dc birth photographer

tell my story

Emotive images Cinematic Films doula support

photography, films, and doula support

BECAUSE I SEE THE STRENGTH YOU ALREADY POSSESS

I create powerful images and films so that you can see it too.

As a seasoned birth photographer and doula, I see you. You are not just a vessel, and a healthy baby is not the only thing that matters. Your health matters too - and not just physical health, but also emotional, spiritual, and psychological. Birth is beautiful and transformative, and it is also sometimes a place of deep pain or ill-treatment. My work goes beyond just creating beautiful images and focuses deeply on maternal health. You deserve to be and stay whole through this process and to have the support you need. Documentary photos and films provide you a return ticket to these precious moments, a place for you to process, understand, and be empowered by your birth story.

supporting you in your journey

witnessing you
in Your love story

PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMS,
and doula support

because I see the strength you already possess

I create powerful images and films so that you can see it too.

As a seasoned birth photographer and doula, I see you. You are not just a vessel, and a healthy baby is not the only thing that matters. Your health matters too - and not just physical health, but also emotional, spiritual, and psychological. Birth is beautiful and transformative, and it is also sometimes a place of deep pain or ill-treatment. My work goes beyond just creating beautiful images and focuses deeply on maternal health. You deserve to be and stay whole through this process and to have the support you need. Documentary photos and films provide you a return ticket to these precious moments, a place for you to process, understand, and be empowered by your birth story.

supporting you in your journey

the

experience

BIRTH

Imagine giving birth with calm confidence because you know what to expect and you are surrounded by a team who deeply respects you and believes in you.

There's so much more to record about this time in your life than beautiful nurseries and baby booties (although I love those as much as the next photographer!) Choosing to have a birth photographer on your team means that your story will be witnessed and held by an experienced birth worker who deeply respects and understands this transformative journey.

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While birth is what first drew me to photography, it is just the beginning. The power and love you experience in birth keeps showing up throughout your parenting journey.

Real life is more than a dressed up, "say cheese" portrait session. It is both amazing and arduous. It goes too fast and not fast enough. I'm here so you can hold onto every part of your story, even the ones that you silently wish away.

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experience

LIFE

the

Your photography is really good therapy
new mother.

like

for the

— rachel, soldier and triathlete

Your photos were in
processing my delivery and to show me the strong woman

so crucial

that I was.

— Julie, labor and delivery nurse

photographer, filmmaker, doula

meet Heidi

My own births taught me that I was not alone; now I'm here to show you that we're all in this together -- it may be hard, but it is beautiful.

The birth room is filled to the brim with a vibrancy that grabs me by the throat every single time. Empathy is my superpower: I am fully present with you, breathing through the surges, feeling what you feel so that I can bring your energy, your power, your FIRE into the images and films we create together.

My years of experience telling birth stories, my passion for this work, and my reverence for your space means that at all times you are seen as your authentic self ; you are held in your experience, come what may ; and when all is said and done, you will have your story, as it truly was.

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