Birth Photography - Denver, Colorado Motherhood Photographer | Maternity | Newborn | Birth | Family | Headshots

Black and white photograph capturing an intimate birth scene with support people assisting during labor.

“We have a secret in our culture, and it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.”

—Laura Stavoe Harm

What's Included:

Your coverage largely depends on which birth collection you decide to purchase. These are the bare minimum inclusions in every single one of my collection options:

-On-Call Access to Me
-Full Photography Coverage of Your Labor and Delivery + 1 Hour After

Contact me to learn more about each collection and what specifically each one includes.

Request detailed pricing + availability

Birth Photography FAQ

How does this process work?

I will be on call for you for up to 3 weeks before your due date until you deliver. I will need up to 2 hours to get to you so as soon as you believe you have gone into labor, I need you to contact me and keep me updated on how labor is progressing. Once your contractions are 5 minutes apart, lasting for a minute at a time, for about an hour, I'll head your way. I'll be a fly on the wall, simply documenting everything. After baby is born, I will stay for a couple hours longer to document other important events like the delivery of the placenta, the first feeding, and the newborn exam.

How long will you stay?

Once I've arrived at the location that you are giving birth at, I'm yours until that baby comes. So whether they come 30 minutes after I arrive or 27 hours after I arrive, I'll be there capturing it all. I will be prepared to be there for an extended period of time with snacks and drinks, chargers, extra batteries, and anything else I may need. You just focus on your labor and what you need to do. I'll take care of me.

What if it turns out to be false labor?

I want you to call me ANY TIME you believe you may be in labor. I won't be upset if it turns out to be a false alarm. I would rather show up for a false alarm than for you to hold off on calling me when it's actually the real thing and miss the whole birth! So please don't hesitate to call!

What about cesarian delivery?

If I am allowed to be in the delivery room during a C-section, I will be! If the hospital does not allow me in the room, I will still capture any images I can afterwards for you.

Do you only photograph home births?

Absolutely not! I am comfortable coming to your home, a birthing center, or a hospital! As long as the staff allows photographers to attend births, I will be there for you!

Intimate black and white photo capturing emotional moments during labor.

Intimate moment of skin-to-skin bonding with newborn in dim lighting.

Support person provides comfort measures during labor as mother rests in bed.

birth doulas provide relief to mother just after birth by massaging her legs and ankles while she rests.

Newborn baby experiencing first skin-to-skin contact moments after birth.

Intimate black and white photo of a newborn baby during first moments after birth.

Black and white image showing birthing support and care during labor.

mother in labor receives support while leaning over a blue birthing pool during contractions.

Black and white image showing tender moments with newborn during first examination.

Tender black and white photo of mother and newborn sharing first moments after birth.

Black and white photograph showing a birthing scene with a mother laboring in a home setting.

Black and white image of newborn baby resting skin-to-skin in a hospital setting.

Black and white image capturing a mother resting in a birthing pool during labor.

Intimate black and white photograph capturing an intense moment during labor.

Black and white photo of a laboring mother being supported by others around an inflatable birth pool.

birth photo showing water being poured over pregnant belly.

Parents examine their newborn baby together in birthing pool after water birth.

Black and white close up of hands holding a bowl during childbirth.

Siblings gathered on bed examining and bonding with newborn baby.

Black and white photo of pregnant belly in water.

Support team provides comfort and encouragement during intense labor contractions.

Close up detail of newborn baby's skin and tiny fingers against soft towel.

Black and white photo showing supportive figures gathered during a birth.

Close-up black and white photo of a hand resting on birthing pool material.

Medical professional holding placenta in purple gloves after delivery.

Black and white photo of a mother in labor during childbirth, expressing intense emotion.

Intimate black and white photo of a birth support person comforting a laboring mother.

Birth support team weighing newborn baby in dimly lit room.

Medical personnel provide care and support during labor in black and white photo.

Medical supplies and equipment laid out on a couch during a home birth.

Three people share a tender moment looking at a newborn baby in a black and white photograph.

Black and white image capturing an intimate moment during natural childbirth.

Black and white photo showing support team gathered around new mother and baby after birth.

Newborn baby rests skin-to-skin on parent's chest immediately after birth.

Newborn baby lies peacefully on parent's chest wrapped in white blankets.

Close up black and white photo of newborn baby's umbilical chord being cut.

Intimate black and white portrait of father holding sleeping newborn baby.

Dramatic black and white photograph documenting a home birth scene with multiple attendants.

Black and white photo showing joyful reactions during newborn examination.

Intimate black and white photo of newborn sleeping peacefully between parents.

Atmospheric black and white photograph of a water birth in progress.

Intimate black and white photo showing support during labor in a home environment.

These are the photos that you will leave behind for your children and grandchildren one day.

That's not something I take lightly.

Before you book your portraits with me, I want us both to feel confident that we are an excellent fit for each other.

Let's start with a conversation, no pressure, just two moms getting to know one another. Then we can go from there.

Berkana Photography Studios is owned + operated in Denver by Amanda Wyman. She specializes in bringing a luxury portrait experience to mothers all across Denver and the beautiful state of Colorado. She photographs maternity portraits, newborn portraits, birth portraits, family portraits, and more in Denver, Colorado and throughout the state.