2025 IAPBP Mentorship Program
Mentorship Program Timeline
Jan–Mar 2025 (Q1)
North America
This covers Pacific to Eastern timezones to anyone in North America, Central America and South America that speaks ENGLISH
Apr–Jun 2025 (Q2)
Central & South America
This covers anyone in the Pacific to Eastern timezones and anyone in North America, Central America, and South America that speaks SPANISH. If there is a enough people to also call for a Portuguese mentor, we will also offer PORTUGUESE as a language and run two concurrent programs at the same time.
Jul–Sep 2025 (Q3)
Europe
This covers anyone in the European timezones from UK to Germany. This mentors language will depend on the amount of members that have signed up. There may be one or multiple running simultaneously pending sign ups. This can also be run in English is all members speak English.
Oct–Dec 2025 (Q4)
Australia
This covers Australia, NZ, Indonesia and other Oceania countries. The sign ups will determine the language spoken and if there is one or multiple simultaneous programs running and one time.
2025 IAPBP Mentorship Program
Americas/Canada Cohort
Our flagship mentorship program will be hosted for the American time zone and will cover anyone in the Americas/Canada area that speaks English. Whilst anyone can attend, the language spoken will be English. This mentorship program is available to ANYONE who is on the Emerging Membership tier (and Accredited!) and you can attend no matter what time zone or language you speak.
The program will be lead by Diana Hinek who has been apart of the IAPBP community for 10+ years and brings a wealth of knowledge to the program.
This program will be hosted in English
Learn About Diana Hinek
I come to this work not just as a professional, but as a mother who has walked many different birth paths myself. I’ve experienced cesarean birth, VBAC, home birth, and loss. I know the power of these moments because I have lived them. And what keeps me showing up, birth after birth, is witnessing the instant a mother falls in love with her baby. That moment—when time seems to pause and love fills the room—is what I am obsessed with capturing and honoring. It is the purest love there is, the kind people spend their whole lives searching for.
Jan 16th 2026 @ 5pm PST
Jan 30th 2026 @ 5pm PST
Feb 14th 2026 @ 2pm PST
Feb 27th 2026 @ 5pm PST
March 13th 2026 @ 5pm PST
Diana will lead the Americas/Canada (Q1 Mentorship Program in 2026
Learn more about Diana
2025 IAPBP Mentorship Program
What Is Covered In The
Mentorship Program
Camera Fundamentals
Go over any gear related questions, ensuring you feel confident photographing in low light situations.
Client Experience
Share tips for staying organised and efficient in running your business.
Admin Essentials
Share tips for staying organised and efficient in running your business.
Marketing Fundamentals
This helps establish a strong foundation for promoting your work- this could include social media, websites, SEO, and local networking
Portfolio Guidance
Guidance in selecting images for portfolio submission to fast-track accreditation.
2025 IAPBP Mentorship Program
Mentorship Program Registration
To participate in the mentorship program you must have not been photographing for more than 2 years and shot less than 10 births. You must be apart of the Emerging Tier. There is no additional cost to participate in the mentorship program. Your membership fees cover everything in your membership.
2025 IAPBP Mentorship Program
Mentorship Program Mentors
Over the years, our educators evolve and we are constantly adding to our pool of resources for you. Here, you can find some of our members and other industry leaders who have created education courses for you to expand your knowledge and help you become a better birth photographer.
2025 IAPBP Mentorship Program
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I join the mentorship if I don't have a membership?
No, you must have an Emerging Membership with IAPBP to join the mentorship program. We offer a variety of membership options to suit everyone! To access exclusive benefits like the mentorship program, the Emerging membership or Accredited Membership tiers are the best options. Read more about our membership packages here.
Who are the mentors, and what are their qualifications?
What is the time commitment and schedule?
How many does the program cost?
What are the program's goals and expected outcomes?
What happens after the program?
Your mentor will help you choose a portfolio to submit to apply for accreditation. If your portfolio is approved you’ll be asked to pay the difference between your Emerging membership and the Accredited membership. If your portfolio is declined, you may submit as many times as you’d like under your emerging membership until renewal. You are also able to join any /or all other mentorship program you’d like; including watching replays from other mentorship cohorts.
I'd love to watch a different mentor, but I don't speak their language.
All of our mentorship video replays are hosting in our educational library that you’ll have access to as part of your Emerging membership. We translate all of our videos to various languages. This includes: English, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, and French. Our goal is to ensure accessibility to as many languages and cultures as possible. If the mentor you’d like to watch was in Spanish, we have English, French, Portuguese and Dutch subtitles available (and so forth)
