I’ve got one incredible, sports-obsessed kid named Will, and a very supportive husband named Brian who’s gotten used to spending his weekends surrounded by whistles, cleats, and whatever uniform piece we can’t find five minutes before we’re supposed to leave. We live in Plainfield, IL, where our family calendar is basically just a color-coded game schedule with no blank spaces.

I grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago playing anything that involved a scoreboard, from volleyball, to basketball, cheerleading to track and field. That love of movement eventually led me to become a physical therapist. For over a decade, I worked with athletes and active folks, helping them heal, train, and get back to doing what they love. It was rewarding, challenging, and totally aligned with how I’ve always moved through the world (pun intended).

But while I was building a career in PT, there was another passion quietly tagging along: photography. I’ve had a camera in my hand since the days of film and flip phones. At first, it was a hobby, but it slowly turned into something more. With lots of encouragement (and a little convincing) from my husband Brian, I finally took the plunge and left my physical therapy career behind to focus on photography full-time. It was a big leap, but honestly, one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

That’s when KTK Sports Photography was born, and my camera followed me from dance studios to sports fields.