A neighbor and friend gifted this session to Lashunda and meeting and partnering with her and her mother was such a gift. Lashunda shared, “I just want my melanin to be poppin’ and I love street style and repping my city.” Yes, Yes, and absolutely. We met along the 606 early morning Chicago and had […]

Celebrating success with “Melanin poppin'”

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Amber invited me to photograph their beautiful family as they close a chapter in the Chicago area and I was so excited to explore their neighborhood with them and document this season. Amber shared that she wants to remember most right now is “the sweet spirit of the boys, the closing chapter of Chicago, and […]

Closing a Chapter in Chicago

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It was so much fun to photograph the Radi Family again and this time we spent a bit of extra time photographing Xavier because he is graduating 8th grade in a just a few days. “Thank you Roxanne for sharing your gift! The photo shoot and pictures were exactly what my soul needed! When life […]

Radi Family Session

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Sarah reached out to book a Family Session at an important time in her family. One of their daughters Marian is graduation 8th grade and we also wanted to document Sarah’s parents and their close relationship with the grandchildren. Their home is beautiful and we also walked a bit in their community. We just documented […]

Ogan Extended Family

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I absoutely adore partnering with organizations doing great work in the world and the ongoing partnership with the SCA is so much fun!! I recently had the opportunity to photograph a tree planting with some special guests. The Student Conservation Association shared, “ We ended Earth Month with a bang! On Sunday, April 28, we […]

Tree Planting with The SCA

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It was so much fun to collaborate with Erin an her crew of guys for a Family Session. We had so much fun- climbing and chaos encouraged! Your family deserves to be celebrated with a session unique to YOU! Erin shared, “I am in awe of our family photos. It’s unbelievable that you can invite […]

Robertson Family

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The Keme Family are not clients- they are family as I have been invited into their story for years; their wedding, birth of their kids, and family sessions. It is such a gift to see their beautiful family grow and this session we included their newest endeavor- Fome Chai: their family chai recipe! They gifted […]

Keme Family & the best Chai

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Always a blast to be invited to photograph the Hajek Family! It is truly a gift to be invited again and again to photograph your family as it grows and evolves. It also helps me know my clients better and know what candid moments are THE STORY- I’ll always love that part of sessions! And […]

Hajek Family

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As a photographer, I have been waiting for this moment and it came way too soon. Photographing your first child senior portraits has me all up in my feels. This season is so complicated & watching Annikah become HER is messy and beautiful part of motherhood. What I know for sure is the world both […]

When it is your own Senior

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