Pretty Mamma

Lizzy, my lovely sister and soon-to-be new mom, agreed to let me take her portrait.  We kept waiting until she got "bigger" but I was afraid if we waited any longer the baby would beat us to it!  Here she is at 39 weeks - we're all so excited to meet the little one, due [...]

Gone Hiking

I had last week off and seized the welcome time to de necessary things - read: laundry, clean apartment, read stack of travel magazines dating all the way to 2008.  I also used the welcome time to get out of the city for a bit.  I'd been wanting to take my dog, Essie, hiking to [...]

My Winter Windowsill

My Kitchen Window, Chicago January 2009 I love those packages with bulbs you can grow in the dead of winter.  It started with a leftover paper white in a Corona bottle and ended with a pair of red amaryllis.

A Rainy Afternoon

Chicago, IL 10/15/08 A gray, rainy afternoon with Essie, my convenient live in canine model.

Boat Graveyard

Boat Graveyard, July 2008 Charlevoix, MI I am super late in posting these images, but better late than never!  This past summer in Charlevoix my mom and I stumbled across what appeared to be a boat graveyard while we were looking for the recycling drop off.  I came back a few days later with my [...]

Chichen Itza

At the end of March, I was able to join my family on a fantastic trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico. Whoever said that Spring Break ends with college obviously wasn't a self-employed photographer/adventurer. Most of our days were spent relaxing by the pool, kicking butt in all water sports and looking forward to the next [...]