Miami, Florida, USA | July 2nd, 2021

I don’t know many men who aren’t fascinated by this ability for women to carry another human within their bodies. I’ve asked all the strange questions you can think of. None of the answers I’ve gotten quenched my curiosity and my deep admiration for this tough but fabulous ability to carry and give life. So when Luisa, who I have photographed years ago, asked me to do the honors, I was profoundly excited.

I thought to myself that I could not possibly photograph her like I have photographed maternity before, so I looked to the passed for inspiration. Then I had this image in mind, posing the question of how queens in antiquity looked like when they carried their princes and princesses. I imagined they must have looked glorious.