A Mother's Love by Brian Frank

Public Project

A Mother's Love

Copyright Brian Frank 2024

Date of Work Aug 2018 - Ongoing

Updated Feb 2019

Location Des Moines, Iowa

Topics Aging, Beauty, Black and White, Children, Documentary, Family, Feminism, Fine Art, Joy, Love, Motherhood, Nude, Parenting & Family, Photography, Photojournalism, Portraiture, Pregnancy/Birth

My wife might be the coolest person alive, and I am regularly amazed by her. She is smart, funny, caring and just the right amount of dorky. She is lovely inside and out. She also struggles with body image after giving birth to three children.

This was the launching point for my new project, “A Mother’s Love” that shows the marks and scars caused by pregnancy, not as something to feel shame, but something to be celebrated. They are physical reminders of a mother’s love and sacrifice for her children. In short, this is a love letter to my wife, my partner, and my friend.

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