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"Best Pet Photographer in Chicago!"
-Peerspace
I’m Candice C. Cusic. I am a photojournalist by training and visual storyteller at heart. I specialize in Moment-Driven Photography™ and believe moments make the best memories!
Why pose for family portraits when we can document you together, as a family? As a Chicago pet & family photographer, I capture all of the genuine moments that happen on your ordinary day. Bath time, snack time, nap time! We don’t have to line up together in a park and pose for the camera, let’s focus on capturing moments between you and your family in locations that are meaningful to you as a family.
Let’s go do something together! We can also shoot in my beautiful studio without distractions, you can focus on each other and the ones you love. When you look at your photos over your fireplace, or flip through your family album, your photographs will be even more special to you, since they show who you are, not just what you look like. Contact me for more information about my Chicago family photography!
"I can't say enough good things about Candice and her wonderful team. From booking our session, to the photo shoot, to our museum-quality artwork, our expectations were constantly exceeded! Everything about our experience was fantastic. The studio is warm and welcoming. The team is easy to work with and professional. Candice is such a fabulous talent. She directed our shoot and made us—and our fuzzy puppy!—feel comfortable and confident. When it came to selecting our photos and artwork, she was patient and gave us great advice. It really felt like a terrific collaboration to work with her.
When we got our final product, we were blown away. The portraits are phenomenal and we will treasure them for the rest of our lives. You will not find a better photographer in Chicago!"
-Katie
Chicago Pet Photographer
Seen. Heard. Loved.
Candice C. Cusic has launched a powerful new project, The See Hear Love Project™, to spotlight the rising number of animals in Chicago shelters. In collaboration with local rescue groups, she’s giving a voice to animals who deserve a second chance and a loving home.
This one-of-a-kind initiative combines the art of animal communication with Cusic’s renowned photography to help each animal be seen, heard, and ultimately adopted. Follow along to meet them and discover their stories.
Since the filming of this video, Ramona has officially become a proud foster fail—aka ADOPTED! She now spends her days living her best life with her mom April, her dad, and five pig siblings, soaking up all the love, snacks, and belly rubs she could ever dream of. 🐷❤️
#chicago #explore #explorepage #fosteranimals #chicagolandpigrescue
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Last year, 3,380 dogs and cats were euthanized in Chicago.
During his animal communication session, Tater shared something quietly heartbreaking:
“Sometimes I worry people won’t like me. I worry if I’m good enough.”
His foster mom couldn’t hold back tears — because he is good enough. Every dog waiting for a home is.
October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, and Chicago’s shelters are beyond capacity.
The See Hear Love Project™ unites animal communication and fine-art photography to give foster animals a voice — so they can finally be seen, heard, and adopted.
🐾 Featuring Tater from @darkhorsedogs
📍Created by Candice C. Cusic
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Every foster animal has something to say.
Maggie’s animal communication session inspired the beginning of The See Hear Love Project™—and many more voices will follow.
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#adoptlocal
#rescuelocal
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Dama may be in a wheelchair, but her spirit is unstoppable.
Through The See Hear Love Project™, her voice and her story are shared—so she can be truly seen, heard, and adopted.
Thank you @sayvanimals for giving her the chance she deserves. Thank you @salvageone for welcoming us to photograph Dama in your beautiful space. She was a little nervous Nelly that day, so we finished her session in the studio. We’re so grateful for your support in helping animals like Dama be seen, heard, and adopted. ❤️🐾
##chicagoshelterdogs
#adoptlocal
#rescuelocal
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#chicagodogswithoutjobs
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This is Nala the cat. 🐾
Her reading wasn’t about adoption — it was about understanding.
Animal communication reveals what our pets are truly feeling.
Would you want to know what your cat is thinking?
Something extraordinary is beginning.
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The See Hear Love Project™ gives foster animals more than a portrait—it gives them a voice. Through animal communication and photography, their stories will finally be shared with the world.
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Follow along as we change lives, one portrait at a time.
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#chicagoshelterdogs
#adoptlocal
#rescuelocal
#chicagodogs
#chicagodogswithoutjobs
SEEN. HEARD. LOVED.
Meet Trixie — the very first foster animal to launch The See Hear Love Project™.
Rescued from Chicago Animal Care & Control and safe today thanks to @darkhorsedogs, Trixie opened her heart during her animal communication session and shared her wish: a forever family to love her gentle spirit.
Her story begins The See Hear Love Project — a movement that combines fine-art portraiture with animal communication to help foster animals be truly seen, heard, and adopted.
This October, in honor of National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, Trixie’s story highlights the countless foster animals still waiting to be adopted.
Follow along as more animals share their voices — and please share Trixie’s story to help her find her forever home.
#chicagoshelterdogs
#adoptlocal
#rescuelocal
#chicagodogs
#chicagodogswithoutjobs
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🐾 After Maggie’s first animal communication session, her words surprised us all.
But what she shared next was just as powerful…
This famous Chicago dog (@maggieandherdads )reminded us why animals deserve to be seen, heard, and loved.
Her voice helped inspire The See Hear Love Project™ — a campaign giving foster animals a chance to tell their own stories through communication and fine-art portraiture.
Follow along to hear the voices of animals still waiting for a home.
#SeeHearLoveProject #AnimalCommunication #chicagoshelterdogs
#adoptlocal
#rescuelocal
#chicagodogs
#chicagodogswithoutjobs
SEEN. HEARD. LOVED.
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.
