How much does your midwifery work influence how you view and photograph women and their babies?I am half way through a general nursing course on my way to becoming a midwife.. I really hate it.. I feel myself being pushed into the mould to become part of the birthing machine.. I feel as though I can do more for women outside the healthcare system. helping women to become empowered. so that they will birth there own babies reguradless of where and who is with them.. We are amazing to grow another human inside us and to birth, for me it is all innate and all that wisdom is part of us, we need to learn to tap into, to be resposible for ourselves, to hold our own hand, and to trust.. so I guess I will end up being a doula and a cosumer activist being with women helping them to trust in their own wisdom...I guess all thisinflences my work, in that for me the images of birthing women and their families are so real, and honest, and powerful, and can be such an empowering experienc. I consider it such a incredible privilege to help make this journey real for them. I really enjoy photographing people being real, regardless of all the body bits, for me it is really inspiring..Alternatively I would really like to photograph death in the same way unhibited emotions being real, honest, vulnerable all the things we are but do such a good job of hiding.
I have learnt to watch, to be with .. to watch the light on their skin, the way they walk, the way they hold themselves. It is the same with labouring women too.. to watch ..I have been with so many labouring women in hospital where everyone watches the goddammed machines, ugh. to follow my instincts to be silent and encouraging, being there for them.. to trust.
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