Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Becoming A Mother is a project that aims to show how childbirth changes a woman. Vaida Razmislavičė thus photographed 33 women, focusing on their eyes. "For this project I chose a very simple format, as if I were taking photos for personal documents," she wrote. "I wanted to emphasize their view and take away anything that could distract them (ie the belly)."

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I always observe people's eyes. I have noticed how the gaze of a woman changes when she becomes a mother. I've got an idea to show this photographically through two portraits: one during pregnancy, and one after giving birth. The idea was to go beyond traditional pregnancy photography, and focus on the face and eyes. When a woman becomes a mother, they connect with their natural part, their intuition increases, they know things they never knew before. And woman's eyes change, they become deeper, wiser. However, with modern values in the background, these awakened strengths fade, women get carried away by routine, they lose connection with the meaningful. The goal of this project is to capture the daughter-to-mother transformation and the tremendous change of woman's inner quality, in times when motherhood (and woman as a womb of mankind) is increasingly depreciated. The two portraits would be a reminder to women about something sacred, something outside the commonness, something forgotten. The target group has been selected based on one condition – women had to expect their firstborn. I have chosen a very simple portrait format – close to passport photography. 33 women participated in this project. One portrait on pregnancy (left), second one when woman became mother (right). All photos you can see at my web page gallery (see the link at the bio) Thank you @agnemay @egle_aukskalne @martapaliukas @vilkesnamaivilnius @cibulskaitedovile @studijam #pregnancy #firsttimemoms #firstimemom #womanportrait #photography #portraitphotography #photoproject #lithuania #mama

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How much it changes a woman's gaze, who became a mother, can also be viewed in the gallery. But maybe the happiness that shines from their eyes inspires you to think about it yourself motherhood.

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Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?

Before they became mothers: how much does a woman change when she becomes a mother?