Vanessa Bly Photography

09/03/2026

Always gotta cheer on #28
Go Bella ! Kennedy vs Mather
🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐

09/01/2026

Happy wedding month Roni-Nicole Facen and Corwin! Had the pleasure of capturing Roni’s inspired bridal shower in July and she was certainly the Diamond of the Season!

Comment and wish our bride a smooth countdown to her big day(s)!!!

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

Got a new camera today and Courage put me straight to work!
New to the fam: Canon USA r6 mark 2
Courage Oboh

08/28/2026

Lunar eclipse ! Blood moon ! Aug 28, 2026 Whiting, IN

Gina Ramirez

08/26/2026

It’s always a pleasure photographing for South Chicago Parents & Friends !

07/13/2026

South Chicago, this mural belongs to all of us. ❤️

For a project in partnership with Claretian Associates, Inc., I'm collecting photographs to create a permanent community photo mural for the new SACRED Apartments—a celebration of the people, families, memories, and history that make South Chicago home.

Whether your favorite photo was taken last week or 50 years ago, we want to see it! Family gatherings, birthday parties, church events, school photos, neighborhood traditions, block clubs, local businesses, steel mill history, old Commercial Avenue, reunions, parades, backyard memories—you name it. Every photo helps tell the story of our community.

✨ Stop by for a FREE professional portrait to be considered for the mural, or submit your own digital photos online anytime.

📍 Portrait Pop-Up Day
🗓️ Saturday, July 18
🕚 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 South Chicago Thrive South Chicago Sidewalk Sale
89th & Commercial Ave (near Macias)

Know someone whose story deserves to be represented? You can nominate them, too.

Let's create something that future generations can point to and say, "That's us. That's South Chicago."

Questions? Email me at [email protected]

Please share this post so we can reach as many current and former South Chicago residents as possible. Every photo helps preserve our neighborhood's story. 📸❤️

For more information and/or to submit your photos, visit my project page: https://www.vblyphoto.com/blog/sacred-apartments-mural-project/

05/29/2026

Tomorrow ! Come share your vision for the next public art initiative at Steelworkers Park — a gathering space! We cannot do this work without community voices. See you tomorrow !

05/16/2026

Big congratulations to the SFDS class of 2026 !!!

Yep I do these kinds of events too! 😅

Been shooting 4 days straight and I’m literally living off an energy drink right now. 😭😭😭😭😭

Shout out to my church bestie Jen, peace be with you all!

05/01/2026

Happy 12th Birthday to one of my favorite models!! 🥰 I’ve been taking her photos for as long as her mom has been cutting my hair! Love watching her grow! 💛