Thirty one year old Keiko is on a photo shoot but it's not for a glamour magazine - she's pregnant.
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Photographer Natsuko Takada says an increasing number of pregnant women want to capture their baby bump on film for posterity.
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When she first opened her portrait studio, she had less than 10 customers a month. But since adding maternity nudes to her portfolio the numbers have quadrupled.
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(SOUNDBITE)(Japanese) STUDIO OWNER, NATSUKO TAKADA, SAYING:"When I was reading a magazine in a hospital, I came across a nude photo of a foreign pregnant woman touching her belly with a warm expression on her face. I was so touched by the photo, it made me want to take my own 'maternity nude', but I couldn't find a place to do it and that's why I decided to have my own studio."
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Three years ago a subway poster of a nude and pregnant Britney Spears sparked concern in Japan. It was considered 'too stimulating' for young commuters.
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(SOUNDBITE)(Japanese) CHIEF EDITOR OF MATERNITY MAGAZINE "NINA'S," SATOMI KAWAGUCHI, SAYING:"Compared to the past, more women see pregnancy as a special occasion. I think that the happiness that comes from pregnancy is what's really pushing this 'maternity nude' trend."
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Keiko's pregnancy is almost over and she won't be appearing on any magazine covers but she will have the photographs to show her new baby daughter when she's old enough.
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Thirty one year old Keiko is on a photo shoot but it's not for a glamour magazine - she's pregnant.
(SOUNDBITE)(Japanese) 31-YEAR-OLD PREGNANT WOMAN, KEIKO IIDA, SAYING:"I wanted to take the photo for myself. Also, I'm expecting a baby girl and I wanted to look at the pictures with my daughter in the future when she gets pregnant."
Japan has one of the world's lowest birth rates.
Photographer Natsuko Takada says an increasing number of pregnant women want to capture their baby bump on film for posterity.
When she first opened her portrait studio, she had less than 10 customers a month. But since adding maternity nudes to her portfolio the numbers have quadrupled.
(SOUNDBITE)(Japanese) STUDIO OWNER, NATSUKO TAKADA, SAYING:"When I was reading a magazine in a hospital, I came across a nude photo of a foreign pregnant woman touching her belly with a warm expression on her face. I was so touched by the photo, it made me want to take my own 'maternity nude', but I couldn't find a place to do it and that's why I decided to have my own studio."
Three years ago a subway poster of a nude and pregnant Britney Spears sparked concern in Japan. It was considered 'too stimulating' for young commuters.
Now magazine publishers happily feature 'maternity nudes' posing like Hollywood stars.
(SOUNDBITE)(Japanese) CHIEF EDITOR OF MATERNITY MAGAZINE "NINA'S," SATOMI KAWAGUCHI, SAYING:"Compared to the past, more women see pregnancy as a special occasion. I think that the happiness that comes from pregnancy is what's really pushing this 'maternity nude' trend."
Keiko's pregnancy is almost over and she won't be appearing on any magazine covers but she will have the photographs to show her new baby daughter when she's old enough.
Hayley Platt, Reuters. |
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