"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

Stories that matter

Michele reached out to partner to create images of their beautiful family and it was a joy to play and photograph their 3 year old twins; Faye and Ellis. The kids have so much energy and it was an absolute blast running around with them and photographing their real smiles. Real giggles and messy candids […]

Crowley Family

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I absolutely adore this beautiful family and each time I see them I feel teary because I was present to photograph such sacred moments when their daughter Hadassah came into this world and when they were expecting their oldest daughter Nanyori. It is such a gift of this work to see your family grow and […]

Prince Family in Chicago

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I have known Jason since he was a chubby sweet baby with white blonde hair and today he is starting his senior year! It goes so fast but I am so grateful the Jerozal family invited me to photograph their family and Jason to mark this season of their lives. I have been able to […]

Jason is a Senior

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Nick & Kathryn welcomed their sweet firstborn son Joey a month early and he is precious. His little old man faces are just the best. Kathryn shared, “he just makes the cutest old man baby faces” and we made sure to get lots of photographs to document his sweetness. They describe their growing family as […]

Welcoming Joey

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Erin & Jason welcomed their sweet girl Neville recently and it was a joy to be invited to their home to photograph this special time in their lives. We did their maternity session just last month and now their precious little girl is here- with 2 very involved dog pup big sisters. There is something […]

Welcome baby Nev

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Our family summer adventures took us out West to Colorado, Wyoming, and South Dakota this year. We explored Yellowstone together and camped in our pop up Opus camper. There was plenty of sibling arguing, laughing, seeing amazing sites, and memories made together. I am so grateful for this time and for me I adore photographing […]

Yellowstone & travels out West

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My beautiful sister’s family is expecting baby girl #2 soon and I was able to photograph their family in this exciting time before Aliza’s little sister arrives in their hometown of Virginia, Beach. Before their beautiful daughter Aliza was born we did a maternity session at the beach and now 3 years later they are […]

waiting on little sister

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Erin & Jason are expecting their first baby in July and it was a git to be invited to photograph their family at this exciting time. We had to include their fur babies Olive & Fern too as we explored Oak Park together on a beautiful summer night. We even included a few shots at […]

Erin + Jason + baby coming soon

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Amy reached out to photograph her family just a week before they end an era in Chicago and head to Austin, Texas. Their oldest daughter is heading off to college soon and I was invited to photograph her Senior Creative Portraits back in October and now being invited to document their beautiful family in the […]

“the end of an era for us”

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