BIcOASTAL photography studio
SAN FRANCISCO, CA & CHICAGO, IL
GALLERIES
JESSIE & ABE
MEREDITH & DAMIANO
TARA & TREVOR
ROOFTOP & RESTAURANT WEDDING
/ CHICAGO, IL
COLORFUL ITALIAN WEDDING
/ FLORENce, ITALY
MODERN CITY WEDDING
/ CHICAGO, IL
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This is not your traditional photography studio.
This is unapologetic art documenting the unique intimacies of the human experience, unabashed creativity, and unfiltered self-expression — as bold and brazen as the people it’s for.
This is for the ones who live and let live and love and let love, tossing life’s rule book aside and getting buzzed on bubbling originality. This is for the ones with a disco ball glimmer in their lovestruck eyes and a dead set desire to do things differently.
This is for you.
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I'M SAMANTHA, BUT YOU CAN CALL ME SAM.
I think love is all the rage, a hopeless ROMANTIC TO THE CORE.
I CREATE IMAGERY OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE,
Meaning all are welcome here.
Because I believe the pursuit of self-expression is just as much our given right as it is our human nature. That the path forward is nonlinear and graciously so. That we are meant to take nostalgic side roads across the map of life, to stop and smell the roses we planted long ago. That we can’t be blamed for toasting to the fruits of our labor and revering all the candid picture proof of our existence. After all, we’re only human — and I will always toast to that.
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MEREDITH & DAMIANO
We shot our engagement photos with Sam in Chicago, and what should've been a few hours turned into a whole day of laughter and pure joy. She truly made us feel like the best versions of ourselves and it shows through the images she created for us. A few weeks later, we asked her to join us in Italy to shoot our wedding, and we stand by that being the best decision we made surrounding the whole day. We felt so at ease with her, like no special moment would go unnoticed. Her work truly captures how the day felt-- which was pure magic-- and all our guests have commented the same. Every photo draws a palpable feeling and captures our day, bit by bit, as absolutely glowing as it felt. Samantha is so special and every ounce of her hard work shows through her incredible art. The way she can sense a feeling and translate it to art is unbelievable. We cannot thank her enough for the photos she created for us; we will cherish them forever.
