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Powerful Photographs of Birth from Contest Winners

These stunning photos showcase the full emotional range of birth.

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Powerful Photographs of Birth from Contest Winners

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers (IAPBP) has announced the winners of its 13th annual Birth Photography Image Competition, which celebrates the beauty and emotion of childbirth. The competition has four categories—birth details, labor, delivery, and postpartum—and, for the first time, also includes four subcategories—black & white, documentary, fine art, and hardship & loss. The last subcategory is new and honors still-born and miscarried babies.

See all the winning images (via MyModernMet)

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