Photography & Digital ArtAPR 6, 2023

26 Touching Photos That Won The 2023 Birth Photography Image Competition

Life is an adventure like no other. It starts with a boom which creates life and ends in the most unpredictable ways.

In order to get a glimpse into the complex, raw and overpowering experience of giving birth, we invite you to pull your seats closer. The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers, whose goal is to spread the beauty of birth, announced the best photographs of 2023. And wrapped them up in the fascinating collection below.

If you'd like to see more of the IAPBP's photographs from the previous competitions, check out our previous features here, here and here.

#1 Best In Birth Details: "Waking Up At Sunrise", Paula Beltrao, Brazil

Paula Beltrao

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72points

#2 Best In Postpartum: "The Lovers After", Natalie Broders, United States

Natalie Broders

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56points

#3 Best In Delivery: Fine Art: "Brace For Birth", Laura Brink, Australia

Laura Brink

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47points

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers was created to assist soon-to-be parents with gifted birth photographers. These days the community has well over 1000 members in 52 countries, and continues to grow daily.

The association itself was founded in 2010, and is a proud owner of immensely talented and creative photographers/videographers who put their whole heart into documenting expecting parents' fragile but significant moments.

13 years ago, IAPBP introduced an annual image competition that allows folks to witness the reality of an otherworldly process. The annual competition by IAPBP celebrates the beauty of birth and the skill of birth photographers around the globe in five categories — labor, delivery, postpartum, birth details, and fresh 48.