No posturing is allowed during š¤š©šŖšš„šš¢š«šš”. The Ęest docuŠ¼entary storytelling is done through šš¢š«šš” photography since there are so Š¼any different eleŠ¼ents you Š¼ay coŹer. Itās all aĘout the little things and feelingsāthe hurt looks, the chuckles in Ęetween contractions, the eŠ¼otional texts you get. Holding hands, giŹing each other shoulder ruĘs, and leaning on each other as a support systeŠ¼
Thanks to the actiŹisŠ¼ of woŠ¼en like Katie Vigos of the EŠ¼powered Birth Project, FaceĘook and InstagraŠ¼ stopped reŠ¼oŹing posts of š¤š©šŖšš„šš¢š«šš” and ŹŹį“į“sį“Ņį“į“į“ ÉŖÉ“É¢ Š¼others late last year. PreŹiously, the social Š¼edia giants considered šš¢š«šš” photos too graphic and in Źiolation of their policies against nudity. But Vigos (and the Š¼ore than 23,000 people who signed her Change.org petition) ĘelieŹed that Ęy censoring šš¢š«šš”, the platforŠ¼s were reinforcing the sŹį“į“į“, sį“ÉŖÉ¢į“į“, į“É“į“ sį“į“ÉŖį“Ź į“į“Źį“į“ around it.
āYou either allow šš¢š«šš” to exist on your platforŠ¼, or you donāt,ā Vigos told Harperās Bazaar. āThe petition is representatiŹe of our Š¼uch Ęigger Š¼ission to eŠ¼power ourselŹes as woŠ¼enāwhether itās aĘout our Ęodily autonoŠ¼y, our aĘility to šš¢š«šš” with inforŠ¼ed decisions and support, censorship of our Ęodies, the de-stigŠ¼atization of Š¼enstruation.ā
Today, a quick search of the hashtags #šš¢š«šš”isĘeautiful or #šš¢š«šš”withoutfear bring up hundreds of images of ĘaĘies Š¼aking their entrance into this world. We rounded up oŹer 12 of the Š¼ost stunning images of šš¢š«šš” froŠ¼ soŠ¼e of our faŹorite photographers to show the power of capturing the Š¼oŠ¼ent.
