Rainbow Baby Photography — Celebrating New Life After Loss
A rainbow baby — a baby born after pregnancy or infant loss — arrives carrying a particular weight of meaning. The joy of their arrival is genuine and overwhelming, and it exists alongside everything that came before. Photographing a rainbow baby is not the same as photographing any other newborn. It requires a particular kind of gentleness, an understanding of what these parents have been through, and a willingness to hold space for the complexity of emotions that come with this arrival.
Yana Skakun Photography approaches rainbow baby photography with the care, privacy and sensitivity these sessions deserve. Sessions are completely tailored to the family — some families want to acknowledge the loss explicitly within the photographs (with symbolic elements, names, or a particular set-up); others simply want beautiful photographs of their baby without any reference to the journey. Both are equally honoured.
What a Rainbow Baby Session Looks Like
Sessions typically take place at home, in a gentle natural-light environment, following the same care and safety standards as any newborn session. Length is entirely at your pace — there is no rush, no expectation. If you need to stop, you stop. If you need to hold your baby and simply be, that is the photograph. The consultation before the session includes a private, no-pressure conversation about your story, your wishes for the session and anything specific you would like included.
Portfolio images from rainbow baby sessions are shared only with explicit written consent, and never without it. Your privacy is completely protected throughout the entire process. Available across Cambridgeshire, London, East Anglia and wider England.