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One of the things that I love about birth photography is that it not only chronicles a family’s journey bringing their baby into the world, but it allows for that family to reconcile the memories they have with photographic imagery and time stamps of the events of the labor and delivery. Vivian’s mom has asked […]

When most people in the birth industry hear the term “induction”, they often cringe.  Inductions have come to be equated with long, unproductive early labor sometimes resulting in days-long augmented processes and nearly 50% csection rates.  But we all know that birth is unpredictable and you never really know what will happen.  Such is the […]

In over 7 years as a birth photographer, I have been privileged to capture over 75 births and many of the families I’ve worked with have also hired a doula to help them manage labor, delivery & postpartum.  If you had asked me 10 years ago what a doula is, I would have had virtually […]

A little extra sneak peek for Liam’s family of his birth journey and newborn session!

I would love to share pictures of me breastfeeding my children with you today…. but I can’t. I can’t because I never had pictures taken of me nursing my babies.  I never took selfies or had anyone snap a picture of me breastfeeding and I surely didn’t have a professional take beautiful pictures.  I was […]

Just a peek for the new mommy & daddy and their families!!

There are so many amazing images from William & Marshall’s journey into the world – so I couldn’t choose just one to share here.  Their mommy worked so incredibly hard to bring them earthside without all the medical interventions we see so often in childbirth.  With the support of their daddy, grandma, and auntie, she […]

{Please note that I am posting with full permission from the mother pictured in these images. There is some nudity in this slideshow, so if you are at work or somewhere that it is not appropriate, please wait to press play.} The VBA2C birth of Evie (Evanora):     I was privileged to capture the […]

This post is a compilation of one family’s journey through their maternity, birth, and newborn sessions with me here at Kimberlin Gray Photography.  I am blessed to have such wonderful clients who trust me to capture their journeys.  Here is one client’s experience in her own words: Two years ago, I received a birth announcement […]

This topic has been weighing on my mind recently as birth photography has gotten more popular and (dare I say?) ‘mainstream’. A new crop of people advertising themselves as birth photographers are opening Facebook business pages and offering this service to expecting moms every day.  When I began the process of becoming a birth photographer […]