hi i’m martha
photographer, mum of three, empath, & Ice-cream connoisseur
My husband bought me my first ‘real’ camera when I was eighteen (yep we are high school sweethearts) and that gift ignited something deep inside and started me on this journey.
But it wasn’t until I gave birth and became a mom that I understood my creative purpose.
My first birth was hard, filled with fear and a sense of being unprepared and out of control. But amidst it all a midwife insisted on taking photos for me, despite my initial reluctance. I am so grateful she did because in so many ways having those images changed my life. She captured the way my husband's hands cradled my belly, my face buried in his chest, and the sheer joy and relief as I pulled my baby into my arms. Even though most of the photos were technically imperfect, they opened up a new part of my soul. They showed me my strength, my transformation, and my love in a way I had never seen it before.
I want to open that part of your soul for you too
I want to capture for you—the magic of your story and profound strength through the photos I deliver. So you too can feel the love and emotion of that moment again and again. I don’t take being invited into these incredibly intimate spaces lightly. I see your story as a sacred transformation that deserves honor and to be remembered.
a little about me
When you first start to think about who you want to be in your intimate birth space, you might be put off by the idea of having a photographer as you assume the constant gaze may take you out of your primal energy needed to birth effectively.
This was certainly not the case with Martha.
When Martha arrived to my fast pace birth, the only time I knew she was there was when she first arrived as she gave me a reassuring hand on mine in between contractions to let me know she had made it in time. After that, she melted into the background until just after I caught my baby in the birth pool, had come out of my birth trance to be met by her telling me “You are a birthing goddess! Having the right people with the right energy is important in your birth space and I truly believe Martha contributed to the calmness I needed on the day.”
— Kirsten.
