Partnering with Stefani to create some beautiful and FUN headshots was such a blast. If you think head shots are stiff and boring welcome to my world where we pump music, I give easy instructions and show you movements, and bring our your best self! Trust the process & let me bring our your personality […]

The cure for boring headshots!

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Celebrating Black History Month today with a Mama-daughter date in Chicago because Black History IS American History & we always want to focus on expanding our understanding of history and how it impacts our right now. Church on the last Sunday of Mafaa, Black owned coffee shop Sip & Savor, and Dusable Museum and most […]

Black History Month 2023

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“What if that random facebook post someone sent to me on October 2020 was the moment designed to change my life? What if that was the moment God invited me to be a mover and shaker as a Black Christian leader. That is the way of God- He takes small movements to big things. I […]

“It is safe to say I’m coming into myself.”

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Berta and Pao welcomed us to their home in Sololá, Guatemala. Pao attends The Collective of women at Mujeres con Capacidad de Soñar a Colores and invited us over to interview and photograph their family in their home. Pao’s mother is Berta and shares that she heard about The Collective from another woman in her […]

”She is affectionately open and everyone knows her in the community.”

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Feriha and Hisham reached out to create some images to better share their brand story as relators. I love partnering with other business owners to create images that reflect and elevate their story for their online spaces. If you are building a business online and in person a Creative Portrait Session could help you share […]

Real Estate Headshot Session

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Estela stands tall even as a woman with short stature. Her confidence and beauty is quiet and bold and as she shared her story it was clear just how hard fought this confidence in her abilities is despite an accident that threatened to steal her mobility and joy. She now inspires others to break barriers […]

“you are saying I can’t but I want to and I will”

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That my kids love learning about other cultures is one of the greatest joys of parenting for me. Today we celebrated Lunar New Year in Chinatown & enjoyed the parade, Evy practiced her Mandarin, & we ate all the things. Grateful for this adventure.

Lunar New Year in Chinatown

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Being invited into sacred moments and spaces in families lives’ is a gift of photography. I am so grateful to be invited in to the Browning family’s adoption finalization. It was on zoom and attended online by family to support the family. Adoption is not simple- ever-there is joy and trauma and so many emotions. […]

Adoption Day

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Kristen & Paul had an intimate wedding ceremony at her mother’s home with just a small group of family and friends present to celebrate their union. It was a special celebration of their relationship and family and it was an absolute honor to photograph their day. I am so glad I convinced them to rust […]

Kristen + Paul

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