BABY

”These photographs were taken during the six weeks we were hospitalized in the neonatal unit with our son Björn in the fall of 2019. Björn was born two months early and everything happened very fast, from the time I woke up in the morning with a massive bleeding it took fifty minutes until he was born. We were lucky to be able to get to a hospital quickly and to have access to such good healthcare in Sweden. Had we arrived a few minutes later, it could have ended badly. I photographed a lot during this period because I immediately felt that this was something we needed to remember and process. We became mothers so suddenly and that morning life changed completely.”

With BABY photographer Märta Thisner with incredible presence and warmth has documented her and her wife Sophie’s first staggering time as new parents. The result is an intimate and breathtaking journey through vulnerability, worry, hope and joy. The book is published as a collaboration between micro publishers Puss Publications and Sailor Press.

Märta Thisner is a Stockholm based photographer trained in Sweden and England. With a unique aesthetic she has portrayed a wide range of musicians and artists, worked for both creative and commercial clients – such as Moderna Museet, Liljevalchs, Cullbergbaletten and Wallpaper – and participated in numerous exhibitions. Märta Thisner won Arbetets museum’s documentary photo prize in 2017 and in 2019 published the book Drunk in love. The book was nominated for the Swedish Photography Book Award in 2020.