Birth is not a performance. It is one of the most honest, powerful moments of your life and it deserves to be documented that way. As a Chicago birth & maternity photographer, I work as a quiet presence in the room, capturing the intensity, the tenderness, and the details you will want to remember forever. No directing. No posing. Just your story, exactly as it happened.
Documentary Birth Photography in Chicago
Offer on-call birth coverage for families delivering at Prentice Women’s Hospital, the Burr Ridge Birth Center, and home births across the Chicago area and west suburbs. I go on-call at 36 weeks so I’m ready whenever your baby decides to arrive. Whether your birth is fast or slow, quiet or loud, I will be there and I will stay until your family has had that first golden hour together. Being a Chicago Birth & Maternity photographer is so special because I get to see the whole beautiful picture.
Hospitals & birth centers I regularly work with: Prentice Women’s Hospital · Burr Ridge Birth Center · Home births throughout Chicagoland
Maternity Sessions with Your Chicago Birth & Maternity Photographer
Your maternity session should feel like a Sunday morning, not a photo shoot. I meet you where you are your neighborhood, your home, your favorite park and we just exist together while I document this season of your life. Lincoln Park, the West Loop, Oak Park, Evanston, the lakefront anywhere that feels like you is the right location.
The sweet spot for booking is 28–34 weeks, and I recommend reaching out in your second trimester since birth spots fill quickly.
Not Ready for Full Birth Coverage? Consider a Fresh 48
A Fresh 48 session takes place in the first hours after your baby is born back in your hospital room, when everything is still soft and new. It’s a beautiful middle ground: all the emotion of birth photography, in a calmer setting.
Chicago Birth & Maternity Photography — Common Questions
How far in advance should I book birth photography? As early as possible ideally in your second trimester. I only take a limited number of birth clients each month so I can guarantee availability when you go into labor. Once you’re booked, I go on-call starting at 36 weeks.
What hospitals and birth centers do you work with? I regularly photograph births at Prentice Women’s Hospital, Burr Ridge Birth Center, and home births throughout Chicago and the west suburbs. If you’re delivering somewhere else, reach out I’m happy to discuss it.
Will you be there for my whole labor? Yes. I arrive when active labor begins and stay through the first hour or two after birth long enough to capture feeding, skin-to-skin, and those first quiet family moments.
What should I wear for my maternity session? Whatever feels like you. Seriously. Your favorite jeans, a flowy dress, your partner’s oversized shirt I care far more about how you feel than what you’re wearing. I’ll send a full style guide when you book, but there are no rules here.
Do you work with doulas and midwives? Absolutely. I love collaborating with birth teams and am experienced working alongside doulas, midwives, and hospital staff in a way that stays out of everyone’s way.
Is birth photography safe / will you be in the way? I work completely fly-on-the-wall. My job is to be invisible until you forget I’m there. Your medical team always comes first I work around them, never the other way around.