For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by self discovery, personal growth, and connecting with others by sharing our stories. My childhood best friend and I would spend hours on personality quizzes, and when we’d share our results, we were amazed at our vast differences mixed in with peculiar similarities. We’d excitedly ask our other friends how they think and feel about life and indulge in these conversations for hours. It was this curiosity about the world around me and how others view life that led to me into the arts, music, travel, and then to photography...and eventually to wellness and yoga.

Although I had always been involved in the arts, it wasn’t until after college that I began to discover how photography could be a means in which my creative, sensitive soul could connect with others. To photograph someone - an individual, a couple, a family - is such a personal and intimate experience. As I learned to create an environment for others to just be themselves and share their hearts, the resulting images were such genuine reflections of their personalities and relationships. For me, light, composition and texture became a medium of art to bring out the beauty, strength, and dignity of those I photographed. It was then that I realized I do what I do because I love people and value relationships. And I’m inspired by authentic moments and visual storytelling.

In the past 15 years I have been invited to photograph over 250 weddings across the U.S. and around the world to places such as New York, California, Vermont, Florida, Colorado, Mexico, India, and the Dominican Republic. I've had the opportunity to do personal branding work for some of Chicago's most impressive small businesses such as The Everygirl, Windy City Live, Corri McFadden, Jayna Cooke, Nate Berkus Associates, Chicago Q, Land of Nod, Bright Pink, Skirt PR, Two Penny Blue, Coach, Vineyard Vines, The Park Hyatt, Jayson Home + Garden, AIR Aerial Fitness, Sat Nam Yoga, and many others. 

In 2020, I moved from Chicago to Tampa to be with my Beloved. Most often we're out for a walk enjoying nature, planning our next adventure, experimenting in the kitchen, or sitting around the table, which we lovingly call our altar, talking about ideas late into the night. Otherwise you'll find me in my office sanctuary creating beauty, editing images, playing guitar or crystal bowls, singing, practicing yoga, and holding space for my amazing clients in sound and cacao ceremony, yoga, and soulful photo sessions.

Meet Jenn

Video footage on site + portraits of me created by Creating Light Studio, White Quill Creative, and  Rebecca Marie Art.

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