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MOTHERHOOD & FAMILY SHOOT
With Liz & Family

This is my fourth time working with Liz and her family. I really enjoy working with clients on long term projects documenting various stages of their lives. With Liz we’ve now shot maternity, newborn, family and corporate.

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Women I've Shot

MOTHERHOOD & FAMILY SHOOT
With Nina, Amara & Khaya

This was the second time I worked with Nina and her Family and Ive been working with her ever since documenting her journey into motherhood and her family.
This whole shoot was dedicated to Amara’s first experiences of eating sold foods.

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Motherhood & Family Photography
With Hester, Peter & Nordin

I’ve been working with Hester documenting her growing family and her journey into motherhood. This shoot was done in their beautiful home at the start of Autumn. I met Hester in 2017 when she stood for her portrait for my book Breastfeeding 101.

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Interviews & Conversations Projects Women I've Shot

Positive Birth in South Africa: This is Tarryn Walton


The Gate-Keepers: A Portraiture Project

This is a portraiture project, documenting the “gatekeepers” of a growing movement regarding positive birth experiences in our country.  My aim: to promote those who are enabling women to identify with their power and femininity and therefore normalize birth and the body.

These are their stories / anecdotes / opinions about what they do and how they see it…accompanied by my portraits and some general information on each sitter.

Tarryn Walton has been a professional doula for two years now. She works all over: Northern suburbs, Cape Town central, southern suburbs, Atlantic seaboard.
Tarryn is a  Satyananda yoga teacher and specialises in prenatal yoga as well.
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Tarryn Walton Doula South Africa photographed by Leah Hawker

Giving birth to three children in the UK, has highlighted the stark difference between South Africa and England regarding the approach to childbirth.
My aim is to help educate women in terms of their choices in childbirth, encourage them to believe and trust in their ability to birth their babies with as little interference and medical intervention as possible.
In instances where a non-medicalised birth is not an option, I aim to work with the mother and her family towards optimising the chances of her having a positive experience.
A woman should feel safe, nurtured and empowered throughout pregnancy, labour and birth. She should own the experience and be able to congratulate herself on her achievement.
Helping facilitate this is an honour and a privilege.
• (I invite more participants to join the project, you are welcome to email me for more information).