
Telling stories of the good work Styles 4 Kidz has been doing in their community is some of my favorite work. They have expanded their work even with the restrictions of the last 2 years to offer more online classes furthering their reach; a mom from South Africa tuned in to their educational courses. This […]

Styles 4 Kidz recently celebrated their annual gala We’re in this Together. The theme this year had various components that were highlighted with stories and speakers; Together we expanded, we cooperated, we empowered, we innovated, we led, & we impacted. Transracial adoptive adoptees, parents, board members, and founder and executive director Tamekia Swint and various […]

Eeeeek Friends!! I’m so excited how this video project turned out. I have been envisioning this for years & we finally made it happen! Special shout outs to my amazing clients who are featured and Peter Heald from Sidekick Media for helping my vision come to life! I feel so grateful to do this work […]

Amber and Stu reached out and invited me to photograph and help them tell the story of their organization NAB at a conference of church planters near Chicago. The speakers encouraged each person to pursue vulnerability, healing, and healthy family systems as they lead in the ways they believe God has called them. They desire […]

So much of our travel plans over the last two years have been disrupted but I am so thankful I was able to visit Dominican Republic this October and had the opportunity to photograph friends that are also influencers for our favorite vegan haircare and skincare. The beauty of the beaches and of these gorgeous […]

Caleb’s sister says often he has “main character energy” and after our Senior Creative Portrait Session I absolutely agree. He is an absolute gentleman with so many great ideas, questions, and he is so full of life. Caleb is smart and kind and it was a joy to partner with him to help craft images […]

Barre3 in Clarendon Hills is a welcoming and innovative studio and community. Mariel Pain is the studio owner and is so passionate about seeing their clients “become a part of the barre3 community and change their relationship with exercise to taking care of themselves from the inside out.” Barre3 combines strength conditioning with cardio and […]

Laura reached out again to invite me to photograph her extended family. Carol and Bob and their kids’ and their kid’s kids’ plus a sweet dog named Dori. This family loves to spend time together at their lake house and wanted more traditional images of them together. We made sure to photograph each smaller family […]