Award-Winning Photographer
Belle Verdiglione is a Perth based creative, speaker, and pioneer in embodied Potent Identity® Photography. Using her leadership and legacy as the example, Belle personifies what's possible when we let our most vulnerable edges conceive new levels of creativity that truly change how we see ourselves.
After 9 years as an award-winning and published birth photographer, deep personal growth paved a new path in Belle’s professional career, to elevate the power, purpose and potential of creative entrepreneurs and visionaries that bring radical rawness and authenticity to the forefront of our world.
Her work mirror's her own fierce stand for women's empowerment, with importance in celebrating the identity of all women, irrespective of size, culture and age. By emulating what her previous work created for the birthing world, Belle hopes to attract widespread exposure to Potent Identity® Photography through her role as a speaker, to revolutionise how all humans around the world are seen in their intimate stories.
Awards
2023 Honorable Mention - Narrative International Photography Awards - Portrait Emotive Moment
2022 National Finalist - Ausmumpreneur Awards - Creative Entrepreneur
2022 Honorable Mention International Color Awards - Portrait
2021 Honorable Mention Black & White Spider Awards - Photojournalism
2021 Gold 1st Place Winner Ausmumpreneur Awards - WA & SA Creative Entrepreneur
2021 Silver 2nd Place Winner Ausmumpreneur Awards - WA & SA Women's Champion
2021 Finalist - Ausmumpreneur Awards - WA & SA People's Choice
2021 Finalist - Ausmumpreneur Awards - WA & SA Women's Champion
2021 Finalist - Ausmumpreneur Awards - WA & SA B2B Service
2021 Finalist - Ausmumpreneur Awards - WA & SA Creative Entrepreneur
2021 Finalist - Ausmumpreneur Awards - WA & SA Women Will Change the World
2021 Honorable Mention - International Color Awards - People
2020 Nominee - Black and White Spider Awards - Photojournalism
2020 Honorable Mention - International Color Awards - Children of the World
2020 Honorable Mention - International Association of Professional Birth Photographers Competition
2020 Top 10 Finalist - World Photographic Cup - Reportage/Photojournalism
2019 Honorable Mention - Australian Photography Awards - Documentary
2019 Honorable Mention - Australian Photography Awards - Documentary
2019 Highly Commended - Australian Photography Awards - Documentary
2019 Honorable Mention - Black and White Spider Awards - Photojournalism
2019 3rd Place Winner - Black and White Spider Awards - Photojournalism
2019 1st Place Winner - Birth and Beyond Photography Awards - Newborn Unposed
2019 Shortlisted (3)- Australian Photography Awards - Documentary
2019 1st Place Winner - Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - Labour and Birth
2019 1st Place Winner - Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - Babies Born Still
2019 1st Place Winner - Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - People’s Choice
2019 3rd Place Winner - Rise International Photography Awards - Birth
2019 4 Silver Awards - Rise International Photography Awards - Birth
2019 Finalist (4) - Rise International Photography Awards - Birth
2019 Finalist - Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - Labour and Birth
2019 Finalist (2)- Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - Babies Born Still
2019 Finalist (2)- Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - Postpartum
2019 Finalist - Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - People’s Choice
2019 Finalist - Australian Professional Photographic Awards (APPA) - Documentary
2019 2 Silver Distinction Awards - Australian Professional Photographic Awards (APPA)
2019 2 Silver Awards - Australian Professional Photographic Awards (APPA)
2019 Finalist (3) - Fremantle International Portrait Prize
2019 Honorable Mention - Monovisions Photography Awards - Photojournalism
2019 1st Place Winner - Documentary Photographer of the Year - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2019 1 Silver Distinction Award - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2019 3 Silver Awards - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2019 Print Handlers Award - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2019 Semi-Finalist - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize
2019 2nd Place Winner - Shoot and Share - Birth
2019 Finalist - Shoot and Share - Birth
2019 Honorable Mention - International Color Awards - People
2019 Nominee - International Color Awards - People
2019 1st Place Winner - International Association of Professional Birth Photographers Competition
2019 1st Place Winner Members’ Choice Award - International Association of Professional Birth PhotographersCompetition
2019 Honorable Mention - International Association of Professional Birth PhotographersCompetition
2019 2nd Place Overall Winner - Birth Becomes Her Image Contest
2019 Overall People’s Choice Winner - Birth Becomes Her Image Contest
2018 2nd Place Winner - Chromatic Awards - Photojournalism
2018 1st Place Winner - Black and White Spider Awards - Photojournalism
2018 Honorable Mention - Black and White Spider Awards - People
2018 Nominee - Black and White Spider Awards - People and Photojournalism
2018 Honorable Mention - Australian Photography Awards - Documentary
