Birth & Newborn Photography: Capturing New Life and New Beginnings

As a documentary photographer, I specialize in preserving important moments that will never happen again. If there were ever moments worthy of capturing, it’s when a new little person joins your family. Whether you want to capture the moment your child is born or the beginning of your new life together at home, I promise you that you won’t regret being able to look back on the time that your child entered your life.

Session Options & Pricing

  • My documentary newborn sessions are relaxed and focus on documenting all of the little moments and parts of your routine that you'll want to look back on when this fleeting time is over. Think of me as a friend who’s just coming to hang out with their camera for about two hours.

    Around 1 month old is a good time for a documentary newborn session because baby will be more alert and you’ll have had time to establish a routine together.

    Includes a private online gallery of edited high-resolution photos.

    10,000 NT (25% deposit to book)

  • Birth photography isn’t just for hippies and it doesn’t have to feature a lot of graphic images or nudity (although I’m certainly not afraid of those things). It’s about documenting the story of when you’re child joined your family. Some moments might be hard, but there will also be moments of strength, partnership, and beauty.

    A birth photography package includes:

    • In-person consultation before the birth  

    • Me being on call 24/7 from 38 weeks until the time of delivery

    • Time spent with you from the time of active labor up to 2 hours after the birth

    • A private online gallery of edited high-resolution photos

    • A slideshow set to music that you can easily share with others

    25,000 NT (25% deposit to book, the balance paid by 38 weeks)

    payment plans available

    For birth photography, I typically stick to the Taipei and New Taipei area. However, depending on your birth circumstances, I may be able to come to you anywhere in Taiwan. Get in touch and we’ll talk!

Gift certificates available!

Want to document Baby’s entire first year of life? Check out my Year in the Life projects.

A slideshow of a birth at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taipei.

A slideshow of a birth at Loving Care Birth Center in Xinzhuang.

A man touches noses with his newborn baby daughter in his living room in Taipei, Taiwan. Photographed by newborn photographer Cahleen Hudson.
A newborn baby foot is poking out from a swing in an apartment in Taipei, Taiwan.
A man gazes up at his wife lovingly as she holds their newborn baby son on their balcony in Taipei, Taiwan. Photographed by newborn photographer Cahleen Hudson.
A dog licks a new dad's face while he's powerless to stop him because he's holding his newborn baby daughter; from a newborn photography session in Taipei, Taiwan.
A new mother holds her newborn baby daughter on the couch in her living room in Taipei, Taiwan.
A woman is laboring in a birthing tub with her partner at Dianthus Hospital in Taipei. A midwife is helping her.
A woman leaning against her partner in the waterbirth tub at Dianthus hospital, captured by taipei birth photographer Cahleen Hudson. She has a look of concentration on her face.
A black and white closeup shot of a man's hand on his wife's should as she labors in a waterbirth tub at Dianthus Birth Center in Taipei.
A black and white closeup of a woman's face with her husband behind her in the birth tub. She has a bead of sweat on her upper lip and is working through a contraction.
A color photo of a couple in a birth tub at Dianthus Hospital in Taipei, captured by Taiwan birth photographer Cahleen Hudson. They are holding their new baby who was just born and have a look of joy on their faces.
A father and mother hold hands while holding their newborn baby girl in a hospital bed in Taipei, Taiwan.
A woman meets her baby daughter for the first time after giving birth and lets her hold her finger in a hospital in Taipei, Taiwan.
A baby is being measured after birth in a hospital in Taipei, Taiwan.
A baby is born in a hospital in Taipei, Taiwan and placed on her mom's chest.
A man gazes at his newborn daughter with love as his wife holds her on a hospital bed in Taipei, Taiwan.
A closeup of a contraction monitor with a mom laboring in the background at Loving Care Maternity Center in Taipei, Taiwan.
A couple holds hands while the mom labors at Loving Care Maternity Center in Taipei, Taiwan.
A man comforts his wife as she gives birth to their daughter at Loving Care Birth Center in Taipei, Taiwan.
A woman comforts her husband as he cries because their daughter is about to be born at Loving Care Maternity Center in Taipei, Taiwan.
A sheet of paper showing contractions with a woman laboring in the background at Loving Care Birth Center in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
A man holds his wife's arm and bows his head in tiredness at Loving Care Birth Center in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
A baby is placed on her mom's chest after being born as the father cries in the background at Loving Care Birth Center in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
A couple looks at their newborn baby daughter for the first time at Loving Care Birth Center in Xinzhuang, Taiwan.