Miriam Ackroyd is a midwife and a photographer. The WeObservatory is honored to be endorsing and supporting her long-term project – Portrait of a Midwife – that consists of portraying the midwives of the world in order to inform and teach about the profession.

“I want to use photography as an instrument for education and change; encourage the world to act. I believe that powerful photography can affect the masses.  I want to help to influence governments to invest in women and their health care, by investing in midwives and their education and skill development, to make the reproductive years of women in that country much safer and make the prospect of mothering more enjoyable” , says Miriam.

The WeObservatory will be able to introduce Miriam to its network of healthcare professionals, midwives in particular, and sponsor a number of field trips. The cooperation is starting immediately and Miriam is soon flying out to Bangladesh! The photographer is also to portray the work that is being done by other members of the WeObservatory, leaders of other WeO selected projects.

We are currently working on creating a separate website for the Portrait of a Midwife. Stay tuned for the link !