Jacinta Lagos | UNITED STATES

TITLE:

Ecstasy

GEAR:

Sony α7 III with 24-70MM F2.8 DG OS HSM | A

As a birth photographer, I work at many different spaces with different sources of light available. This was a hospital birth that took place after several days of medical induction due to mother's health issues. In the photograph, there's a mother in the center, holding her baby girl. Behind her it's her husband, who watches his baby over mom's shoulder. On the right, a nurse wearing a Green Bay Packers bandana, which situates the image somewhere in Wisconsin.

My inspiration was the expression of the mother, completely relieved by having her baby in her arms. Her face illuminated by the hospital light, almost like a heavenly glow from the ecstasy she's experiencing.

BIRTH