30/11/2025
I’m so soo excited to share that I’ve again received a Gold Award in this year’s Birth Photographer of the Year Awards.
This image, First Milk, was captured in the first minutes of baby Adelaide learning to feed. Her arrival was super quick yet calm; the room was peaceful and Alannah and Sam were still taking in what had just happened. Adelaide lifted her eyes and locked onto her mama, knowing exactly who she was looking for. And what she needed. It was quiet, steady, and unforgettable.
Birth sessions are never about staged moments. They’re about noticing the small things parents don’t even realise are happening. The way hands reach for each other. The soft rush of relief once a baby cries. The way parents switch from instinct to tenderness in a single breath. Being invited into that space is such a privilege and this birth was one of those days where everything unfolded gently and beautifully.
A birth gallery becomes a keepsake from the day everything changed. The day you met your baby. The day you discovered a strength you didn’t know you had. It holds the way your partner showed up for you, the way you moved through each wave, and the moment your baby fit into your arms like they’d always belonged there. The day your family became whole.
Birth moves fast. The hours blur, the details slip away, and what you’re left with is a mix of adrenaline, calm and love. Birth Photography gives you a way back into that day with clarity instead of haze. Pride instead of doubt. And for many mothers, there’s a quiet kind of healing in seeing the story from the outside. You get to witness yourself the way everyone in the room saw you. Strong, vulnerable, powerful, loved.
Thank you to Alannah and Sam for inviting me into this moment. I’m incredibly proud of this image and grateful for the honour of documenting days like these.
❤️