International Association of Professional Birth Photographers – 2. Image Competition.

The International Association of Professional Birth Photographers is proud to announce the winners of the 2. Image of the Year Competition. Our Judge panel had a very difficult job in narrowing down the winners this year as there were many excellent entries. We are appreciative of their time and efforts.

Winners were chosen on a point system and judged on technicality, emotionality and composition. Thank you to each and every IAPBP member who entered this year and, of course, the families who agreed to share their birth moments with us all! If you are new here and would like to find a birth photographer in your area, please visit our Birth Photographer Directory. If you are interested in finding a birth videographer, please visit our Birth Videographer Directory.

If you would like to become a member of the IAPBP, you can join here. First Place Winner. Road to Deliverance. Jaydene Freund – Cradled Creations. Best In Category: Labor. Determination. Katie Mathis Photography. Best In Category: Delivery.

With A Splash. Elizabeth Farnsworth Photography. Best In Category: Postpartum. Straight from Heaven. Natasha Hance – Birth Unscripted. Best In Category: Birth Details. Pieces of Me. Kourtnie Scholz – KEDocumentary. Honorable Mentions.

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From acting and producing, to dancing her way into the hearts of television audiences, Emmy Award winning Host Ricki Lake is a pop culture icon who has built a career on her graciously candid sensibility and her authentic, relatable nature. Ricki Lake’s legacy and perhaps her greatest love is her role as an independent filmmaker. Her award- winning documentary The Business of Being Born debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2.

Lake worked closely with filmmaker Abby Epstein on the project, which resonated with audiences, striking up a conversation about a subject that is sometimes considered taboo. Declared a film that ‘should be seen by every pregnant woman in America’, it has also inspired a rise in homebirth rates and an increase in midwife practices. Lake is again collaborating with Abby Epstein and they are currently in production on two documentaries; Sweetening The Pill, about hormonal birth control and Weed The People, about medicinal cannabis. Both films are slated for late 2. Lake competed on the 1.

Dancing with the Stars,” where she partnered with three- time champion Derek Hough, making it to the finals. She recently performed with The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall.

At the age of 2. 4, Lake entered the living rooms of millions of television viewers with her daily talk show, “The Ricki Lake Show”. After 1. 1 successful seasons, “The Ricki Lake Show” wrapped in 2. Lake returned in 2.

Emmy for Outstanding Talk Show Host. The world first met Lake in 1. Tracy Turnblad in John Waters’ film Hairspray. Her additional film credits include Cry- Baby, Serial Mom, Working Girl, Last Exit To Brooklyn, and Mrs. Winterbourne. Television credits include “Babycakes”, “China Beach”, “The King of Queens”, “Matters of Life & Dating”, and “Loving Leah”. Abby Epstein produced and directed the celebrated documentary The Business of Being Born, with her longtime producing partner, Ricki Lake. Heralded as a “must- see for every pregnant woman,” The Business of Being Born premiered at the 2.

Tribeca Film Festival where it was named among “Best of the Fest” by New York Magazine and The Wall Street Journal. The Business of Being Born was released theatrically in 2. Showtime. The success of the film inspired Abby and Ricki’s book Your Best Birth, which was published by Hachette. Their follow- up DVD series More Business of Being Born featuring Cindy Crawford, Alanis Morissette, Gisele Bundchen and Christy Turlington was released in 2. Abby made her film directing debut at the 2.

Sundance Film Festival with the documentary, Until the Violence Stops, featuring Jane Fonda, Eve Ensler, Salma Hayek and Rosie Perez. The film played at the Miami, Santa Barbara, Maui and Locarno Film Festivals and won the Audience Award at the Amnesty International Film Festival in Vancouver. Until the Violence Stops premiered on Lifetime Television and received an Emmy and a Gracie Allen Award. Under their joint venture BOBB Films, Abby and Ricki served as Executive Producers of the 2. Breastmilk and are in production on two new films: Weed the People and Sweetening the Pill. Prior to her film work Abby directed theater, helming National Tours and international premieres of RENT and “The Vagina Monologues.”Catherine Pearson.

Catherine Pearson is a senior reporter for the Women and Parents sections of The Huffington Post, where she writes about maternal health, reproductive rights and policy, parenting, and relationships. She is a graduate of the Columbia University School of Journalism and New York University and is the proud mother of a 2- year- old son. Penny Simkin. Penny Simkin, PT, is a physical therapist who has specialized in childbirth education and labor support since 1.

She estimates she has prepared over 1. She has assisted hundreds of women and couples through childbirth as a doula.

She is author or co- author of books for both parents and professionals, including “The Labor Progress Handbook; ” “Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn: The Complete Guide; ” “When Survivors Give Birth: Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Childbearing Women; ” “The Birth Partner: A Complete Guide to Childbirth for Dads, Doulas, and All Other Labor Companions,” She has developed teaching materials for birth classes and produced several videos for educators, doulas, and families , the latest of which is for siblings- to- be, “There’s a Baby.” She is co- founder of DONA International (formerly Doulas of North America) and PATTCh (Prevention and Treatment of Traumatic Childbirth). Currently, she serves on the editorial board of the journal, Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, and serves on the senior faculty of the Simkin Center for Allied Birth Vocations at Bastyr University, which was named in her honor. Today, her practice consists of childbirth education, birth counseling, and labor support, combined with a busy schedule of conferences and workshops. Penny and her husband, Peter, have four grown children and eight grandchildren from 1.

Lola. Find out more about Penny at her website: www. Jan Tritten. Jan is the founder, mother and editor- in- chief of Midwifery Today magazine and a midwife who was in active practice from 1.

She became a midwife in 1. Her mission is to make loving midwifery care the norm for birthing women and their babies throughout the world. She does this by organizing Midwifery Today conferences around world as well as publishing the magazine. One of her favorite tasks is to look at photos of mothers and babies and births so she is honored to participate in this contest. Peggy Vincent. Midwife since 1. Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife (Scribner 2. Midwife: A Calling (Ant Press 2.

Midwife: A Journey (Ant Press 2. I discovered a love of the power of birthing women when I was still a teenager, and that love has never diminished. Dr. Stuart Fischbein. Stuart James Fischbein, MD was Board Certified in 1. Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1.