Here is the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) announce winners of the 2022 Birth Photography Image Competition. There are hundreds of submissions from photographers all around the globe. These photos are very much raw and intimate moments of childbirth.
The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) was established to assist expectant parents who are in search of a professional birth photographer or videographer in their area via an online directory.
In their press release “We are incredibly proud of the entrants of this year’s competition because in spite of all we endured in our community in recent years, this contest represents the resistance birth photographers have to overcome unforeseen challenges. We are also thrilled to introduce a new, impactful and powerful subcategory titled Hardship & Loss. We desire to honor the 1 in 4 birthing persons who experience miscarriage and/or loss and inviting images of these events into our celebration of birth photography is one way we can do this. We are proud to present to you a breathtaking body of work that shares life’s most powerful moments from 2021.”
Overall Winners
#1 First Place Winner – A Touch Of Love By Bárbara Aviz
#2 Birth Details Winner – The Tiniest Feet By Dania Watson
#3 Delivery Winner – The First Look By Ebony Allen-Ankins
#4 Labor Winner – Accepting A New Plan By Sara Avila
#5 Postpartum Winner – Twins First Latch By Jessica Miles
#6 Hardship & Loss Winner – Aas long as i am here with you my perfect little baby by Meike Nagorny
Sub Category Winners
#7 Birth Details: B&W – She Roars By Lindsey Bartell
#8 Birth Details: Documentary – Nuchal By Brittney Hogue
#9 Birth Details: Fine Art – Blood Of My Blood By Laura Brink
#10 Delivery: B&W – Euforia By Inge Berken
#11 Delivery: Documentary – Dad Catches His Baby Girl By Sara Johnson
#12 Delivery: Fine Art – The blessed exhaustion By Danny Merz
#13 Labor: B&W – Ovarian Cancer Survivor – Hospital Transfer By Sara Johnson
#14 Labor: Documentary – My sacred birth cocoon By Jessica Innemee
#15 Labor: Fine Art – Surrender By Renate van Lith
#16 Postpartum: B&W – Reunion By Rachel Utain-Evans
#17 Postpartum: Documentary – Love till infinity By Inge Berken
#18 Postpartum: Fine Art – Swimming Interstellar By Hayden Trace
Honorable Mentions
#19 Delivery: Ecstacy By Jacinta Lagos
#20 Postpartum: Touch of love By Dora Barens
#21 Postpartum: A calm birth in times of pandemic By Susanne Krauss
#22 Postpartum: Exhale By Natalie Broders
#23 Postpartum: Into The Night By Ebony Allen-Ankins
#24 Postpartum: After Birth By Ebony
#25 Birth Details: Soften Open Release By Deborah van Bruchem
#26 Labor: Love and Support By Vannessa Brown
#27 Delivery: Daughters of a Midwife By Jessica Henderson
#28 Delivery: This is us By Charlene Foertser
#29 Delivery: Bloom By Brittney Hogue
#30 Delivery: The Reach By Natalie Weber
#31 Postpartum: Life-giving nectar By Lyubov Chaykovskaya
#32 Labor: Lean Into Me By Lindsey Ellis
#33 Labor: Transition Tears By Ashley Marston
#34 Labor: Ready For Devotion By Sadie Wild
#35 Delivery: Womb World to Our World By Sadie Wild
#36 Postpartum: Held By Lindsey Bartell
#37 Delivery: Absolute Joy By Lindsey Eden
