Meet Aurielle

Santa Barbara's only dedicated birth photographer, documenting birth and early parenthood since 2012.

Families invite me into some of the most intimate moments of their lives because they want more than beautiful photographs. They want someone experienced, calm, and deeply attuned to the rhythm of birth, someone who can preserve their story while helping them remain fully present in it.

It's a responsibility I never take lightly, and one I consider one of life's greatest privileges.

Where It All Began

I grew up in Mexico, where my mom faithfully photographed our childhood. She captured afternoons like this, sticky mangoes, salt-crusted hair, sandy feet, and the kind of freedom that only exists when you're young and the ocean is your backyard.

Memories fade, but feelings can be preserved.

Those photographs taught me something unexpected.

That realization eventually led me to photography, and years later, to birth. Over time, I realized the photographs I was most drawn to weren't the perfectly posed ones, they were the honest, fleeting moments that made me feel something.

Before becoming a mother myself, I spent years documenting births from behind the camera.

I witnessed the quiet strength of labor, the tenderness between partners, the calm that settles over a room just before a baby arrives, and the countless small moments that often become the memories families treasure most.

Years of attending births taught me that documenting and supporting a family aren't competing roles, they naturally complement one another.

I move quietly within the birth space, knowing when to step back and observe, and when to step beside you with reassurance, encouragement, or a steady hand. My presence is never about directing your experience. It's about creating space for you to stay immersed in it while I preserve it with honesty, artistry, and care.

Why Birth?

A Little More About Me

Through birthing three of my own children, while also experiencing pregnancy loss, I understand intimately what it means to move through uncertainty, advocate for your choices, and find strength within an experience that is both deeply human and profoundly life-changing.

Those experiences deepened my understanding of birth in ways I never could have learned from behind the camera alone. They continue to shape the way I enter every birth space, with reverence, compassion, and deep respect for every family's unique story.

Outside of birth, you'll usually find me chasing my three sons along the beach, baking something sweet, or planning our next family adventure.

Having grown up in Mexico, I'm fluent in both English and Spanish, and it's a privilege to serve families in either language. También hablo español con fluidez, y es un honor acompañar a familias durante uno de los días más importantes de sus vidas.