镜头记录母亲产后初见婴儿的动人瞬间　　出生，是生命中令人难以置信的美丽瞬间。它展示了母亲们为给世界带来新的生命而经历的挣扎，以及随之而来的纯粹的快乐。

　　近日，国际专业分娩摄影师协会宣布了2018年赛事的结果，获奖作品涉及水中分娩、自然分娩和剖腹产，照片中夹杂着痛苦、汗水和笑容，触人心弦。

　　2018 Birth Becomes Her Photography Contest

　　美国科罗拉多州的知名摄影组织Birth Becomes Her

　　组织的摄影大赛

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　　今年，这些照片比以往任何时候都更加惊艳

　　他们收到了大约1000份意见书

　　超过2万人投票给他们的人民选择获胜者

　　来自世界各地的摄影师被邀请提交他们最强烈的照片

　　包括类别、孕妇、分娩、出生、新鲜和哺乳摄影

　　与世界分享，并由一个惊人的评审团评审

　　比赛的总冠军是一张由Marijke Thoen拍摄的黑白照片

　　Overall Winner. Marijke Thoen of Marijke Thoen Geboortefotografie – Serving Lochristi， Belguim – “Stunning Siblings First Encounter”

　　Birth First Place. Selena Rollason of Brisbane Birth Photography – Serving Brisbane， AU – “Half Born and Already Reaching for Mama”

　　Breastfeeding First Place. Cory Janiak by Ebb and Flow Photography – Serving Treasure Coast， FL – “Within Reach”

　　Fresh/Postpartum First Place. Veronika Richardson of Fox Valley Birth and Baby – Serving Green Bay， WI – “This is VBAC”

　　Labor First Place. Rebecca Coursey-Rugh of Rebecca Coursey Photography – Serving Los Angles， CA – “Nowhere and Everywhere”

　　Maternity First Place. Jen Conway of Jen Conway Photography Serving Greenville， SC – “This is what a Goddess Looks Like”

　　Birth Second Place. Neely Ker-Fox of Ker-Fox Photography – Serving Columbus， GA – “Fist Bump for Mom”

　　Birth Third Place. Dominique Lamontagne of Dominique Lamontagne Photography – Serving Ottawa， Ontario – “Caught in Between Worlds”

　　Breastfeeding Second Place. Veronika Richardson of Fox Valley Birth and Baby – Serving Green Bay， WI – “Tranquility”

　　

　　Breastfeeding Third Place. Christina Benton – Serving Milwaukee， WI – “Stir Fry”

　　

　　Fresh/Postpartum Second Place. Lacey Barratt from Lacey Barratt Photography – Serving Melbourne， AU – “Rebirth”

　　

　　Fresh/Postpartum Third Place. Kayla Gonzales of Austin Birth Photos – Serving Austin， TX – “Postpartum Uncensored”

　　

　　Labor Second Place. Ashley Marston of Ashley Marston Photography – Serving Vancouver Island， BC – “Labor by Candlelight”

　　

　　Labor Third Place. Laura Wando of Laura Cate Photography – Serving Kampala， Uganda – “Before the Cut”

　　

　　Maternity Second Place. Melissa Benzel of Benzel Photography – Serving Orlando， Florida – “Staying Afloat”

　　

　　Maternity Third Place. Vanessa Mendez of Vanessa Mendez Photography – Serving San Antonio， TX – “A Mother’s Love”

　　

　　People’s Choice Category Winner – Breastfeeding. Gabriella Hunt of Gabriella Hunt Photography – Serving Rochester， New York – “A Hush Fell Over The Crowd”

　　

　　People’s Choice Category Winner – Birth. Caroline Devulder – Serving Ghent， Belgium – “Transition to Earth”

　　

　　People’s Choice Category Winner – Fresh/Postpartum. Deborah Elenter of NEO Photography – Serving Uruguay – “Success”

　　

　　People’s Choice Category Winner – Labor. Esther Edith of Esther Edith Photography – Serving Spokane， Washington – “Three Souls Labor As One”

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　　用这样的方式来记录最本真、最朴实的情感，切实感悟生命的美丽与不易，这应该就是这项比赛的意义所在吧。男人若一生无大病痛，也许一辈子都不知道躺在手术台上身上被划开一刀又缝上是个什么滋味，而这却是每个妈妈所必经的过程。

　　希望看到这个过程的老公，都能更加珍惜、疼爱自己的妻子；

　　也希望所有看到的人，能感受生命的奇迹，都能珍惜健康、珍爱生命。