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14th
annual

birth photography

image competition

The results are in!

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Birth Photography Image Competition! Thank you to each and every entrant who participated this year and, of course, the families who agreed to share their birth moments with the world!

First
Place

– Artist

Nora Dalmasso

– Image –

“Holding Hands”

– Location –

Argentina

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers is proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Birth Photography Image Competition!

This year’s submissions are nothing short of breathtaking and powerful. This year, for the first time ever since the start of our annual competition in 2012, we hosted our Winners Exhibition in Melbourne, Australia. During our exhibition, we were able to showcase our winners in print form and livestream the reveal live on Youtube. All images have been shared with the permission of the family and the photographer. Please respect their choice and copyright. Do not copy, print or save any of the images. Please share a link to this page!

Media:

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Find a Birth Photographer or Videographer:

If you would like to find a birth photographer or videographer in your area, please visit our Artist Directory. If you are a birth photographer or videographer and would like to become a member of the IAPBP, you can find out more information on some of our membership benefits and packages on this page.

Please note: While birth is beautiful, it is also messy and real. You should expect nudity when viewing the entries. Be sure to scroll down to view all of the gorgeous entries from this year.

Judges’ Award Titles

A couple of years ago, we made changes to the structure of our categories and award titles since 2019. In addition to our returning four main categories of Birth Details, Labor, Delivery and Postpartum, we choose to continue to offer another category: Hardship & Loss. We removed the category of Fresh48 and added three additional subcategories under each main category: Black & White, Documentary and Fine Art. We are thrilled to be awarding so many new titles for this year’s competition because experience has taught us that there was always more entrants that are deserving of recognition than there were award titles.

Below are a list of the titles we will be awarding for each main category in 2024:

Best Overall First Place
Best Overall Birth Details
Best Overall Labor
Best Overall Delivery
Best Overall Postpartum
Best Overall Hardship & Loss

Members’ Choice Best Overall
Members’ Choice Best Overall Birth Details
Members’ Choice Best Overall Labor
Members’ Choice Best Overall Delivery
Members’ Choice Best Overall Postpartum
Members’ Choice Best Overall Hardship & Loss

In addition, we have added the following subcategory titles to be awarded by our judges:

Best in Birth Details: Black & White
Best in Birth Details: Documentary
Best in Birth Details: Fine Art

Best in Labor: Black & White
Best in Labor: Documentary
Best in Labor: Fine Art

Best in Delivery: Black & White
Best in Delivery: Documentary
Best in Delivery: Fine Art

Best in Postpartum: Black & White
Best in Postpartum: Documentary
Best in Postpartum: Fine Art

Continue scrolling to view all the winners from our 2024 Image Competition. Happy browsing!

2024 Judges’ Award

Overall Category Winners

Best Overall: First Place

Nora Dalmasso of Nora Dalmasso Fografia
“Holding Hands”

Argentina

Best In Labor

Chinelle Rojas of Tampa Birth Photographer
“Relax, Soften, Open”

United States

Best In Hardship & Loss

Kyra Wijnhausen of Earth Side Doula Care
“Generation Lost”

United States

Best In Birth Details

Luma Braz of Luma Braz Fotografia
“Ponte Entres os Mundo”

Brazil

Best In Delivery

Nora Dalmasso ofNora Dalmasso Fografia
“Holding Hands”

Argentina

Best In Postpartum

Jessica Innemee of Vi-Photography
A whole story in one image

Netherlands

2024 Subcategory Winners

Best In Birth Details: Black & White

Ania Wibig of Obiektywnie Najpiękniejsze
“Focusing”

Poland

Best In Labor: Black & White

Emily Santi of Emily Santi Birth Photography
“In the Shadows”

United States

Best In Labor: Fine Art

Laura Brink of Rewild Her
“Heart Hold”

Australia

Best In Delivery: Documentary

Settia Tin of Hello Baby Geboortefotografie
“Reflections of Birth”

Netherlands

Best In Delivery: Fine Art

Isabell Steinert of Isabell Steinert Fotografie
“Raw Embrace”

Germany

Best In Postpartum: Fine Art

Lisa Weingardt of Little Loo Photo + Film
“Finally Face to Face”

United States

Best In Birth Details: Documentary

Jessica Innemee of Vi-Photography
Feet First

Netherlands

Best In Birth Details: Fine Art

Tiarra Doherty of Mother Wolf Birth Photography
“Vernix and Breastmilk Rings”

United States

Best In Labor: Documentary

Natalie Broders of Portland Birth Photographer Natalie Broders
“Unyielding Resolve: Pushing through”

