The best works of the winners of the contest of photographers taking pictures of childbirth

There are few things in the world that can compare in emotional effect with the birth of a child. This selection of photos is a vivid confirmation of that. These pictures became the winners of the annual photography competition of the International Association of Professional Generic Photographers. Representatives of the USA, Canada and Mexico took part in it. The photos show the miracle of human birth in detail: from childbirth in the water to childbirth in the car, from the appearance of the baby's head to the baby in the mother's arms. The competition is being held for the sixth year in a row. The winners were awarded in Austin, Texas.

(25 photos in total)

Source: Daily Mail

Joyful Finale ("Joyful Finale"), Eliza Hurst.

The absolute winner: Road to Deliverance ("The Way to Resolution"), Jayden Freund.

Winner in the category "Childbirth": With A Splash ("With a splash"), Elizabeth Farnsworth.

Winner in the nomination "Childbirth in detail": Pieces Of Me ("Fragments Of Me"), Courtney Scholz.

Photographer Sara Boccolucci captured the moment when a father who was recently diagnosed with terminal brain cancer holds his son in his arms for the first time and talks to him about the future.

Albany photographer Jay Alvarez caught the moment where the older sister of a newborn looks in amazement as little Alondra is born.

She Believed She Could ("She believed She could"), Stephanie Entin.

Honoring The Temple ("Honoring the Temple"), Elliana Gilbert.

Photographer Leilani Rogers filmed the moment where a mother takes her baby, born to a surrogate mother, in her arms.

Winner in the nomination "After childbirth": Natasha Hance's picture of a newborn born in the water.

Kimberly was awarded a special prize for a picture of a newborn in the fetal bladder.

The prize in the "Birthing Process" category was awarded to the Determination ("Determination") photograph by photographer Katie Mathis.

Birth In Focus photography Studio, a picture Before The First Breath ("Before the first breath") is the moment when a child rises to the surface under water and has never inhaled air through the lungs.

Kat Funkote managed to capture the moment of the birth of a baby wrapped with an umbilical cord.

Belle Verdiglione took off the delivery immediately after the cesarean section.

Photographer Hannah Palamara captured the beautiful moment of the birth of a baby through childbirth in the water.

Rebecca Courcy portrayed childbirth through the eyes of the eldest child in the family.

Rebecca Courcy was also awarded a special prize for this picture.

Megan Bowen has earned a special mention for a photo of newborn twins.

Full Circle ("Full circle"), Kristy Robin.

Ker-Fox Photography studio filmed the birth of a married couple who had been waiting for this moment for 17 years.

The He{ART} Of Motherhood studio captured the moment when a mother holds a tiny newborn baby's hand for the first time.

Birth Of A Mother ("Birth Of A mother"), Kat Funkote.

Droplets Of Mercy ("Drops Of Mercy"), Elliana Gilbert.

Rapture ("Rapture"), Katie Mathis.