New mothers have come together for a series of empowering images that aim to normalise breastfeeding.

Geelong photographer Sarah Murnane started The Australian Breastfeeding Project in October this year after she photographed a group of breastfeeding mothers at a beach near her home.

Mrs Murnane told Daily Mail Australia the women dressed in white to symbolise their unity and purity, and the project aimed to both empower women reduce any stigma that surrounds breastfeeding in public.

'I believe that breastfeeding is the most beautiful, natural act a mother and her baby can experience,' Mrs Murnane wrote on her website."

She told Daily Mail Australia she hoped women would feel supported by the project.   

‘Being a part of this group and this sisterhood there’s so much more education we can share with each other,' she said.

‘At my sessions it’s absolutely amazing, they go and they don’t know anybody but they leave feeling empowered.’

The project has seen Mrs Murnane, who has her own business Sarah Anne Birth Photography, travel across Australia to photograph breastfeeding women.

After her initial shoot, more than 1300 mothers have registered  to be a part of the project. 

As a mother Mrs Murnane said she had experienced first-hand the difficulties breastfeeding can bring in terms of education, support and being made to feel uncomfortable when feeding in public.

To make her own journey easier she surrounded herself with other mothers through an online forum and ‘that support and education made the biggest difference’.

To accompany the project Mrs Murnane has introduced breastfeeding appreciation cards that women can hand to one another.

‘I find that when you’re feeding out in public, especially sitting around by yourself, it can be daunting,’ she said.

‘Other mums want to sit there and cheer you on but they don’t know how.

‘The card has a little poem on it that thanks you for feeding in public helping new mums see its normal and natural.’

Mrs Murnane said one woman received a card the first time she chose to breastfeed in public, and it changed her experience.

‘They had always fed covered up or away from the public eye,’ she said.

‘It made a world of difference.’

She hopes The Australian Breastfeeding Project will educate women about the different types of breastfeeding, such as pumping and using bottles, to normalise it for new mothers.

‘Breastfeeding looks different for many women,’ she said.

‘So many women are saying how much it’s changed their lives and that’s just amazing.

‘It’s been surreal and at times quite overwhelming, but it’s empowering me to keep going.’