 48 hours postpartum belongs to "This Is Us" by two photographers Kimberly Kimble — Rushes & Waves.
The Childbirth category is called "Water Birth In Sunset" by photographer Dora Barens.
Photographer Jerusha Sutton with her photo "The Most Glorious Cleansing Of All" won the Best Postpartum category.
Photographer Brittany Fisher's favorite birth photo is "They Said I Couldn't Do It' -- VBAC Mama".
"My Love, My Hero" by photographer Cindy Willems won the award for favorite newborn photo.
The most popular postpartum photo belongs to "Peek-A-Boo" by Heather Sears.
In addition, there are many birth moments captured by photographers in each shot:
It can be seen that, every year, photographers always bring surprises to the IAPBP judges as well as viewers about their talent and artistic perception during the birth process. And surely, in the years to come, photographers will bring viewers even more precious photos.
