Our Mission

To introduce remembrance photography to parents experiencing the loss of a baby with a free gift of professional portraiture.

Our Work

NILMDTS offers the gift of healing, hope and honor to parents experiencing the death of a baby through the overwhelming power of remembrance portraits. Professional-level photographers volunteer their time to conduct an intimate portrait session, capturing the only moments parents spend with their babies. Parents are gifted with delicately retouched black and white portraits free of charge.

These priceless images serve as an important step in the healing recovery for bereaved families. NILMDTS remembrance photography validates the existence and presence of these precious babies by honoring their legacy.

NILMDTS recruits, trains, and mobilizes professional quality photographers around the world. Through NILMDTS, medical providers are given a meaningful option to offer bereaved parents by creating remembrance portraiture for their babies.

Through further engagement in the organization, such as the NILMDTS Remembrance Walk and online support, families become a part of a compassionate and supportive community. Parents gain a sense of inclusiveness, alleviating the alienation and perception of being alone in their pregnancy or infant loss journey.

Our Reach

NILMDTS has gifted more than 70,000 complimentary portrait sessions since 2005. Through our volunteer photographers, NILMDTS reaches every state in the United States and has been present in 40 countries worldwide.

The NILMDTS Remembrance Walk has expanded to multiple states and also includes a Virtual Walk. The Walk brings together more than 5,000 participants to remember and honor their babies and also raise awareness of pregnancy and infant loss.

The ongoing support for the pregnancy and infant loss community from NILMDTS have brought together a reach of more than 1 million on social media and 40,000 NILMDTS email subscribers.