United States

Best In Delivery: Black & White

Lauren Maggi of Lauren Maggi Photography & Doula
“Into their hands”

United States

Best In Postpartum: Black & White

Karoline Saadi of Karoline Saadi Fotografia
“Hello my little sister”

Brazil

Best In Postpartum: Documentary

Colleen Murtha of Colleen Murtha Photography
“Nebula of Love”

United States

Hardship & Loss 2024 Winner Overall

We want to honor and recognize the 1 in 4 birthing persons who experience miscarriage and/or infant loss. We understand the sensitivity of choosing a winner of this category because we believe all images (and families photographed) submitted deserve to be celebrated. Therefore, the winner of this category will select a nonprofit of their choice to receive 10% of the entry fees from its submissions. It is also notable that all timeline restrictions were removed for this category due to the sensitive nature of the events captured and our reverence for the timeline of grief and healing.

Hardship
& Loss

– Artist

Kyra Wijnhausen

– Image –

“Generation Lost”

– Location –

United States

Thank you to our 2024 Competition Judges

We are thankful for the hard work of our judges, as narrowing down this year’s winners was no easy task. Winners were chosen on a point system and judged on technique, lighting, composition, emotional impact, creativity and storytelling. Judging a competition of almost 1,000 images is a large endeavor and we want to express our deepest appreciation for our judges’ time, effort, and willingness to share their talents.

2024 Members’ Choice Award

First
Place

– Artist

Kyra Wijnhausen

– Image –

“The Weight of Loss”

– Location –

United States

Members’ Choice 2024 Category Winners

Members' Choice: Best Overall

Kyra Wijnhausen of Earthside Doula Care
“The Weight of Loss”

United States

Members' Choice: Best In Delivery

Nicole Hamic of Nicole Hamic, Doula and Photographer
“By Morning Light”

United States

Members' Choice: Best In Hardship & Loss

Kyra Wijnhausen of Earthside Doula Care
“The weight of loss”

United States

Members' Choice: Best In Birth Details

Julie Francom of Julie Francom Birth Stories
“Beyond the Veil”

United States

Members' Choice: Best In Labor

Larissa van de Geer of Larissa Shootsmemories
“Power Couple”

Netherlands

Members' Choice: Best In Postpartum

Sophie Bailey of WIld Mama Photography
“Tue Love”

United Kingdom

Honorable Mentions

Honorable Mention

Martha Lerner of zenmamalove
“Miracle #2”

United States

Honorable Mention

Gladys Garcia of Birth Hour Photography, Film & Doula
“Mommy, I will help you with my Wand!”

United States

Honorable Mention

Inge Berken of Inge Berken Fotografie
“Her baby, her birth, her way (Maternal Assisted Caesarean)”

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

Laura Brink of Rewild Her
“An (Extra)Ordinary Day At Home”

Australia

Honorable Mention

Albany Alverez of Albany J Alvarez Fotografía
“Two for two”

Mexico

Honorable Mention

Alisia Mason of Sydney Birth Stories by Alisia Mason Photography
“Birth of a Unicorn”

Australia

Honorable Mention

Lauren Maggi of Lauren Maggi Photography & Doula
“Into Their Hands”

United States

Honorable Mention

Jessica Miles of Jessica Miles Photography
“Reflection”

United States

Honorable Mention

Liz Walsh of Liz Walsh Doula & Photography Services
“A grandmother is born”

United States

Honorable Mention

Sarah Turner of Birth Photography Berlin
“Attitude”

Germany

Honorable Mention

Hanna Troch of Hanna Troch Geboortefotografie
“Bubble”

Belgium

Honorable Mention

Dana Jacobs of Dana Jacobs Photography
“Love-Is-Love-In-Birth-And-Life”

United States

Honorable Mention

Mariel Peters of Mariel Peters Geboortefotograaf
“Shapes of waves and sunrays”

Netherlands

Honorable Mention

Katie Lacer of MommaKTShoots
“A fluid Connection”

United States

Honorable Mention

Rayke Knippers of Rayke Geboortefotografie
“Half lotus birth love”

Netherlands

Giving Backs

We are proud to support Black Mamas Matter Alliance with a portion of the proceeds from our 2024 Annual Birth Photography Image Competition.
Black Mamas Matter Alliance is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance. We center Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice. We envision a world where Black mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy.

Each competition entry will:

“Help deepen the national conversation about Black maternal health in the US; amplify community-driven policy, research, activism, and care solutions; center the voices of Black Mamas, women, families, and stakeholders; and provide a national platform for Black-led entities and efforts on maternal health, birth and reproductive justice.”

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