I'm a photographer and filmmaker, and I've been capturing families for over ten years. But honestly, everything changed when I became a mom.

I have three kids. And once you're a parent, you understand — in a way you can't explain to anyone who isn't — how fast it goes. How one morning they're a newborn in your arms, and somehow, before you've had time to catch your breath, they're running ahead of you on a trail and don't need your hand anymore.

That's why I do this. Not to make beautiful pictures — though I love those too. But to catch the real thing. The way your daughter laughs at something only she finds funny. The way your son reaches for you without even thinking about it. The ordinary moments that feel small now, and will feel enormous later.

I'm not going to ask you to pose. I'm going to ask you to just be together — and I'll do the rest. See Family, Unfiltered

I read obsessively about children — their development, their psychology, how they see the world. It makes me better at what I do.

I'm based in Northbrook, shoot throughout the Chicago area, and I'm always happy to travel.