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Check out the news articles that feature Chicago Pet and Family Photographer Candice C. Cusic Photography!
Featured in Block Club Chicago
There’s A West Town Photo Studio Where You Can Get Authentic Family Photos With Your Pet
Chicago-based photographer Candice Cusic specializes in taking heartwarming photos that capture the special love and bond between families and their fur babies.
Featured in WGN Radio 720
Have you ever wanted a place that takes authentic family pet photos? There's a studio in West Town just for you.
Candice Cusic, owner of Candice Cusic Photography, joins Lisa Dent to talk about how her background in photojournalism helped her approach creating heartwarming pet photos and how you and your family can have that special photo session with your furry friend.
Featured in PBS News Hour
Putting a face in front of Chicago's shuttered businesses
Like so many neighborhoods in America, Chicago's West Town has been largely shut down due to the coronavirus. But photographer Candice Cusic hopes she can put a face in front of the closed doors and dark windows of her neighborhood.
PPA, professional Photographer
Bold Evolution
Life is defined by transitions. How you shift from one stage to the next determines so much about your success and happiness. Candice C. Cusic understands this well. A former photojournalist for the Chicago Tribune, Cusic has embraced change in her career, engineering one transition after another to ultimately captain a thriving photography business from her dream studio in Chicago.
Featured in ABC eyewitness news
Photography campaign features West Town small businesses affected by Chicago coronavirus stay-at-home order
The Illinois stay-at-home order to combat the spread of coronavirus has left many businesses shuttered. A photographer is showcasing the faces behind the shuttered storefronts in West Town, hoping to give these local businesses a voice during a tough time.
Featured in Block Club Chicago
After Launching "Save Local" series during pandemic, West Town photographer is following up with business owners 2 years later.
"I wanted to see the happy ending. ... I wanted to see how people fared and how the community supported them," Candice Cusic said.
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Chicago Pet Photographer
Meet Blanca.
Rescued, but still learning how to feel safe again.
During her animal communication session, Blanca shared a feeling of being abandoned in the rain—until Michelle, her foster mom, found her and brought her to safety.
“I’m scared… but I’m trying.”
She’s waiting for someone to show her she’s finally home.
Blanca and other incredible animals are available for adoption at SAYv Animal Organization (@sayvanimalorg).
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The See Hear Love Project is the only project of its kind, combining animal communication and portrait photography to help rescue animals be seen, heard, and adopted.
This is Part 2 of Ramona’s story from The See Hear Love Project™ — a Chicago-based initiative combining animal communication and fine-art photography to help foster animals be seen, heard, and adopted.
Each session begins with an on-camera communication reading followed by a professional portrait session, allowing foster animals to connect with potential adopters through emotion and storytelling.
Ramona’s message is part of a larger mission to bring visibility to animals waiting for homes and to highlight the life-saving power of fostering.
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Your best friend at home deserves to be celebrated.
Not just in your camera roll — but in fine art that lives on your wall.
That’s why I hire a professional trainer for every session.
Because your best friend deserves to feel safe, calm, and supported while we create something beautiful.
And because women celebrate everyone else in their lives…
Why not the one who waits for you at home?
For the women who love fiercely — and the dogs who love them right back. 🖤
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That kind of connection deserves to be remembered as art.
The in between moments are always my favorite.
When no one is performing, just present.
Thank you Andrea for choosing this moment with your sweetheart Guava.
From the shoot to the moment it comes together.
Guava. 💜 #chicagopetphotographer #rescuedog #pitbullsofinstagram
During their animal communication reading, Sam and Frodo thanked their foster, Hilary, for saving their life. They also shared something about their past and their hope for the future: no more cages.
This video is part of The See Hear Love Project — the only project that combines animal communication with fine-art photography to help adoptable animals be truly seen and heard.
These bonded bunnies are ready for a safe, loving home where they can stay together.
Sam and Frodo are available for adoption through @onetailatatime.
SEEN. HEARD. LOVED.
#SeeHearLoveProject #AnimalCommunication #rabbitrescue
Meet Horchata, an adoptable Chicago dog from One Tail at a Time.
She’s part of The See Hear Love Project, where animal communication and fine-art pet photography come together to help foster animals be truly seen and adopted.
If you’re looking to adopt a dog in Chicago, Horchata is ready for her forever home.
Our location
Located in downtown Chicago.
1821 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL 60622
By appointment only
info@cusicphoto.com
Available for travel internationally, for pets & family photography, and education for photographers. Send us a note for details or reach us by phone at 312-248-2939.
