What if I have a C-section?

Yes — I can photograph planned caesareans with hospital permission, and have supported families through unplanned ones too.

What if labour happens at night?

I'm on call 24/7 from 38 weeks. Night births are common and welcome.

Nothing graphic, nothing exposed. You see every image before it leaves the gallery. Nothing is shared publicly without explicit written permission, ever.

Can I book birth photography without newborn?

Yes. Many families do. They can also be combined — see the Investment page.

Do you pose or direct during a birth?

No — not a hand placement, not a turn of the head, nothing asked to be repeated. I work with whatever light and space I'm given.

What if you miss the birth?

This is rare with good communication, but if labour moves very quickly, I simply pick up the story from the moment I arrive. There's always more to capture than people expect — the first hours afterwards are just as much a part of the story as the birth itself.

What happens if I'm transferred from home to hospital?

I come with you. I've photographed enough transfers to know how to stay quietly out of the way while continuing to document what's happening.

Can you photograph an unplanned caesarean?

If I'm not able to come into theatre, I photograph everything up to the point you go in, and I'm there again the moment you come out. If I am allowed in, I document the whole thing as I would a planned caesarean.

How soon will I see my images?

I take real care over the edit — it isn't rushed. You'll have your full gallery within 2 weeks with a few images sent along the way so you're not waiting in the dark.

Will you ever share my images?

Never without your permission. Some clients are happy for a handful of images to appear on my site or Instagram; many prefer everything to stay private. That choice is always yours, and you can change your mind at any time.

Birth & Caesarean Photographer in London

BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHY

Birth photography across London. Documentary, unobtrusive, deeply respectful of the family in front of me.

The quietest person in the room.

ABOUT THESE SESSIONS

I've been photographing newborns for eighteen years. Birth photography came later — slowly, quietly, by request from families who wanted me there for the first hour, not the first week.

I work without flash. Without direction. Without making myself present. The goal is that you forget I'm in the room — and remember, years later, exactly what your partner's hand looked like resting on yours at 4am.

I've written in detail about what caesarean birth photography involves — and what I've learned from my own two c-sections —here →

WHAT I PHOTOGRAPH

Labour at home, in hospital, or at a birth centre. The first cry. The first time your older child meets the baby. The midwife's hands. The look on your face when it's over. Quiet, ordinary, holy details that disappear from memory within weeks.
If you're planning a home birth and want to understand what birth photography looks like in that specific setting — including what it asks of the photographer —I've written about it from the inside here →

I don't photograph anything graphic. The work is about the people, not the procedure.

HOW IT WORKS

Booking opens around 30 weeks of pregnancy. From 38 weeks I'm on call for you — phone next to the bed, bag packed, ready to come whenever labour begins. I stay through delivery and the first hour after, when everything is still quiet and new.

Within two weeks you'll receive a private gallery of around 120 hand-finished images, in colour and black and white.

Fully insured, and DBS checked — because a hospital or birth centre may ask.

Why document your birth

Some things I hear again and again from the women I've photographed:

You get to be present, not busy. Once I'm in the room, you and your partner don't have to think about capturing anything. You can simply be there — for each other, for the birth itself.

You'll see what you couldn't see at the time. Birth moves fast, and so much of it happens in a kind of tunnel vision. Afterwards, the photographs often show people things they didn't fully register in the moment.

It's not a moment you get to redo. However the day unfolds, it happens once. I've never had a client regret having images from that day — only ever wished they had more.

It holds space for every kind of birth. A home birth with midwives, a planned caesarean in theatre, a long hospital labour — each one deserves to be documented with the same quiet respect.

Birth Story — £950

On-call from 38 weeks. Coverage from active labour through the first 2 hours after birth. Around 120 hand-finished images delivered via private gallery within two weeks. Travel within Greater London included.

Limited to two births per month. Booking by enquiry only.

INVESTMENT

Yes — I can photograph planned caesareans with hospital permission, and have supported families through unplanned ones too. The detail of what that looks like — and what I know from my own experience on both sides of it — is here: caesarean birth photography in London, from both sides of the camera →
I'm on call 24/7 from 38 weeks. Night births are common and welcome.
Nothing graphic, nothing exposed. You see every image before it leaves the gallery. Nothing is shared publicly without explicit written permission, ever.
Yes. Many families do. They can also be combined — see the Investment page.
No — not a hand placement, not a turn of the head, nothing asked to be repeated.
I work with whatever light and space I'm given. If you want to understand exactly what this looks like in practice, I've written the full answer here: what 'natural' actually means when I'm photographing a birth →
This is rare with good communication, but if labour moves very quickly, I simply pick up the story from the moment I arrive. There's always more to capture than people expect — the first hours afterwards are just as much a part of the story as the birth itself.
I come with you. I've photographed enough transfers to know how to stay quietly out of the way while continuing to document what's happening.
If I'm not able to come into theatre, I photograph everything up to the point you go in, and I'm there again the moment you come out. If I am allowed in, I document the whole thing as I would a planned caesarean.
I take real care over the edit — it isn't rushed. You'll have your full gallery within 2 weeks with a few images sent along the way so you're not waiting in the dark.
Never without your permission. Some clients are happy for a handful of images to appear on my site or Instagram; many prefer everything to stay private. That choice is always yours, and you can change your mind at any time.