I love photography, and before you think "well that's obvious", I truly mean it. There is nothing more fulfilling than picking up a camera and capturing a moment that will never happen again. Get ready to be hyped, because I will cheer you on during our entire session. If you're feeling a little uncomfortable in front of the camera, I get it. I will tell you dad jokes and talk about my potentially unhealthy obsession with manatees, and before you know it, you'll be a better model than Zoolander.
Other things I love:
Animal Crossing
Midcentury décor
My partner and my cats
Hello Kitty
Chicago (aka the best city in the world)
Film & the Music Box Theater
Music festivals
I was born and raised in the Chicago suburb of La Grange (although I also lived in Florida for a brief period of time). I graduated high school, convinced I was going to be a writer and work for a big newspaper, ala Carrie Bradshaw. I double-majored in Creative Writing and Theatre Studies at DePaul University before realizing Carrie Bradshaw had to be up to her eyes in debt to afford those Manolo Blahniks. So, I went to grad school and received my Masters in Education! I was a middle/high school teacher for 3 years before I realized my true passion was photography, specifically music and concert photography.
In 2015, I started my journalism career. Writing and photographing for small publications, I was able to build up a fairly impressive portfolio. In 2018, I started freelancing for the Chicago Sun-Times, which was a literal dream come true. I still work for them, covering events like Lollapalooza, Summer Smash, and Riot Fest. While music photography is still important to me, I have since shifted into wedding/couples' photography and found that I am enamored with capturing true love. Love comes in infinite forms, and I want to document all of it.
And when I look back at it all, I can't help but wonder: Did I become Carrie Bradshaw after all? I am a writer and a photographer, and while I don't wear Manolo Blahniks, I certainly capture brides who do.
Flight! I wanna zoom around in the sky.
Definitely a night owl!
I'm an extroverted introvert! I love people, but I need my alone time too.
Aries Sun, Aries Moon, Cancer Rising (I feel my Cancer side way more than my Aries side!)
Honeymoon inToronto, solo trip to NYC, and coastal road trip in California
My dream job as a kid was to be a tornado chaser!
hydrangeas & chrysanthemums
The Time Traveler's Wife, Magnolia, Borderlands 2
Homemade pasta, salad with feta, lemon chicken, and a warm chocolate chip cookie