As a visual artist, I use photography and creative writing to explore the experience of maternal identity after child loss, the meaning and power of identity, and sociocultural questions and implications. The examination and integration of interrelated norms, values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices play an immense role in my conceptual approaches. My goal is to examine the social interactions and implications in building relationships as a bereaved mother rather than the traditional representations of sadness and grief we all know. My photographic process is an exploration in my identity after child loss, an exploration in how to share and bring awareness through my process and will be used to further explore how child loss changes the female experience. My photographic process includes word mapping, creative writing, exploration, and academic research on maternal identity.