Hello! I’m Tiarra.
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Certified Birth Photographer | Essence of Birth with Birth Becomes You | July 2021
Lightroom Editing Course | Birth Becomes You | January 2022
Trained Doula | Dona International Doula Workshop | February 2017
Apprentice Doula + Birth Photographer | Yema Mamas Holistic Doula Care | June 2017-August 2018
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Honorable Mention International Birth Photography Association
IBPA Top 20% 2025
Featured in Everyday Birth Magazine 2025
Best in Birth Details 2024-14th Annual International Birth Photography Competition
Featured in Everyday Birth Magazine 2024
Birth Photographer of the Year 2023 Silver Award
IAPBP Bronze Award 2023
IAPBP Honorable Mention 2023
IAPBP Top 20% 2023
Mentioned on Buzzfeed and Huff Post 2022 & 2023
Audience Choice 1st Place 2023-Everyday Birth Magazine
Honorable Mention 2023- Everyday Birth Magazine
Audience Choice Finalist 2023- Everyday Birth Magazine
Audience Choice 2022-Everyday Birth Magazine
Featured in Everyday Birth Magazine 2022
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I’m Tiarra, the heart behind Mother Wolf Birth Photography. I live in Tacoma with my husband and our three wild, adventurous little boys (10, 7 and 5.5). We’re an outdoors family at heart and love going on all kinds of adventures both big or small and taking our bikes out whenever we can. I start my mornings early either at Vie or walking 2-3 miles before my boys get up. When I’m not behind the camera, I’m usually outside hiking trails, cold plunging, going for long walks or at the beach admiring all the low tide creatures. I also love a good comedy show, live music, and anything else that gets me out in the world with my boys.
My love for birth began in 2016 when my first son was born. Growing up, I was taught that birth was scary, something to fear, and that there was only one “right” way to do it. But halfway through my pregnancy, everything shifted. I realized I had a voice, choices, and options. At 34 weeks, I changed my care and chose to give birth in a way that felt right for me and welcoming my first son at a freestanding birth center and my next two babies at home.
That experience changed everything. Just a few months after my first son was born, I became a doula. In 2017, I began apprenticing with two local doulas at Yema Mamas, supporting families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Somewhere along the way, I started bringing my camera to births and completely fell in love. There was something so powerful about capturing these raw, transformative moments and turning them into art.
Over time, I followed that passion fully and transitioned from doula work into being a full-time birth and family photographer. Now, I have the honor of documenting stories that are as powerful as they are beautiful and helping families see birth in a whole new way.
