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Hey, I’m Susan, award winning photographer, multi-passionate visual storyteller, and nomad-at-heart who loves Chicago as my home base. A photographer since age 8, with over two decades experience managing data and communicating for impact, I bring my passions and skills together to provide an array of creative and business services for individuals and organizations.
A life-long Chicagoan, I love sharing my city with locals and visitors.
📷 Join me on an art & architecture walking tours in downtown Chicago, which double as cell phone camera workshops.
🗺️ None of these dates work? Purchase a custom or self-guided tours. Contact me at least 14 days in advance, and I'll create something magical for you!
Shop my photography store for award-winning photography on framed art, blankets and pillows, and other photo gifts. You'll find scenes from Chicago and my travels across the United States, as well as Europe - Ireland, Munich, Vienna, and Valencia.
Shift your photos from fine to fabulous, fuzzy to in focus, with the camera you always have with you - your cell phone! Join my online course Phone Photos in Focus, a 6 module course you can work through at your own pace.
For nonprofits and grantmakers, I manage your external communications channels, so you can focus on your mission. I develop content calendars; write and publish blog posts, newsletters, and social media content; and source, organize, and create visuals for various communications channels.
Need better photo documentation of events, programs, and meetings? Want a creative staff retreat experience? I also do group cell phone photography workshops.
I freelance write and photograph for local, national, and international media, focused on:
sustainability and philanthropy in travel
the outdoors and water activities
food and culture
arts and architecture
Chicago, through the lens of the above topics