"Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're here.” 
Sue Monk Kidd

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So grateful to have met these amazing women and get to partner to share the important work in Guatemala. Check out the full article published over at Photographers Without Borders, CHANGING THE LIVES OF DISABLED WOMEN IN GUATEMALA THROUGH COMMUNITY, STORYTELLING AND EDUCATION WORDS AND IMAGES BY ROXANNE ENGSTROM EDITED BY TAMARA BLAZQUEZ HAIK More […]

Featured at PWB: Dreaming & Dancing in Color

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When Tamekia Swint asked me to photograph the Decades of Beauty Hair Show with Styles 4 Kidz I knew it would be an amazing event! S4K does it right every time! Styles 4 Kidz has a mission to provide high-quality, compassionate hair care education and services for kids with textured hair in foster care and […]

Decades of Beauty Hair Show with S4K

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Patty Wardlow, CEO reached out to partner for a storytelling and portrait session for the Wardlow Group. We wanted to do more than just update headshots. We created some group images and photographed a celebration of a recent milestone of 100 homes! I even joined them for a bit after at a local restaurant in […]

Wardlow Group

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The Westmont High School Girl’s Basketball team invited me for Media Day- after recently hanging with the Volleyball team I knew we would have a blast. Hyping each other up and celebrating the team was the vibe; music, encouragement, laughter, some screaming (see pics) and creativity was what it was all about. Thanks Sentinels & […]

Basketball Media Day Nov 2023

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When we started Styled Sessions as an offering of Your Entrepreneurship Hype Squad we knew this needed to exist- a place where women feel celebrated and hyped up. Honest story time: If you believe in something do not quit when it does not work out at first. A place where collaboration and abundance is celebrated […]

Styled Session Nov 2023

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Styles 4 Kidz Gala was held at The Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park, Illinois again this year (check out last year’s gala day here). Styles 4 Kidz knows how to show up fabulous and celebrate all the great work the organization does in serving their clients, impacting families, and creating an amazing community in […]

“What’s Your Dream?” Styles 4 Kidz Gala 2023

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This is 44.Celebrating my birthday this year hits different.This last year was a year full of blessing, hard, joy, healing, & comeback. I am claiming Comeback: learning to take up space and know I can live more authentically as I pursue growth, impact, and abundance.May I choose to heal & live fully present in the […]

Comeback

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A recent Brand Trip to the Bahamas allowed me to have the chance to photograph some beautiful people at sunrise. I am so grateful for the gift of photography in my life and when it impacts others it is the BEST! Angela shared, “seeing photos of my mom, myself, and my daughter brings tears to […]

Sunrise on the Beach

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Take me back to the Bahamas for early morning session on the beach. Hayley and Chris are recently engaged and it was a blast celebrating their love and photograph them our last morning on a recent trip to the Bahamas. Congrats and blessings Hayley & Chris!

Hayley + Chris Beach Session

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