International Association of Professional Birth Photographers Announce Winners of Annual Birth Photography Competition

2024 Image Competition Results

Best Documentary: Labor Category, Top 20, and Silver Award
Unyielding Resolve: Pushing Through by Natalie Broders

Top 20%: Victory Cry by Natalie Broders

Top 20%: Her End and Her Beginning by Natalie Broders

Top 20%: The Reach by Natalie Broders

Melbourne, AUS — March 23, 2024 — The annual competition by IAPBP celebrates the beauty of birth and the skill of birth photographers around the globe in four main categories — birth details, labor, delivery, and postpartum. New this year is the showcasing of printed winning images in an exhibition. The number one birth association worldwide, http://www.birthphotographers.com, encompasses more than 1,100 members in 55 countries.

“We are incredibly proud to be showcasing our winners’ images in print form this year. Our Sponsor, Atkins Pro Lab has provided stunning prints on cotton rag matte art, fine art paper offering rich colors and deep blacks. There is something spectacular about seeing your art printed to be viewed over and over. We are proud to present to you a breathtaking body of work that shares life’s most powerful moments from 2023.”

The association’s annual photo competition recognizes birth photographers worldwide and their best work on an international platform. The competition has grown in scope each year. Highly anticipated, the results quickly go viral each year when the winners are announced. Images are judged on a variety of criteria and the first place winner will be featured throughout the year.

“Our association has grown by leaps and bounds and our members continually produce excellent, emotive, and educational birth photographs for the families that hire them,” said Barratt. “I want to thank each and every person who entered this year and, of course, the families who agreed to share their beautiful and sacred birth moments with the world.”

IAPBP has assembled an impressive panel of judges for this year’s competition. Birth photography is a highly specialized field and the choice to have the experience documented is an intensely personal decision. It involves the birth process, environment, the parents and those in attendance. Birth photography encompasses the tears of joy, the wonder of bringing a new life into the world and celebrates family. The photographers who specialize in the field use their art to tell the story of each unique birth.

Winners of the International Association of Professional Birth Photographers thirteenth annual competition will be named on March 23, 2024 and the contest is just one of the ways the Association is highlighting the profession.

Link to view Winners Exhibition: https://youtube.com/live/0cFgiy_F2kY?feature=share

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) was established to assist expectant parents who are in search of a professional birth photographer or videographer in their area via an online directory.