2018 Honorable Mention - Australian Photography Awards - Documentary
2018 Honorable Mention - Australian Photography Awards - Documentary
2018 1st Place Winner - International Photography Awards - People
2018 2 Honorable Mentions - International Photography Awards - People
2018 3 Silver Awards - Australian Professional Photographic Awards (APPA)
2018 Finalist - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP) - Documentary
2018 3 Silver Distinction Awards - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2018 3 Silver Awards - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2018 Nominee - Fine Art Photography Awards - People
2018 Ranked #2 as Australia's Top 10 Black & White Photographers
2018 2 Silver Awards - World's Top 10 Black & White Photo Contest - People
2018 Bronze Award - World's Top 10 Black & White Photo Contest - People
2018 Shortlist - London International Creative Competition - Photography
2018 1st Place Winner - International Color Awards - Photojournalism
2018 Nominee - International Color Awards - Silhouette
2018 Final Round - Birth Becomes Her Photo Contest - Birth
2018 Final Round - Birth Becomes Her Photo Contest - Postpartum
2017 3rd Place Winner - Chromatic Awards - People
2017 Honorable Mention - Chromatic Awards - Photojournalism
2017 Runner Up - People's Choice Award - Fremantle International Portrait Prize
2017 1st Place Winner - Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - Pregnancy
2017 Honourable Mention - Black and White Spider Awards - Photojournalism
2017 Finalist - Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - Pregnancy
2017 Finalist - Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards - Birth
2017 Finalist (2) - Fremantle International Portrait Prize
2017 3 Silver Awards - Australian Professional Photographic Awards (APPA)
2017 Honourable Mention - Monovisions Photography Awards - Photojournalism
2017 1st Place Winner - Documentary Photographer of the Year - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2017 3 Silver Awards - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2016 Finalist - The Award: Noeline Kelly Award for Excellence in Photography
2016 Finalist - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize
2016 Semi-Finalist - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize
2016 Silver Award - Australian Professional Photographic Awards (APPA)
2016 Highly Commended - La Grande International Photographic Awards - Photojournalism
2016 Highly Commended - La Grande International Photographic Awards - Children
2016 Highly Commended - La Grande International Photographic Awards - Street
2016 2 Silver Awards - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2015 Nominee - La Grande International Photographic Awards - Photojournalism
2015 Nominee - La Grande International Photographic Awards - People
2015 7 Silver Awards - WA Epson Professional Photography Awards (AIPP)
2015 Finalist - Fremantle International Portrait Prize
2014 Finalist - International Association of Professional Birth Photographers Competition
2013 Runner Up - People's Choice Award - Fremantle International Portrait Prize
2013 Finalist - Fremantle International Portrait Prize
2007 Finalist - Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize
2004 Finalist - Iris Awards
Accreditation
Associate member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP)
Member of International Association of Professional Birth Photographers
Member of Birth Photographers Australia
Front Covers
Australian Breastfeeding Association Calendar - Australia
Breastfeeding Today - USA
Carried Away Baby Wearers Western Australia Issue 2 - Australia
Holistic Parent Magazine - USA
Rockstar Birth Magazine Issue 6 and Issue 13 - Australia
The Natural Parent Magazine - New Zealand
Projects / Community Work
Camera Queens | Find Your Focus Podcast 2023 ongoing
Heidi Anderson's Shed Your Shit + Jarna Saunder's It's Safe to Be Soft Group Sunrise Beach Photo Shoot
Heidi Anderson's Shed Your Shit + Jarna Saunder's It's Safe to Be Soft Group Sunset Salt Lakes Photo Shoot
Heidi Anderson's Shed Your Shit + Rosie Rees Stop Sucking It in Group Sunrise Beach Photo Shoot
Founder of the Camera Queens
Founder and facilitator of The Birth Folk
Co-founder of The Birth Femmes
Collaborative photographic project - One Heart
Heartfelt Photographer
Personal photographic project - Heart on my sleeve
World Breastfeeding Week's community photographer 2012-2016
Solo Exhibitions
The Art of Birth - 2016
Writing on the Wall - 2007
Tres Años Más Tarde - 2007
Self Titled - 2002
Group Exhibitions
Curator of MAGIC IN THE MUNDANE Camera Queens Group Photography Exhibition - Terrace Greenhouse - 2023
Curator of I AM Camera Queens Group Photography Exhibition - Canvas at Collective - 2022
WA AIPP Epson 2019 Photographer of the Year Digital Exhibition at Yagan Square - 2019
WA AIPP Epson 2018 Photographer of the Year Exhibition - 2018
WA AIPP Epson 2018 Photographer of the Year Digital Exhibition at Yagan Square - 2018
WA AIPP Epson 2017 Photographer of the Year Exhibition - 2018
PhotoLive Expo2017 - Novotel Langley -2017
Fremantle International Portrait Prize Retrospective- 2017
Portraits and Paella - Art Space Collective - 2017
Fotofreo "Backyard Blues" - 2012
Sex in cars and love motels - 2007
