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The Art of Maternity Photography

Lighting and posing basics of Maternity-Pregnancy photoshoot

Chryssa Chaina

Wedding photographer

Pregnancy & Newborn photographer

I studied Photography at Athens Technological Education Institution and also studied Architecture Design. But my love always was for Fine Arts, so it was one way for me to work as a photographer. I have participated in numerous workshops and taught by famous wedding photographers from all over the world, since I believe knowledge never stops.

I am working as a wedding photographer since 2011 and photograph weddings all over Greece. In every wedding I want to capture the real feelings and moments of the people who participate in it. I love to photograph the emotions, the smiles, the details, everything that make the wedding photography so special and unique.

Since 2016 I specialize in pregnancy and newborn photography. Is my second passion which I am devoted in my work…the first days of motherhood, the life that grows inside a mother, the purity of a newborn and the priceless first moments of the baby, are the romance in my photography life.

Through the years I have been awarded and distinguished many times in International Competitions, both on Photoweddingstories and Cosmos Awards Competition.

PWS 5th Convention 2015

• Silver Award, award of Excellence, Wedding Day 2015

PWS 6th Convention 2016

• Silver Award, award of Excellence, Baptism

PWS 7th Convention 2017

• 2nd Place Children-Newborn Category
• Silver Award, award of Excellence, Wedding Day
• Silver Award, award of Excellence, Open Category
• Silver Award, award of Excellence, Details
• Silver Award, award of Excellence, Wedding Day (2nd half)

PWS 8th Convention 2018

• Silver Award, award of Excellence, Portrait
• Four (4) Silver Awards, awards of Excellence, Children – Newborn
• Five (5) Awards “Best of Greece”, Shape’N’Light Competition 2018

IWPOTY AWARDS

(International Wedding Photographer of the Year)

Top 10 Finalist in the Black & White Category

PWS 9th Convention 2019

• 9 Merit Awards, PWS Convention
• 1st Place, Wedding photojournalism Category PWS
• 2nd Place, Children – New Born Category PWS

RISE AWARDS 2019

• Bronze Award – Newborn Category
• Two (2) Silver Awards and Wedding Category Finalist – Wedding Category

PWS 10th Convention 2020

• 1st Place – Wedding Photojournalism
• 1st Place – Album Baptism
• 1st Place – Children / Teenagers Photography
• 3rd Place – Children / Teenagers Photography
• 2nd Place – Album Open, Εγκυμοσύνη Νεογέννητο
• 3rd Place – Newborn / Babies
• 4 awards HONOR OF EXCELLENCE – Wedding, Baptism, Pregnancy- Maternity, Newborn Category

PWS 10th 2^nd Convention 2020

• 5 awards HONOR OF EXCELLENCE – Wedding, Baptism, Pregnancy- Maternity, Newborn Category

Cosmos Awards 2020

• 3^rd place Wedding photojournalism
• 3 Silver awards Wedding, Newborn and Pregnancy Category

Cosmos Awards 2021

• 3rd Place – Wedding Photojournalism
• 1st Place – Filmmaking Pre wedding
• 4 awards silver awards – Wedding, Baptism, Pregnancy- Maternity, Newborn Category

PWS 11th Convention 2021

• 1st Place – Newborn
• 1st Place – Pregnancy
• 3rd Place – Children / Teenagers Photography
• 3rd Place – Pregnancy
• 7 awards HONOR OF EXCELLENCE – Wedding, Baptism, Pregnancy- Maternity, Newborn Category
• Craftsman Award   
• PWS 12th Convention 2022
• 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place – Pregnancy
• 1st Place – Newborn
• 3rd Place – Wedding on wedding day
• 7 awards HONOR OF EXCELLENCE – Wedding, Baptism Album, Pregnancy- Maternity, Newborn, Bride alone Category

Cosmos Awards 2022

• 1^st trimester

1^st place Wedding Details

2 silver awards Pregnancy and Newborn Category

• 2^nd trimester

1^st place Portrait Maternity

2^nd place Creative Portrait Composite

2 Silver Awards Portrait Maternity

1 silver Award Wedding Couple together