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New York City
Labor Day is a great time to visit New York City, especially if you like the city relatively quiet and empty! Alex and I were able to spend two whole weeks in New York thanks to the generosity of friends who let us stay in their place on the Upper West Side while they were…
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Kelly & Jeff | Los Altos History Museum Wedding
In many ways it seems that the universe has long been conspiring to bring Kelly and Jeff together, and yet it took a long, long time for them to actually find each other, and longer still for them to realize they should be more than friends. Kelly and Jeff share so many of the same…
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Vernon Street Farm
Our good friends Do-Hee and Josh up and left the San Francisco city life in 2022 and moved to upstate New York to start a farm! This was our second year in a row visiting them at Vernon Street Farm. This time we flew in for a stay in Manhattan for the week before and…
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Dudziak Family | Cupertino Mini Sessions
Exactly seven years ago on this date, I was photographing Kim and Chris’ beautiful wedding in the redwoods and vineyards. What a perfect way to commemorate their anniversary, with their four and five year old boys in tow this time! We had a wonderful mini session, filled with rambunctious energy and lots of love. Happy…
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San Francisco Giants Baseball Quilt
I am so thrilled to share my latest craft project, nearly two years in the making! Ever since I married into baseball fandom (thank you Alex), I started bringing my own hobbies to the ballpark. For the entire 2022-2023 MLB season I was knitting the cutest little hexpuff quilt for my friend’s baby. After that…
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Garrison Family | Cupertino Mini Sessions
I am very excited to share the first of my mini sessions from this season! It was a beautiful morning at McClellan Ranch in Cupertino with the always delightful Garrison Family. This is now my sixth time photographing Dan and Jeri, and I must say that every session is my new favorite session with them….
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Bay Area | August, 2024
August! Started with a visit from Alice, who was in town from LA. We ate allll the pastas at Cotogna. Then, drinks and snacks at Moongate Lounge. Walkabouts in Chinatown Quarterly standing date at the House of Prime Rib! The Chronicle keeps talking about how hard it is to get into this place, but we…
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BAO | Cookbook Club
Throughout 2024 I have been hosting my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. Our August cookbook club featured BAO,…
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On Set with Life Lessons from Ah-Ma and Ah-Gong
I am so grateful to have grown up within a Taiwanese American community that has not only nurtured my own creativity but also connected me to many fellow creatives who have charted their own unique paths in the world. This summer, several friends joined forces to start working on an ambitious documentary project: Life Lessons…