Wednesday, June 26, 2013

As a documentary photographer, nothing feels more real than photographing birth.  I love being a documentary birth photographer and I am on a birth high for weeks after.  It is so unbelievable to watch a little human enter the world and be a part of such an intimate milestone in families lives!  I photograph births and other family related work under the site photoRAYA.  Raya means new & life in Miskitu, one of the languages I spoke as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua   One of my recent birth photos was removed & then restored on facebook and it was written about here by PetaPixel. PetaPixel is a leading blog with 146k followers covering the wonderful world of photography whose goal is to inform, educate and inspire in all things photography-related.




Here is the direct link to the story. http://petapixel.com/2013/06/25/birth-and-breastfeeding-photos-removed-restored-on-facebook-and-instagram/

Friday, June 7, 2013

Center for Fine Art Photography

Honored to have one of my photographs in this exhibit, (Un)Clothed at the Center for Fine Art Photography, curated by Mona Kuhn.  My photograph, "After Birth" is a postpartum cesarean birth & breastfeeding image. The exhibit opened June 1 and is up through June 29.  Tonight is the reception from 6-9pm if you are in Colorado. If you can't make it you can view all the photographs in the exhibit here.