The photographs of Monet Nicole capture the raw and genuine beauty of childbirth.
Childbirth is a unique and special experience for every woman who goes through it, regardless of how or where it occurs. Overseas, homebirth is more prevalent and popular because it occurs in a friendly, intimate setting where the mother can choose who she wants by her side, including her husband, older children, and other family members.
A necessary condition is that the birth occurs using the standard method and the pregnancy is not considered high-risk.
Monet Nicole is a professional midwife and birth photographer. She believes that childbirth is a shocking experience that transforms women. According to her personal website, she felt similarly, and the birth of her children was the impetus for her to pursue childbirth photography professionally.
Today, Monet is one of the most successful photographers; she has attended the births of hundreds of women, and she has more than 159 thousand followers on her Instagram profile, where she shares photos and thoughts about childbirth.
Her photographs are notable for the way they capture birthing moments. They emphasize the raw beauty of birth, do not embellish situations, and perfectly capture the emotions of the parents and the atmosphere of the delivery room.
Monet typically describes in her blog posts how, as a midwife and photographer, she herself witnessed each birth. In one of her most recent works, she describes and writes about a home birth:
"A homebirth narrative in seven frames.
As snow began to fall outside, the swells increased in intensity. By the time I arrived, she had begun trembling in response to some of the more intense contractions, and I knew we were getting close. She entered the bath. She escaped. She stood beside her bed and delivered her child directly into the hands of her husband.
It was a perfect mess. Her daughter was born in caul.
Then they all climbed into bed. Simple, difficult, redemptive, and beautiful.
What the photographer describes above is most effectively captured in her photographs.