DOCUMENTARY VS. ARTISTIC BIRTH PHOTOGRAPHY: TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE STORYTELLING

Yana Liashenko; Yana Liashenko

doi:10.30888/2663-5712.2025-31-04-003

Authors

Yana Liashenko Photographer, Owner, First Breath LLC, 20 River Road, Apt 16B, New York, NY 10044 https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7830-6970

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30888/2663-5712.2025-31-04-003

Keywords:

documentary photography, artistic photography, childbirth, newborn photography, technology, storytelling

Abstract

The growing demand for both artistic and documentary birth photography, particularly in home birth settings, highlights the need to explore the specifics of this genre from both technical and conceptual perspectives. The visualization of this unique momen

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