LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A photographer is making waves with a series of photographs featuring women in uniform, including a firefighter, breastfeeding their children.
SheKnows.com reported photographer Tara Ruby posted the photo of the firefighter in uniform breastfeeding on her Facebook page over the weekend and received an outpour of support for the image.
“This woman puts her life on the line for people she doesn’t even know because she serves the public. And she serves her family, too. She knows that she may go in for a shift and never come home to this beautiful baby. This is having a servant’s heart for sure,” said Facebook commenter Mary-Jo Walker.
Ruby gained attention last year when she photographed a woman breastfeeding in a military uniform, which transformed into a series called the “Uniformed Breastfeeding Portrait collection.”
“I have doctors, nurses and police officers that we’re getting ready to work with, but I’m not restricting it to a certain level of jobs,” Ruby said. “Any mother with a uniform is one I want to work with.”