Photographing pregnancy beyond stereotypes

Pregnancy is often portrayed through images that look very much alike: idealized bodies, studied poses, motherhood that is always radiant and perfect. But there is no single way of living this moment, nor a right way to look when your body changes.

Pregnancy photography can also be a space to recognize yourself in your own body, to go through its transformations and to keep a memory of them without having to make it fit a preset idea of motherhood.

That is why, in my pregnancy photo sessions in Asti, I am not looking for the perfect pose or a universal image of the mother-to-be. I am interested in photographing real people, real bodies and real relationships: the way you move, look for each other, take care of one another and inhabit this moment.

The session can take place at home or outdoors, with your partner, with any children, pets, important people, or simply on your own. You do not need to feel comfortable in front of the camera and you do not need to know how to pose. I guide you without asking you to play a role.

For me, photographing pregnancy also means leaving a trace of who you were before becoming parents, without erasing the person who exists beyond motherhood. An intimate, documentary story of a changing body, of an identity in transformation and of a story that is beginning, but that does not begin only with birth.