Written and edited by Shannon Collins Sensitivity reading and disability consulting provided by Sarah Wiener The image descriptions written in this post are focused on describing the atmosphere of the…
[CW: Violence] Last year, a California fire sparked by a pyrotechnic device used at a gender reveal party grew over 10,000 acres. In 2017, an Arizona fire spread nearly 47,000…
When I started as a photographer in the wedding industry over 10 years ago, I was paid $50/hour for second shooting. Over a decade has passed and industry rates for…
CW: Ableism and ableist language [Image description: When we use ableist language to describe white supremacy, we only uphold it.] After the white supremacist violence that took place at the…
In 2016, the safety pin emerged as a symbol of unity. A way for people to show they were “allies” and didn’t support the hateful messaging that coincided with Trump’s…
[Image description: “Let’s talk about narrow-mindedness around how different identities can be perceived,” on a yellow and grey background.] There are 61 million disabled adults in the US, with a…
Tyler and Jojo have been together for 7 years and wanted to celebrate their recent engagement with a photo session. We met up at the 18th block of Addison and…
Kathy and Mike wanted to have an intimate microwedding at Morris Arboretum to celebrate each other. They picked the perfect day, when the cherry blossoms were starting to bloom and…
I had the pleasure of being reintroduced to Betsy and Sarah last weekend, along with their newest addition, Cora and her grandmother, Montie. I’m so grateful when previous clients recommend…
As a dog-lover, I appreciate when marriers are so welcoming to the pets in their life. Luigi joined Valerie and Marco for their first look, just outside of the Curtis…