incredible. thank you very nice and emotional budrons · 2008-02-07: 10:53

very emotional!!! vterezia · 2008-02-07: 11:17

Wow, what an emotional set! LostAspen · 2008-02-07: 11:30

these are AMAZING! there are no words to describe how well you captured these. congrats to the mom and dad. and seriously - fantastic job on documenting this magical moment!! lexlevans · 2008-02-07: 12:04

Oh I am so excited! I decided to have a peek at your photos today! x, HB Heather · 2008-02-07: 14:00

For lack of a better word I'm also going to say AMAZING! What a journey. You've captured so many emotions here. I love the finish with the mother in the last shot looking so so happy. focussed · 2008-02-07: 14:15

what a brave and honorable woman!!!!!! these made me cry seriously.... but by #15 I had a HUGE smile on my face! incredible and emotional set. wonderful. abbeyh13 · 2008-02-07: 14:55

I'm verklempt. Sheldon · 2008-02-07: 15:13

bravo ... very emotive post ... the faces in #3, #11 and #13 are amazing ... rumekintun · 2008-02-07: 16:11

OMG! This is a beautiful set!!! Very touching!!! I have tears in the eyes...such as last time, when you put your story about the russian old lady on the photoblog... Thank you very much for this posts:))) sutbali · 2008-02-07: 16:57

What a beautiful, beautiful set Julia. Thank you so very much for sharing :) Peche · 2008-02-07: 17:09

This set is wowwwwww! fantastic, really beautiful, very moving post, I could almost feel her pain! great set,! Welcome Baby E Karibbean · 2008-02-07: 17:11

How very beautifully you have captured these precious moments! Congratulations, and welcome, little Elska! Carley · 2008-02-07: 17:55

This is an amazing series. TheCrazyCroat · 2008-02-07: 19:35

precious! sunshineand · 2008-02-07: 20:38

Guaoooooooooo! sin palabras Tomasnomas · 2008-02-07: 21:08

This is an amazing series. I've never seen anything like it. Beautiful! And baby E is very cute and sweet. vollenda · 2008-02-07: 22:54

Thank you and thank them! egal73 · 2008-02-08: 00:11

wow Leokurian · 2008-02-08: 02:37

I was holding my breath while looking at these... THe birth of my son seems to be so close like yesterday... these images reminded me of those amazing moments. Not the pain, because the pain you forget the moment the baby is there... but this increadible feeling of power and joy. I am sure she is as thankful for documenting so wonderfully the most important moments of her life as thankful you are for having witnessed this fantastic event. I can imagine someone who did not experience something like that would think this is too intimate to share it with the public... but when you give birth, you want to share it with the whole world (this is how I felt too, I have Jamies birth on video)... it is the most wonderful and natural experience of the life! Thanks for sharing, thank you sooo much! longimanus · 2008-02-08: 02:55

wonderful post!thanks for sharing nasser · 2008-02-08: 03:25

it deeply moved me. very strong photos. thank you kackac · 2008-02-08: 05:24

Wow.. a really beautiful set.Cheers for the newborn child.Love all the pics :)) mintra · 2008-02-08: 05:53

What an event! Beautiful shots. rolpa · 2008-02-08: 07:53

"what a gift she has given me - to invite me to be a witness here. " And what a gift you have given back --- not only to them, but also to us all ... thank you!! eyesandheart · 2008-02-08: 08:28

Fabulous work. It was the gift that kept going, thanks for sharing it with all of us. They will have some wonderful photos to remember this time! The last shot is just perfect. DancingDolphin · 2008-02-08: 08:42

Thousands of Bravos to you ! I admire your proper shooting ! We don't need more. We have everything. The main person and her feelings, the father standing and being a great support, and the baby giving so much joy ! Splendid and marvellous ! THANK YOU ! Welcom to the baby, and congratulations to the happy parents. jendayee · 2008-02-08: 09:39

Powerful post. What has more power than life? Nothing. Birth is the most magical, memorable moment one can live. You caught the suffer and the joy magnificiently in these shots. What a great luck you had to be allowed to be there with your camera, and what a great luck we all have here to be allowed to contemplate the work of a wonderfully talented photographer such as you! Madoc · 2008-02-08: 09:45

Thanks for sharing, it's a wonderful and touching set! Freyja · 2008-02-08: 10:08

it's very drmatic n touching work... MIRWAN · 2008-02-08: 14:07

breath taking pics! added 7 to favs! Sakura8 · 2008-02-08: 15:08

Incredibly beautiful, sensitive photos. Welcome to the world Little E. photopoet · 2008-02-08: 15:23

I just cannnot say how these pictures express feelings! I love the 11th. lenkailenka · 2008-02-09: 01:05

beautiful set!!! luucha · 2008-02-09: 01:54

Good grief, I could hardly bear to continue scrolling down, and yet i couldn't stop either. I don't know whether to thank you, or to curse you. I felt every moment of that, which makes it mighty good photojournalism in my book!. ?:O Zedsdead · 2008-02-09: 09:33

what an amazing set...it brought tears to my eyes...you have a way with this kind of thing! Genevieve · 2008-02-09: 10:36

