Leilani Rogers - Photographer, Mentor, Doula

08/14/2023

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Even if you can’t or haven’t given birth, you’re all stronger than you know!

07/30/2023

Well, I’ve photographed my last birth. It’s surreal.

iPhone share, forgive any compromise in quality. I’m on the road away from my office but had to share this spectacular moment!

06/19/2023

Happy Father’s Day to all the loving, supportive and present dads out there!

06/12/2023

You never know who your work will impact. I was so honored when these ladies reached out to me last year asking if they could include one of my images from the Public Breastfeeding Awareness Project in a film sharing their research findings of what kinds of learnings tools and materials resonate best with moms with learning disabilities. Really makes you think about how wide your net should be when representing birthing families. ♥️

This programme is about a research project involving women with learnng disabilities, looking at supporting women with learning disabilities to feed their ba...

05/14/2023

Just popping in to say happy Mother's Day to all the strong, supportive mother figures in our lives

03/24/2023

Friends, I have some news to share and it isn’t easy! I’ve been holding off on making this announcement for a while now. It was hard enough coming to terms with it myself! But once you realize something has fulfilled its purpose, it is time to move on.

After October of this year, I will no longer be attending births as either a doula or a birth photographer. I have a handful of openings left in May, July, and September - but that’s it.

It feels so good and so scary at the same time to say it out loud. It is almost 12 years to the day since I documented my first birth. And 3 years to the day since I first attended one as a doula. There really aren’t words to describe the impact this work has had on my life. I have grown in countless ways from spending time in these spaces, and with incredibly strong and beautiful families. I could never have predicted the places birth work would take me or the opportunities it would give me. The magic I would witness. Thank you doesn’t seem adequate enough but it’s all I really can say, to hundreds of clients and thousands of followers - for welcoming me and my work into their lives. For encouraging me along the way. You have no idea how much it has meant to me. And to my peers, saying goodbye is just as hard. I love you all so very much!

If you know me well I am sure you’re wondering what comes next for me. Because I don’t sit still for long! I’m actually writing a book. It will be a photography based chapter book sharing some of the incredible stories I’ve documented in more detail than I’ve ever shared before! I’m very excited about it and it feels like the perfect way to close this chapter of my life. After that, I have no expectations. The last year of my life has taught me that pauses are good for the soul. I’ve been intentionally slowing down and backing away from expectations for some time now, and it feels goooood.

I haven't been as active on social media as this season winds down and my priorities have begun to shift. Who knows if anyone will even see this post! But I will keep my page up for a while, I am sure. There are just too many memories stored here.

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02/17/2023

Showed up right as the sun rose to this beautiful homebirth where Dad caught his (surprise!) daughter

02/01/2023

Austinites, how you holding up in this weather? Hope y'all are staying cozy. If you get REAL cozy, be sure to hit me up for your birth in November ;)

01/24/2023

The almighty placenta serves such a crucial role in your baby's growth and development. Love these moments where Mama took some time to touch it, pay respect to it and then lean in to baby with a new appreciation for the nourishment it provided him inside her belly for the last 9 months.

Central Texas Birth Center

01/19/2023

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12/21/2022

"Pregnancy/birth after loss is incredibly challenging. It feels like you're holding your breath for 9 months. Even after baby is born you're terrified they will be taken from you. Now that Monroe is here a new set of grief I feel for Graham. I now know exactly what I've missed out on with him ad how I'll never have these days/experiences with him. I look at her and I see him, which equally warms my heart and breaks it. There will always be a huge hole in my heart and in our family.

Holding space for grief and joy, hope and heartache, fear and courage all at once is something I openly honor.

Pregnancy after loss is the second hardest experience of my life."

~ Diana