The Space Between - 2006
Fotofreo "Sex, Tripe and Bowling" - 2006
Perth Centre of Photography's Members Show - 2005
Alterego - 2005
Iris Awards - 2004
Supermart - 2004
Education & Training
Adelaide Birth Photography Workshop with Victoria Berekmeri
Angela Gallo Dynamo Doula Training
Angela Gallo Radical Resurgence Retreat - Bali
Anja McDonald Workshop
Bachelor of Arts in Photomedia - Edith Cowan University
Childbirth International Birth Doula Training
Clarity Project with James Simmons and Kelly Tunny
Hayley Carr - Superabundant
Hayley Carr - Master Practitioner Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Jai Long - 6 Figure Business Map
Jai Long - Educators Retreat Byron Bay
Jesh De Rox Workshop - Where Falling in Love & Photography Meet
Jesh De Rox Workshop - Photographer of the Future
Love Her Wild Workshop with Lauren Phillips
Moment Design Workshop with Jess Chia
Monet Nicole Birth Film Workshop
Optimal Maternal Positioning Workshop with Ginny-Phang-Davey
Studio Lighting Workshop with Steve Wise and Stef King
Public Speaking/Workshops
2023 BadassYour Brand - Maddison Danforth Boho Social - Guest Speaker
2022 North Metro TAFE - Guest Speaker
2022 Creating an audacious brand - Jessie McGarry - Guest Speaker
2022 Creating an audacious brand - Rosie Rees - Guest Speaker
2020-2024 Vicki Hobb's Doula Training Academy - Guest Speaker
2021 The importance of community - Courtney Wilder - Podcast Guest Speaker
2021 How they have scaled their business BTS in the Scale Squad - Erika Cramer - Podcast Guest Speaker
2021 Photosynthesis 2.0: A photographer's retreat - Organiser and speaker
2021 Soulful SHE-E-O Event - Organiser and Guest Speaker
2021 Beyond Branding - Helle Weston - Guest Speaker
2021 Money Money Money - Jessie McGarry - Guest Speaker
2021 Creating an Audacious Brand - Claire Davies - Guest Speaker
2021 Creative Risks - International Association of Professional Birth Photographers - Guest Speaker
2021 Photosynthesis: A photographer's retreat - Organiser and speaker
2021 Lacey Savell, Your Go-To-Girl - Styling Confidently Creating Impact - Guest Speaker
2021 Potent Branding Photography - Laura Elizabeth Gillett - Guest Speaker
2020 Kombi 2.0 Photography Workshop - Organiser and speaker
2020 Captured Portrait Photography Workshop - Co-organiser and speaker
2020 Family and Motherhood Photography Workshop - Organiser and Speaker
2020 Potent Identity® Photography - Fremantle Camera Club - Guest Speaker
2020 Photo Inspo Festival -“From Potential to Potent: Portraits that make you go Oooh!” - Guest Speaker
2020 From Potential to Potent Birth Photography Online Course - Organiser and speaker
2019 Birth Photography Workshop - Co-organiser and speaker
2018 Selecting and Judging Award Images - Lacey Barratt - Podcast Guest Speaker
2018 Birth Photography Workshop - Co-organiser and speaker
2018 Birth Photography Evening Chat - Co-organiser and speaker
2017 Family Photography Workshop - Organiser and speaker
2017 Fremantle International Portrait Prize (FiPP) and Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) event - Guest speaker
2017 Decathlon Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) - Guest speaker
2016 National Homebirth Conference - Guest speaker
2016 The Waiting Room, Mother & Midwife - Guest speaker
2014 The Positive Birth Movement Fremantle and Midland meets - Guest speaker
Judging
2022 International Association of Professional Birth Photographer's Competition
2021 Birth Photographer International Image Competition
2021 D+AD Awards
2021 International Association of Professional Birth Photographer's Competition
2020 Birth Photographer International Image Competition
2018 Australian College of Midwives Birth Photography Awards
Published
Alberta Health Services Pregnancy and Birth 2nd Edition
Alberta Health Services The Early Years 2nd Edition
Australian Breastfeeding Association September 2013
Australian Breastfeeding Association Calendar 2014
Australian Institute of Professional Photographers (AIPP) Journal March 2019
Baby Wearers Western Australia INC. Carried Away Magazine March 2014
Blissful Herbs
Brigitte Mom Issue 03/2019
Channel 9 July 2019
Chat Magazine January 2019 edition
Chromatic Awards Annual Book 2017
Chromatic Awards Annual Book 2018
Daily Mail September 2018
Daily Mail July 2019
Empowering Birth Magazine August 2013
Empowering Birth Magazine February 2014
Holistic Parenting Magazine September-October 2014
Holistic Parenting Magazine May-June 2016
Hoofbeats Volume 38 No 1
International Color Awards 11th Annual Winners Book Vol.2
Natural Parent Magazine Summer 2014
Natural Parent Magazine Winter 2014
Natural Parent Magazine Autumn 2015
Natural Parent Magazine Winter 2015
Natural Parent Magazine Summer 2016
Natural Parent Magazine Autumn 2016
Natural Parent Magazine Spring 2016
Neuf Mois December 2017
New Idea Magazine December 2018
Nurture Parenting Magazine December 2013
Rockstar Birth Magazine Issue 6 and Issue 13
Schweizer Illustrierte March 2017 No.9. edition
Silvershotz Magazine January 2019 edition
Stern Magazine May 2019
Take 5 August 2019
The West Australian April 2017 and August 2017
12th Annual Black & White Spider Awards The Journal Collection No.9.
13th Annual Black & White Spider Awards Winners Book Volume 2
XLSemanal Magazine Spain May 2019
WA Today 2016