Chicago Documentary Photographer | Adri De La Cruz

If I could give 1000 stars I would! I hired Adri for new branding photos and she brought my vision to life. She curated a mood board, follow up emails about wardrobe, booked makeup/hair! It was so seamless. Every photo exudes the bright luxury that my brand represents !

Adri has been taking our photos for eleven years now and I would fly her around the world if I had to, just to keep her as our photographer. She is super chill and easy to work with. Phenomenal with kids. Incredibly collaborative and able to bring any vision to life. And her work is absolutely breathtaking. She is constantly learning and growing and evolving and I am so grateful for the love and energy she pours into her craft. I would recommend Adri to absolutely everyone.

Adri is such a great photographer! We hired her for our little wedding and we were worried about how the photos would turn out since it was just a courthouse wedding but she took such great care of us! She made every interaction feel genuine, like it was just another day of our life. She shot every photo with such care that I really felt our love come to life. We were in awe when we received our photos since it didn’t seem like she captured anything special but she did. She captured all the love, whimsy and joy my spouse and I share for each other. She is truly amazing at taking any moment and turning it into something out of storybooks. Book with adri, you won’t regret having someone like her capture your love on your special day.

My family has been fortunate to work with Adri on several occasions and I can’t sing her praises enough. Through pregnancy, a newborn and multiple toddlers she manages to set an environment and pace that works for everyone. The shoots themselves are laid back and joyful as she connects with me and my family with ease. In fact, it’s so simple that I’m always taken aback by the final product! Adri is truly talented and skilled. She always delivers images that capture my family’s essence so beautifully and naturally. I’m already looking forward to our next shoot together!

This review is long overdue. I cannot recommend Adri enough! We hired her as our birth photographer; we purchased the birth story, which included a maternity, birth, and newborn shoot. She was easy to communicate with, flexible with the payment plan, and completely open in terms of what our vision for the shoot was-but willing to provide suggestions if needed. Now for the photos – Our photos turned out to be everything I had hoped for and more! Adriana captured moments I will cherish for a lifetime. She truly has a gift for taking beautiful photos and she played a pivotal role in making our birth story such a special experience. She really is the only photographer I ever want to use again.

Adri is an incredible photographer. We were lucky enough to book her for our newborn/family session. The time and care she took to get each and every photo was unmatched. Each one of the pictures she takes tells a story, and I will look back on these images and be forever grateful that we chose her to capture this special moment in our lives. Huge bonus: she’s amazing with kids and our toddler loved her! She was so great at capturing our toddler’s personality, and she was able to capture the tiny details on our newborn that I know I’ll miss very soon…Her tiny toes, her wrinkly little hands, the newborn scrunch! Adri’s photography style is unlike any other: she captures the most beautiful, natural, and candid photos that evoke so much emotion. We’re so lucky and forever grateful! Thank you, Adriana!

I stumbled upon Adri’s work while looking for a local photographer to take maternity and potentially birth photos. I was instantly captivated. Adri was so quick to respond and easy to communicate with. My husband and I hired her for the full birth package which includes maternity, birth and a newborn session. Getting to work with Adri has been such a privilege, she is so kind and helpful during every interaction from payment plans to scheduling. Maternity: 36 weeks pregnant, HOT July day, two young sick boys. WE HAD FUN! It was our first time meeting in person and we were instantly so comfortable. She is INCREDIBLE with kids. It was their best photo shoot ever. Adri was clicking away, up a step stool, engaging my boys, giving us pose suggestions, even in the water with us, it was so relaxed and fun. Her skill is next level and just look at the results. Birth: in communication leading up to the big day to be supportive and was on call 24/7. I’ve never had a birth photographer and didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t even notice she was in the room and we have hundreds of cherished photos. Newborn: again, a breeze of a photo shoot. She brought me flowers and captured some of my favorite moments as a new family of five. The photo album included in the package is such a special touch. I cannot recommend Adri enough, especially to pregnant clients! I will absolutely be booking future family photos with her. Nothing but gratitude and praise for her work. I’ll cherish these images forever and how amazing for my sons to be able to look back on this time. Adri does beautiful work and really is skilled at capturing feeling and emotion as well as light. A true artist and a gem of a human.

Adri is hands down the best photographer out there! We worked with Adri for our Maternity and New Born sessions and were beyond happy with how they turned out. She truly captures the most important moments in your life quite perfectly. Adri is very professional and makes you feel so comfortable during each session. We can’t wait to work with her again and highly recommend you hire Adri if you’re in market for amazing photos and memories that last a lifetime!

Choosing Adri to take our photos at such a special time in our lives was one of the best decisions we made. We knew we didn’t want your average family photos, but photos that felt more authentic to who we are at this stage in life. Adri took the time to really get to know us and our story and you can truly see that reflected in her work. She captured our hearts in each and every photo. We are so excited that we get to look back at these for a lifetime and remember how it felt as we welcomed our first child into our world. We can’t wait to share these photos with our little one as he grows older!