Wow! thanks for delivering this beautiful moment ... It reminds me of my son birth bacco66 · 2008-02-09: 15:26

it is really impressive. Mehrsun · 2008-02-09: 15:31

These are such moving pictures...They are so amazing. Thank you Julia. ClaudePechabaden · 2008-02-09: 18:04

Thanks for sharing it....I am so scare of it!!!!...but I thing the main thing is to give the opportunity of living....even if this world sometimes made me feel without hope... sakurawen · 2008-02-09: 18:20

That is just beautiful! Gabrielle, you remind me of my Mother! It is nice to see another female cousin too! Rowen · 2008-02-09: 19:52

Very touching pictures. This family will cherish them for years to come. ambersunsets · 2008-02-09: 21:03

These are more than good photographs, It was a splendid set…more than that… I can’t use a word to describe my feelings, I wish I could witness a new life born into our world too. Janiee · 2008-02-10: 10:37

... ... so expressive... and personal, I think... great moment, great photos !!! Bushman · 2008-02-10: 11:00

these comprise a beautiful set. one, ten and eleven would stand alone solidly. chipotle · 2008-02-10: 11:16

What an incredibly moving set. I have tears in my eyes. Thank you (and thank Gabrielle and James) so much for sharing. ncshutterbug · 2008-02-10: 12:37

complimenti!!!! Andrea67 · 2008-02-10: 13:57

very emotional!!! beautiful..............amazing set...wow!!!!!!!!!! dwojuna · 2008-02-10: 15:53

so amazing... you did a good job capturing the moments! emmetan · 2008-02-10: 18:03

[tears on her eyes] no words... EarwenElore · 2008-02-11: 16:55

incredible set you are simply the best life reporter... Soyam · 2008-02-12: 08:07

Great photos Julia, reminds me of the strength that woman do have, knowing pretty much what they are getting into, for the miricle of life, they go on with it. Proves that strength is measured in not by muscles alone, but with-in the mind. Very well done, and good taste in this display of the miricle at work.......... EddieD125 · 2008-02-12: 10:14

mEmOrAblE! davidcardona · 2008-02-13: 02:16

Absolutely remarkable!! Primavera · 2008-02-13: 13:05

Oh wow!!! They will treasure these pictures for the rest of their lives. Awesome that you did this. t2d4th · 2008-02-14: 10:22

take a bow j.g. here's to the little one and her parents. thanks all for sharing. what memories they will always have and thanks to you what photos. krx72 · 2008-02-14: 15:15

I commented already but am back. This is a great set - one of the best - I love the Michelangelo feel to #2 & 3 and just the amazing power and love throughout. Also the combinations of #15 are touching. My real amazement is that you have such friends that they included you, that they consented to you taking pictures of this SPECIAL event, and that they allowed us to see some of the joy here. BRAVO! Sheldon · 2008-02-14: 21:47

Well it all looked a bit 2 easy for ..... James hurry up and bring her out to Sydney your sister and friends are waiting Love 2 you 3 philip · 2008-02-15: 21:53

julia u are the best!!!!! I love your pictures are sooooo amaizing thank you so much for make me feel alive again and dont forget how beautiful its life no matter what!!! claudia · 2008-02-16: 00:21

julia u are the best!!!!! I love your pictures are sooooo amaizing thank you so much for make me feel alive again and dont forget how beautiful its life no matter what!!! claudia · 2008-02-16: 00:22

gorgeous :) one of the most beautiful sets of shots I've seen! Lindyart · 2008-02-16: 18:30

Primordial and elemental images of one of life's greatest beauties and mysteries — an absolutely magnificent documentary series, done with such sensitivity! jagungal · 2008-02-17: 03:21

Istenem. Megkönnyeztem ezt a sorozatot. nemedine · 2008-02-17: 16:31

intense environment but the takehome msg I got was how well she was supported through the birth, including role of photographer! would that all starts on this earth could go so well. tiffany · 2008-02-20: 10:13

great set. Like new life..... bravo MrSaSa · 2008-02-22: 06:25

Holy smokes, intense series. Great job capturing the emotion! etodd80 · 2008-02-27: 22:15

i got very teary then. beautiful. intothesun · 2008-04-26: 12:26

Yes. I, too, am weeping. Your sensitivity FINDS the beauty in the pain through the light thrown on your subject and the camera angle you shoot from. This is a deeply moving, masterful series. This family is so fortunate to have had you there to reflect back to them what they were too much a part of to see. gderuiter · 2008-04-30: 07:42

Most precious, new life offers such hope to all. Beautiful set. FCMFotoguy · 2008-05-05: 17:36

Enhorabuena!!!!! fermuor · 2009-10-27: 16:17

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