Empowerment. Vulnerability. Transformation.


Portraits that honor your story through calm guidance, PRESENCE and creative intention - with images you'll cherish forever...

Person wearing a purple cardigan and black top poses outdoors with yellow flowers and greenery in background.

Hi, I'm Kendra!

the photographer behind Captured Chimerism.


Empowering birth and boudoir photography that honors your story and helps you feel seen, whole, and celebrated.

What is Captured Chimerism?


More than photos... it's alchemy.


Photography has the power to heal self-perception by allowing people to see themselves through a lens of intention and artistry, rather than judgment. Birth photography honors the raw miracle of creation—capturing strength, vulnerability, and transformation—while boudoir celebrates reclamation, inviting subjects to rediscover their confidence, sensuality, and ownership of their own story. Together, they mirror life’s full circle: creation and becoming, rediscovery and becoming again.

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Testimonials
Artistic black and white shot of a couple sharing an intimate moment during labor.

Hazel Miranda

I had a panic attack mid-contraction, mid-exam. My partner grounded me so wholly... and you captured that moment beautifully. You reframed my trauma entirely.

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.

— Ansel Adams