A look through the birth story of little E as she seals the deal at 4th blessing for this lovely family.

About Lana Photographs

Hey there, I'm Lana, the human behind Lana Photographs! I'm a Chicago-based Maternity and Birth Photographer, covering mainly the Western and Southwestern suburbs, but feel free to reach out if you live outside those borders to enquire about my availability. I'm also a trained birth and postpartum doula and love working with women through all stages of their motherhood journies.

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Getting invited into the operating theatre to shoot a birth is a BIG deal. Specially here in the UAE, where birth photography is still a small, but growing, genre of photography. I'm blessed to say I've shot inside several operating theatres around the country, both in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and I look forward to shooting many more!

Donne and Wayne welcomed their beautiful baby boy, Luke, into the world in Abu Dhabi, the place they chose to call home. Donne worked really hard to get permission for me to get into the operating theatre, and I eventually did! The only condition the hospital placed on us, is not to share any photos from inside the operating theatre, so unfortunately, I will not be able to show you that part, however, here are some shots from right before and right after :)

Donne and Wayne, thank you so much for trusting me with covering Luke's birth. I hope I did it the justice it deserves, and can't wait to see you three again soon!