Announcing the Winners of the

2025 Image of The Year Contest


We at Christina Baltazar Photography have selected one AMAZING image from each of our Fresno, CA portrait sessions during 2025.


YOU as an audience voted on your favorite photograph. Out of 49 images, we now have our Top 3.


The winners get to take home amazing prizes!

 

 

What Are the Prizes?

 

 

1st Place:

The image selected as Image of the Year will receive:


 

 

2nd Place:  

The second-place image will receive:



 

 

3rd Place:  

The third-place image will receive:


  • A matted 5x7 fine art print of the selected image
  • A $50 Baby Yoyito gift card
  • $50 Off balloon garland credit from Pump it Up Party Decor.  (toward a 6ft pickup garland)


 

 

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

 

 

Third Place:

Richelle & Her Newborn Son


 

Mother holding her sleeping newborn son in a fine art portrait by a Fresno maternity and newborn photographer.


Third place was awarded to Richelle and her newborn son, a portrait that almost didn’t happen.


This is Richelle’s third son and her planned final baby. She didn’t have professional portraits with her first two, but encouragement from her sister led her to step into this experience. She is so glad she did.


This image is now one of her favorites and one of mine from the past year, preserved inside her Bump to Baby heirloom album as a reminder that it’s never too late to honor motherhood.

 

Second Place:

Baby E.


 

Fine art newborn portrait of a smiling baby girl wrapped in soft lavender tones by a Fresno newborn photographer.

Second place goes to baby E, a little miracle who melted hearts with her calm presence and the sweetest newborn smile.


Her family also chose a Bump to Baby plan, ensuring these fleeting early days are preserved in a handcrafted heirloom album that tells her story from the very beginning.

 

image of the year winner:

Baby S.

 

Fine art newborn portrait of a sleeping baby boy wrapped in sage green, photographed by a Fresno newborn photographer.

 

This year’s Image of the Year features baby S, a tiny newborn peacefully wrapped in soft sage tones, completely content and safe.


This image was created as part of a Bump to Baby experience, a guided portrait journey that allows families to preserve pregnancy, newborn, and early parenthood in heirloom artwork meant to last for generations.

 

 

Planning your own maternity or newborn portraits?

 

The ideal time to begin planning is when you are 5–7 months pregnant. This allows space to plan intentionally and reserve your newborn window.


If you’re expecting and would like to learn more about the experience, you’re welcome to reach out here.

Contact Me Today

 

Legal:


•Round 1 will end on 01/08/2026

• Round 2 will end on 01/12/2026

• Round 3 and entire contest ends on 01/16/2026

• Votes will reset after each round

• Any use of automation, fake accounts, bots, or 3rd party apps will immediately disqualify you

• All images chosen are nominated by Christina Baltazar. No exceptions.

• If anyone who is represented, or the parents or guardians of such person, on the photograph want the image removed from the competition. We will immediately remove the entry.


• Announcement will be made on the Christina Baltazar Photography Instagram by 3:00pm on 01/17/2025


• • • • • • Grand prize winner MUST schedule a session between 01/20/2026 & 10/15/2026 during normal business hours - or the prize will be forfeited Portrait Session must be held at within 30 miles of 93245.  Must be 18 years or older to enter. The winner is responsible for all transportation costs to and from the shoot location No prize may be transferred or substituted for its cash value. Digital images and artwork are an ADDITIONAL investment.


• This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram or Facebook