Photo Research: IVF
Story by Jelena aka Rebel Jel
Photos, Costume, Direction
by Jade Maljojoki
Make Up by Abi Hutchinson
Location UE Arsenal
Before this shoot, I couldn’t stop thinking about others who have walked this path. It was comforting to hear that I wasn’t alone when others began opening up about this often-hidden journey, one so rarely discussed and shrouded in shame. So, Jade and I wanted to capture not just the beauty and glamour of pregnancy, but also the reality and struggle many face along the way.”
“These photos were taken during a special time in my pregnancy when I finally began to embrace and proudly share this wonderful moment in my life. However, I was also coming to terms with the long and lonely road that brought me here. I knew that images like these could spark celebration, but they might also stir feelings of pain. I've been there—through uncertainty, isolation, surgeries, bad news, and the feeling of being unheard when I tried to talk about it.
But finally, I made my dream come true through IVF.
Share your story with us.
We are collecting the stories of women, to put together an article on the subject of IVF, to be submitted to Berlin Based Lifestyle magazines.
Let’s bring more Awareness to the normalisation of IVF.