About me
Birth photos by Anna Kielar Photography
Family photos by Becky Gardner Memories
My name is Payton and I am in love with all things related to birth which is what got me here. I live between the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos area (Stroudsburg PA) right in Bangor Pennslyvania, and I am just minutes from New Jersey. I have 4 kids and I’ve experienced a hospital medicated birth and 3 unmedicated home-births. It wasn’t till the birth of my second child that I fell in LOVE with birth, I wanted to give birth 100 more times! I love documenting birth stories, I think birth can be such an empowering amazing experience and having those photos to remember every little detail for the rest of your life is so important to me! Whether you’re planning a hospital medicated birth, hospital unmedicated, cesarean section, or a home birth I want to be there to tell your story!
Testimonials
“I am so forever grateful for the beautiful pictures Payton captured from my birth. I had dreamed of having our birth story captured and the pictures we got were exactly what I’d dreamt of and more! Her presence was so calming and professional, and I felt both comfortable and excited to have her in the room. We talked a bit leading up to the birth - she was so supportive and kept checking in on me to see how I was doing. When our planned home birth turned into a hospital induction, she didn’t bat an eye. She was prepared and punctual and so calm. We are forever grateful to her for capturing the most amazing event of our lives. It’s impossible to exaggerate how precious these photos are to us!”
We booked Payton for the birth of our last baby, a surprise gender birth! She was absolutely incredible throughout the entire process. She allowed me to make payments prior to birth rather than paying in full.
While I was in labor I messaged her and told her, but told her not to rush over. She did anyway! She is SO DEDICATED, she came and stayed for hours. She was incredibly patient with my older kids, who ADORE her. She was helpful to my midwife, who also had only great things to say about her bedside manner. She not only photographed my birth, but she helped improve the entire experience. She also missed her sons birthday, to ensure she captured ours.
We got the photos back quickly, and we were absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the results. I have a hard time looking at them, they make me so emotional (haha!)
