Katy + Josh and their baby girl Pebbles (their last name is Rockwell) maternity session on the beach in Virginia Beach, Va was on a gorgeous sunrise morning. They are some beautiful people- I might be partial because she is my lil’ sister and that gorgeous bump is my niece. I love capturing you in […]
May 20, 2019
I met the lovely & gifted Monika a few years ago at a Ramadhan celebration. I was immediately drawn to her warmth and bright smile and as we talked, I learned about her creative spirit & her amazing art work at Canvas by Monika. She invited me to capture her original and beautiful abstract art at […]
May 15, 2019
“We live in a world in we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.” -Fred Rogers Chair of the Board of Directors Meegan Dugan Basset opened the Foster […]
May 7, 2019
May we stay curious about people & not assume we have much of anything figured out. May we assume we have more to learn from others than we have to give. May we understand that while complex social issues are complicated & we cannot “fix” them we are still called to love at all times. […]
March 27, 2019
The Cook County courthouse building was spilling out onto the street with soon to be newlyweds when I arrived to capture Emma & Vukasin’s wedding vows on Saturday morning. While I waited for them to arrive I wandered around and offered congratulations to the many couples who had just gotten married or who were waiting their […]
March 27, 2019
Immigrating to the U.S. means navigating a what can be a confusing and sometimes intimidating process to gain a Green Card and then citizenship. But for many it is well worth the effort because it means they are guaranteed to be able to stay and live the life they have now made here in America. The […]
March 7, 2019
“The most egregious acts of racism occur within a context of compromise.” -Jemar Tisby Jemar Tibsy just dropped his first book The Color of Compromise and stopped in Chicago for a book launch party & live Pass the Mic recording. He opened his remarks by reading the introduction of his book and stating the reason […]
February 3, 2019
When I capture images I am often trying to remember a feeling, a moment framed in my mind, part of a story that can stand alone, or something that changed me. For me it is about being present in that moment & waiting for the frame that tells that story. Images are powerful and can craft, […]
January 5, 2019
I was grateful to be invited to do visual storytelling for a recent trip that a delegation from Westmont took to visit their sister city in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. Our family hosted an exchange student last November so I was eager to visit Taiwan and meet her family! They met me first thing off […]
October 8, 2018
