Cradle & Capture

Cradle & Capture Hi, I'm Christine. Lifestyle & SABPA Registered Birth Photographer. Based in Polokwane, South Africa.

The world can wait.For now, it’s just a mother, her baby, and the quiet kind of love that changes everything.
23/07/2026

The world can wait.

For now, it’s just a mother, her baby, and the quiet kind of love that changes everything.

People often ask me, “Isn’t photographing births bloody? Traumatising? Too much?”No.It is one of the most holy, humbling...
22/07/2026

People often ask me, “Isn’t photographing births bloody? Traumatising? Too much?”

No.

It is one of the most holy, humbling, and wholesome things I have ever witnessed.

To stand quietly in a room where a mother finds a strength she never knew she had. To watch a family meet the little person they’ve loved for months. To hear that first cry, see those first tears, and witness love taking on a whole new form.

Birth changes everyone in the room.

And every single time, it changes something in me too.

What an incredible privilege it is to preserve these moments that are gone in the blink of an eye, yet remembered for a lifetime. 🤍

The Birth of Eben | 14•06•2026

20/07/2026

Baby Eben. 🤍

A precious Fresh 48 session with a little boy who was prayed for, deeply loved, and so eagerly awaited.

It’s been almost seven weeks since this beautiful birth, and I’m finally getting to share this gallery with you.The past...
06/07/2026

It’s been almost seven weeks since this beautiful birth, and I’m finally getting to share this gallery with you.

The past few weeks have been such a full season, and this story has patiently waited its turn. Going back through these images reminded me just how much I love preserving these moments.

Every birth is different. Every family has a story worth telling. And it’s a privilege I’ll never take for granted.

Welcome to the world, Leamay. 🩷

03/06/2026

There are moments in birth that stay with you.

This is one of them.

The moment a baby emerges into the world after months of being known only by a heartbeat, a scan, and a mother’s intuition.

As a birth photographer and mother myself, it always feels extraordinary to witness.

A few weeks ago, I spent the afternoon with Irene and her boys.There was laughter, running feet, big hugs, and plenty of...
01/06/2026

A few weeks ago, I spent the afternoon with Irene and her boys.

There was laughter, running feet, big hugs, and plenty of chaos, exactly as it should be.

A beautiful season of waiting, loving, and growing together. 🌈

Little nursery moments, just minutes after birth 🤍Some of the moms I photograph are under general anaesthesia, sometimes...
28/05/2026

Little nursery moments, just minutes after birth 🤍

Some of the moms I photograph are under general anaesthesia, sometimes without a birth partner present by circumstance or choice. No one there to take photos in theatre or afterwards.

That’s why I love what I do. I get to preserve all the little details they would have otherwise missed.

One of my favourite moments in theatre is hearing everyone present being named before surgery starts…Obstetrician.Assist...
28/05/2026

One of my favourite moments in theatre is hearing everyone present being named before surgery starts…

Obstetrician.
Assistant doctor.
Anaesthetist.
Nurses.
Paediatrician.
Birth partner.
Photographer.

And then the nurse says, “team complete” 🤍🥰

Every birth I capture is different.Different midwives on duty, different paediatricians, different doctors, different st...
28/05/2026

Every birth I capture is different.

Different midwives on duty, different paediatricians, different doctors, different stories unfolding in real time. Things move fast and I don’t always get every little detail.

But when I do, those are often the images parents treasure the most 🤍

Of all the moments I photograph, this one feels the most sacred.🕊️
07/05/2026

Of all the moments I photograph, this one feels the most sacred.🕊️

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