Through images we express love, belonging and identity. We capture what matters most and we remember, feel, understand and preserve. It’s a way to create meaning and a story we carry with us throughout our lives. And the story of motherhood is a particular special one. It’s the biggest, most sacred and transformative story of all. It connects us with something magical, with love, with propose and with The Universe.
Therefore it's meaningful to portray something as emotionally charged as pregnancy and motherhood. It is emotional, it is powerful, it is beautiful, and it is both magical and mysterious. The shape of the pregnant body carries a charge of love, care, and the continuation of life. It is both sensual and powerful. Being a mother shapes us, grounds us and awakens us. And when it comes to babies, the smallest gester makes us in awe. We can't really get enough of photographing our children. And then later, we can show them how much we loved them.
My way of capturing this story is mostly analogously and with natural light. I like to do it in a warm, tender and sort of casual way. With film photography the colors often become warmer or more dreamlike, especially in the transitions between light and darkness. It creates a more organic variation. Small irregularities emerge in the grain, the light, and the colors – which make the image feel more alive. With film photography you also have to have another approach, another intention och presence.
