Who am I?
Cicely Gutierrez. I am a Photographer who specializes in Birth Photography. I am a Certified Birth and Bereavement Doula. I also teach Childbirth Classes. About Me
I am in my early forties (shhh, don’t tell), and am the happily married mom of two very rambunctious youngsters.
I've been a photographer since my college days and have developed a style that I love to explore with every session. I especially enjoy outdoor, natural light photography, but I also have a portable studio and love doing studio portraits as well. Both of my boys were born in Flagstaff. I had a homebirth with my son in 2011, and it was a wonderful experience. I had my second son at the Flagstaff birth center in 2017. In 2013 I delved into birth photography and found my passion. The birth of a child is one of the most remarkable of all life-changing events. Yet so often it goes un-documented. Click HERE to learn more about Birth Photography. Around the same time, I also began studying birth itself. As I learned more, I discovered I had an overwhelming desire to help other women learn the things I had learned when I was pregnant with my own son. That is a large part of the reason I went into birth work. I knew that homebirth is not possible for all women, but I wanted to be able to provide that level of support and education to any woman who wants it. I learned that a doula fills an often-needed role in the birth team, especially when that birth is taking place in a traditional hospital setting. I took a doula training workshop with DONA in the Summer of 2013 and chose to certify with Stillbirthday in 2019/2020. My certification through Stillbirthday has also trained me to provide bereavement support to families experiencing a pregnancy loss. Click HERE to learn more. I also teach childbirth classes on Zoom that are open to anyone, anywhere. Click HERE to learn more. LOVE. LIFE. BIRTH. |
Cicely Gutierrez Photography & Birth Services: LoveLifeBirth | About me |