I met Lacy at a starbucks with her little family, as they were on the hunt for a photographer. I was honored to have been able to interview with them. From the moment I met her her beautiful positive demeanor just drew me in. We went through our year checking in, I photographed her maternity [...]
Esmael Family | field and summer session in Hanover Park IL
I've know the Esmaels for quite sometime. I've followed the on Social Media and I have loved seeing their family adventures and also just watching them become the beautiful family that they are. So when Courtney reached out for family photographs I was ecstatic. We had a blast playing and shooting in the tall fields. [...]
The Beck family | Lincoln Park IL, family photographer
Mayorca family at the South Shore beach | Adri De La Cruz, Hyde Park family photography
Throughout our whole session I felt so connected to their family story. It was so heart breaking to hear the longing to be somewhere else, to go back to their home Venenzuela. But truly the way I saw them, it felt that even though circumstances (much like my own) have forced them to migrate to [...]
The Corrigan Family | Lincoln Park’s best lifestyle newborn photography
Ajani, Hyde Park newborn session | Adri De La Cruz Photographer
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Almost the same birthday | Oak Park, IL birth photography
“Courage isn't having the strength to go on - it is going on when you don't have strength.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte I am in awe of this incredible mama. The grace and strength she showed during her incredible birth story was so powerful. This sweet baby decided to start making her appearance while I was away in [...]
Goddess at the beach | Chicago maternity beach session, Adri De La Cruz
Flabbergasted by her beauty. Sometimes in this line of work you get meet some truly calm and powerful souls. The way in which she told me her birth plan was amazing, full of hope and steadiness. Nothing could rock her. For her session we headed to the beach, probably the only available location due to [...]