When you think of birth photography, then you think about this moment. The moment your baby is born. After all the hard work, after waiting for so long you finally hold your baby in your arms. That you, as a partner, after all these months in which you just felt the kicking, come face to …
Ondersteboven | Stuitligging I met Manon and Richard 3 years ago, when they were expecting their first baby. In March 2013 I captured the birth of their son, Teun – a picture perfect birth! During my pregnancy I received an email from Manon. She was pregnant again, and due on December 6th, 2015. Would …
Favourite birth photos of 2015 2015 was a very different year, because I was the one who was pregnant! I had a baby girl, and became a mother. A lifelong wish which came true. The first months were all about the extreme nausea, which meant I could hardly work at all, and once I felt …
Not everyone chooses to have visitors directly after the birth of their baby. Some moms and dads only invite the grandparents to visit, and others have the entire room full of visitors in no time at all. Some choose to have no visitors at all until the following day. If they do have visitors, then …
In January 2014 I took photos of the first hours of Lise’s life. The year before that, I had met her parents, Carola and Andre. During the birth they wanted to be together, without any other non-essential people around, so they chose to have a ‘First Fresh Hours’ shoot. And when Carola fell pregnant with …
Not as planned, but perfect | Birth photography They booked a ‘Fresh First hours’ session. That means that I start driving to them when mama starts pushing, and arrive within the first hour after baby is born. I don’t write a birth story (since I wasn’t there for the birth), but I take photos of …
Sinds 2011 I am part of Birthphotographers.com Evert year the organize a photo competition for birth photography. In 2014 my photo ended up fourth place and received an honorable mention. This is what was written: “I tear up every time I look at this photo. It’s perfectly shot and tells the story of life. You …
When I was just starting out with birth photography in 2011, I was terrified of missing something. I focussed on the parents’ emotions, and everything else I could get on camera was a bonus. Until I was at a birth in February 2012, where the child’s head was born with a tight nuchal cord. This …
The placenta According to the Oxford English Dictionary: Pronunciation: /pləˈsɛntə/ Definition of placenta in English: noun (plural placentae pləˈsɛntiː or placentas). A flattened circular organ in the uterus of pregnant eutherian mammals, nourishing and maintaining the foetus through the umbilical cord. I’ve always been fascinated by placentas, but unfortunately the role of the placenta is often rather neglected. You seldom …
Keep quiet please | Having a birth photographer When Renée called me I was already past the halfway point of my own pregnancy. She had seen a pamphlet at the midwife’s office, and phoned me to ask whether I still had a free spot for her. The main question was: when’s your due date, and …