When Lois Conner was 15 she saw her first naked pregnant woman—her older sister. The lasting impression this vision left on Ms. Conner gave her the impetus to renew the project when her niece became pregnant. The resultant body of work, which she has titled To Be, is a series of monumental photographs of nudes, which celebrate the pregnant body as a symbol of life, renewal, and rebirth, while emphasizing the difference between them. The women who have allowed themselves to be photographed range in age from young to middle age, and they are photographed in their homes, their yards, or their places of recreation.