“Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother. A child is a child. They get bigger, older, but grown. In my heart it don’t mean a thing.” – Toni Morrison Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago family photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I […]


“Loving a baby is a circular business, a kind of feedback loop. The more you give the more you get and the more you get the more you feel like giving.” – Penelope Leach Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago family photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including […]
It’s been almost a year since I first met this sweet family for their hospital fresh 48 session last winter to welcome little baby A and I was so excited to see them all again for their fall family photography session! This lovely family of four had just made a move to the suburbs and […]


This Lincoln Park fall photography session at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Nature Boardwalk was so much fun! I was so excited to see the sweet Ryan family again because the last time I saw them was when baby J was just a few hours old for their fresh 48 session! Little J was absolutely adorable as […]
“Having children just puts the whole world into perspective. Everything else just disappears.” – Kate Winslet Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago family photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I am so happy you are here and I would love to tell you […]


“There are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” – Anne Lamott Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago family photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I am so happy you are here and I would love […]
Fall in Chicago is my favorite time of the year and I love being able to see so many families for their fall family portraits! This fall family portrait session in Chicago’s Lincoln Park was so much fun despite the drizzly weather and cloudy afternoon! The Hamill family was all smiles and they were so […]

Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago family photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I am so happy you are here and I would love to tell you more about a Chicago family photography session! If you are interested in learning more, please click here to […]
This family photography session in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood was my fourth time seeing the wonderful Patrick family in the last twelve months! I’ve been lucky enough to photograph this family as they changed from three to four by documenting their maternity photos, fresh 48 session, newborn photos, and now a family session just in […]


“In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony.” –Friedrich Nietzsche Audrey Hoover Photography is a Chicago family photographer specializing in maternity, newborn, and baby and family photography in the Chicago area, including the surrounding Chicago suburbs. I am so happy you are […]