COURTNEY'S UNICORN BABIES

I always loved photography. I studied other areas like painting, design and illustration.

It wasn’t until I had my son that I knew what I wanted to do. A photographer came into our room when my son was one day. She photographed the best moments of my life. Natural and real, in the hospital using hospital sheets and a basket. 

I love those photos deeply. They capture a moment in my life where I had survived, where I escaped death and became a mother. Every photo was different and showed my tiny child and his perfect fingers and toes. My body created another human. This body I once hated so much that I decided to take my hurt out on now gave me my beautiful son.

Those photos were forgiveness and hope. Those photos were a symbol that I was strong enough to overcome what would have killed most.

I had a hard first year with my son and he had colic bad. After the birth of my daughter my thoughts have become more clear and as my kids get older I have been able to take a moment and care for my own need to be creative. I applied for a job as newborn photographer at the hospital from the time my son was born. He is now two and a half and my daughter just turned one and I was hired to take newborn photos in the hospital. 

For the first time I finally feel like this is my calling.

I love the idea of being able to give others the gift of such a monumental moment in their life.

How cool to be able to capture so much emotion, raw and Un-staged. 

Even taking photos of a woman’s loss gives her the gift of knowing that baby was real, that moment did happen. Sometimes a photo is all they will ever have of that child.

I love that photography can give comfort to those who need it most.

I have always loved all kids of art but I have such a passion and desire for photography, to give this gift to others as it was given to me. 

I never felt truly complete until I found this form of art and this subject to be inspired by.

I’m still learning and I plan on being that way for the rest of my life.