A FAST Water Birth at Dianthus | Taipei Birth Photography
There is always a story to document that is both unique to the people involved and similar to every other birth since the beginning of humankind, no matter what point of the birth story you start documenting. I love to photograph the sacrifice and strength it takes to bring a baby into the world, but also the wonder on someone’s face as they look at this new creature that was just placed in their arms, or the tenderness and love I can see when they’re getting to know one another through a skin-to-skin embrace.
A Home Birth in Taipei | Documentary Birth Photography
I often say that birth is one of my favorite family stories to photograph. Not only is it a raw, intimate, beautiful story that’s perfectly suited to documentary-style photography (can you imagine someone trying to pose during a contraction?), but it’s also an event that can’t be repeated and where EVERYONE tells me they wish they had more photos. I get that for many (and I would have been in this category once upon a time), it sounds sort of weird to bring in a photographer for a birth. But birth is funny in that it’s one of the most pivotal, transformative experiences of our lives and our brains tend to gloss over and forget the details. I would give anything to have more photos of my kids’ births, and there’s no going back or using AI to recreate them.
Birth Photography at Dianthus in Taipei | Taipei Family Photographer
The birth you see in the photos below was beautiful. Some things that stood out to me: warm light, hushed voices, the determination of the mom, the support of the father, and then the joy when their family circle expanded with one more person. This is a story I’ll never get tired of photographing.
Birth Photography at Loving Care Birth Center in New Taipei City | Taipei Family Photographer
The moment your child enters your life and takes their first breath is life-altering—it will never happen again. Blink your eyes once and your baby has already changed at an alarming rate (or so it seems). I remember very little from my own two births and would give anything to have more than just one grainy cell phone image of me meeting my son for the first time.
Birth Photography at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taipei | Taipei Family Photographer
I am first and foremost interested in documenting the ever-evolving story of family, and birth is a big part of that. Birth photography isn’t just about capturing new life, it’s also about bearing witness to the expansion of a tribe. You’re making photos of a lot of new beginnings at once.