Sleeping newborns have been captured in a series of adorable baby portraits.
The heartwarming collection, taken by Australian professional photographers, shows the babies snoozing peacefully as they nestled on soft blankets, swaddles and cribs.
Capturing the tender moments, the babies are either dressed in props or surrounded by sentimental items to provide a unique and personal touch to the pictures.
Adorable! Two newborn babies sleep side-by-side in a gold coated crib, with roses, coins, milk bottles and crowns
Delicious! A newborn resting peacefully against a strawberry and cream cake surrounded by kitchen utensils and ice sugar
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil: Photographer Rebecca Colefax has cleverly replicated the Three Wise Monkeys
Somewhere over the rainbow! Smiling newborn swaddled in a fabric as the bundle of joy rest on a light, fluffy cloud
And portrait photographer Jodie Andrews blew away the judges with her four pictures, including a smiling newborn girl napping peacefully on a woolen rug and two babies resting side-by-side.
She was crowned 2017 AIPP Australian Professional Newborn Photographer of the Year.
On Monday night, more than 400 photographers gathered at The Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne for the awards.
AIPP president Vittorio Natoli said the awards represent the best of the best of professional photography.
‘APPA is the only awards in the country that celebrates photography in its original form by valuing the photograph, which in its printed finish displays authenticity and permanency,’ he said.
‘APPA awarded images display visual literacy with exemplary creativity, vision and craft.’
And the winner is: Portrait photographer Jodie Andrews blew away the judges with her four sentimental pictures
Beautiful: Ms Andrews has been crowned the 2017 AIPP Australian Professional Newborn Photographer of the Year
Family tree: The Newborn Photographer of the Year entered this image showing a baby sleeping peacefully on a swing
The heartwarming collection show babies captured snoozing side-by-side on super soft rugs with floral beaded headbands
A little girl sleeping in her wooden cot, with three teddy bears and a bowl of porridge next to her replicating Goldilocks
Swaddled in fabric, this smiling newborn sleeps peacefully on a soft rose-shape fabrics – replicating a giant flower
The heartwarming collection, taken by Australian professional photographers, shows the babies snoozing peacefully
Enough to make your heart melt! A smiling baby snoozing on a large wool, surrounded by autumn leaves
The heartwarming collection, taken by Australian professional photographers, shows the babies snoozing peacefully
Capturing the tender moments, the babies are surrounded by sentimental messages to provide a unique and personal touch
Surrounded by red and white knitted mushrooms, this newborn baby dressed in a woolen fox costume sleeps peacefully
Cheeky veteran: This adorable baby snoozes peacefully on a super soft rug, surrounded by an Australian flag and medals
Surrounded by floral, this adorable baby nestled in the centre of the photograph
Sleeping like a baby: This adorable baby found sleeping peacefully on soft blanket on a book shelve
Sentimental: This cute newborn sleeps peacefully on a black rug, placed on top of a bull head
Swaddled in a white fabric, this newborn baby sleeps peacefully in a leaf-shape mould surrounded by tea candles
Tender moment: The black-and-white photograph shows a newborn baby snoozing peacefully on a super soft surface
The heartwarming collection, taken by Australian professional photographers, shows the baby snoozing peacefully
The photo shows two newborn babies snoozing peacefully together as they nestled on super soft blanket
Over the moon: Two newborn babies sleep on top of each other peacefully as they build memories together in photograph