About the photographer
Anna has been photographing weddings and portraits since 1983. She is a member of Wedding and Professional Photographers International (WPPI). This organization represents professional photographers who are skilled in documentation of weddings and events in a candid and unobtrusive style. Anna continues to attend workshops and seminars and continues to learn from some of the top master photographers around. She has joined the ranks of some of the most talented photographers in the area and was voted Southland's Best Photographer for 2025.
In her own words:
I am wife to Lance for 39 years, and mom to three amazing kids - Lance Jr, David, & Sarah. All three of our kids got married in 2025 and we went from a family of 5 to a family of 9 adding Jeron, Jannet, Amy and a beautiful granddaughter Saleen to our family. It was such a blessing to see all of our kids find their soulmate and celebrate with all of them in 2025. We are also super excited to be welcoming another new grandbaby this July.
Lance and I love to travel and cruising is one of our favorite ways to vacation. I have many more places on my bucket list to see so we are always planning our next vacation.
Other than my family, God, and traveling, photography has always been a passion of mine.
I want to share a little bit about how I started my awesome journey of becoming a photographer.
I was given my first 35mm camera when I was 15 years old and loved everything to do with photography right from the start. I would photograph all the kids in the neighborhood, all the amazing sites I saw on vacations, and all of my high school events. I just loved having a camera in my hands and doing what I loved, freezing a moment in time on film. I took photography classes in high school and loved working in the darkroom and watching my work come to life. After high school, I attended college and planned to major in computer science and math, but my love for photography took me in another direction. I took my first full time job in 1982 as a professional photographer for one of the largest photography studios in the Chicagoland area. Here I am 43 years later, still doing what I love.
I take a relaxed and natural approach to photography, allowing my clients to be themselves, which allows me to capture the special moments that make you who you are. My style is about capturing the moments, and the essence of the people in those moments. I would love to be the photographer to capture and preserve your special memories. I want to keep those special times in your families' life forever. I am so thankful to be able to use my talent to create an heirloom and preserve a moment in time for all of my clients.
Let me be the photographer to give you beautiful images to grace your walls and melt your heart.
