Here you’ll find images from various personal journeys that my families have graciously allowed me to share with you. They also represent stages in my journey as a birth photographer in Perth. I hope you’ll find them invigorating, raw and inspiring. More importantly, if you’re a mother-to-be, I hope you can see a little of yourself reflected in the courage, grace and beauty of these incredible women.
Birth and Motherhood Gallery
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woman in bath clutching just born baby
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woman sitting on floor using gas during labour being supported by sisters
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maternal assisted cesarean birth
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dad kisses mum as she lays down feeding her newborn baby after a home birth
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Midwife gives a calming touch to women in labours back
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father kisses wife on shoulder as he breastfeeds her newborn after VBA2C
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woman in shower labouring with gas
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man supports his wife during home birth labour
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mother lifts her baby to her chest in a maternal assisted cesarean birth at st john of god mt lawley hospital
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woman labouring in bath supported by her sisters
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new parents gaze down at their newborn baby at king edward memorial hospital for women
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father holds just born baby wrapped in a towel in his arms.
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Woman lays on bed after just giving birth in a birth centre
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husband touches wife's head as she labours on the bed
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woman labours in water at the family birth centre
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new mother kisses her newborn baby as they are taken to NICU
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