birth and the first hours
Life changing times
Let’s capture them, the life-changing moments around the arrival of your child.
The hours when the outside world is of hardly any importance. There will be details perceived as through a looking glass and that will forever be imprinted – while others seem to blur in a tunnellike vision: You, working through the waves, inward concentration, hands holding and supporting. The arrival of your child and your faces when you finally see each other for the first time. The bonding and first feeding. The measuring and marveling.
With this work, I feel like I empower women while capturing wonders. In me, you gain an ally for your journey, one whose presence will probably not be noticed during birth, but will be of great importance later on. When you’ll be able to see yourself in your power. When all those fleeting little details are preserved, isn’t that even more special than any wedding photography could ever be?
Of course, our energy needs to be an absolute match. You’ll want to be at ease for a calm and self-determined birth. Which is why we’ll get together and chat, no strings attached.
Photography can also be an incredible tool when sorting and making sense of the whole experience in retrospect.
I always return to the images of my own two births in amazement. My kids marvel at them. And you and your child will most likely too.
I have two options around birth: the full birth documentary or the golden hours, right after birth
‘Birth Documentary’
artistic documentary of the birth and your very first hours together.
home births, birthing centers and anthroposophic clinics
'birth documentary'
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- a meeting or video call in advance to get to know each other
- on call 24/7, starting 2 weeks prior to your estimated due date, in Berlin
- 4 digital images within 24 hours for your loved ones
- 20 high-quality prints 13×18 cm on matte photo paper
- all digital images on a usb stick, 50-120+, individually edited and in high-resolution
for 1.850€- or for 1.650€, if I may show your images
- I’m also available for scheduled belly births. Same package as above minus the on-call fee.
- All Birth workers receive 20% off.
'Add-Ons'
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- REGISTRY
- Have your loved ones contribute to your Birth Images. You get to share a private page with your family and friends, where they can help you pay for large Prints, an heirloom Birth Album or your birth video.
- free Service
- BIRTH SHORT FILM
- The first cry, babies stretching movements, your first words to your child. It’s pretty impossible not to want to press record on my camera.
- short film with scenes of your birth in addition to your images
- for 345€
- CARDS AND BOOKS
- your most beautiful baby pictures on a greeting card – to announce the happy occasion – or in a photo book – small and sturdy for pockets and little hands or precious with embossment and bound in linen.
this way.
‘golden hours’
freshly hatched
Documentary photos right after birth. If you wish to be in private during delivery but would love to have the first hours documented. While being able to fully soak in your new baby. You might probably barely notice me, as I’ll already know your wishes and stay outside your bubble, moving silently in the dim light, documenting those precious moments for you.
'golden hours'
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- video call for us to connect
- on-call 2 weeks prior to the due date.
- 1-2h photographic accompaniement
- 4 digital images within 24 hours
- 20 prints 13×18 cm on matte photo paper
- 20 digital images
for 1.370€
