Best of 2021 – Reflecting Back

As we leave another year and enter into a new one, I thought I’d outline the best of 2021 by reflecting back over the year.

In this quick round-up, I’ll go back over the things I’m most proud of and the things I’m looking forward to unleashing in 2022.

Here goes,

buckle up…

I recorded and published 23 episodes of The Adventures of a Birth Photographer Podcast (which I’m mega chuffed to bits with!!) It has had over 2K downloads and is growing!

The most popular Episode was: Season 1, Ep6: Talks With Eva Rose – Birth Photographer Extraordinaire

Closely followed by: Season 1, Ep1: How Looking at Birth Can Actually Help You

My most visited and read blog post was: A Savvy List For Your Home Birth

Followed by: My Theory About Shower Maternity Sessions!

I wrote six articles for Juno Magazine for my Birth in Pictures Column – You can check out Juno Here!

I have a small but wonderful list of people who receive my fortnightly letters, I have written to them 23 times in 2021 – Sign Up here If You’d Like to Get My Letters in 2022!

The most popular image on Instagram was this one…

 

Closely followed by this one…

 

The Best performing and loved REEL was this one – Click Here to See!

I won two Silver Awards for two birth images – See them Here!

Plus…

I worked with some truly awesome women and families this year!!

This looked like documenting and supporting families during :

Birth

Photographing some stunning Maternity sessions

Capturing some scrumptious Newborn babes

and I lost count of how many peeps sent me their beautiful mobile phone birth images to edit (thank you!!)

I travelled 1000’s of miles across the UK this year – Yup, I love driving. If you’re outside South Wales but are interested in working with me in ANY capacity – Get in Touch Here!

So what’s the plan for 2022?

I’m glad you asked…

I’ll be interviewing more peeps on the Podcast next year – The return date will be sometime in February 2022, I have some fab peeps already lined up!

I’ve built something which I’ll be launching very soon in its BETA stage – It’s called the Birth Library (feels very scary to write and publish this bit, I’ve kept it under wraps for about, oh, 2/3 YEARS!!).

I’m slowing down a little on births in 2022 – I’m only working with a super limited amount of awesome peeps in 2022. Heads up – – > only 8 spaces left for birth photography 2022. Reach Out Here to see if I’m available to document your birth in 2022.

I have a competition I’m plotting!

Planning on writing and sending some awesome info, finds and birthy things to my subscribers twice a month – Get My letters Here!

Embarking on a couple of courses to improve my skills and find my “brave”.

We’ve got a trip planned to visit Harry Potter World and I can’t wait!!!

+ there’s a bunch of other stuff that’ll be released throughout the year.

To keep up to date with what I’m up to – – >>>  follow my Instagram

Hoping very much that the one birth partner rule is obliviated in 2022, it’s about bloody time.

and that’s about it…

Have a fabulous New Year – See you in 2022.