I photographed a wonderful holiday dinner this winter, hosted by the lovely folks from Twrl Milk Tea, alongside several collaborators in their community. Twrl is a plant-based milk tea newly celebrating its launch into Whole Foods Markets. In addition, they wanted to honor the 90th anniversary of Norman Rockwell’s “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” painting…
Anna Wu Photography is fifteen! It has been a wild journey full of highs and lows, and yet I am here today, still reveling in the fact that this childhood hobby of mine has transformed into such a full life and career. To celebrate the occasion, I invited my past clients to help create a…
Another year, another birthday! Every January, I throw myself a birthday party as a way of kicking off the next trip around the sun. In the past few years, I have hosted a moody dinner party, spoon carving, pottery, my 10-year business anniversary, a plant party, a Victorian-modern tea party, a gathering all about gatherings, and most recently, a shibori…
As you may recall, I held a socially distanced shibori birthday party back in January with friends participating from five time zones across four countries. We each had shibori (indigo) dye kits and dyed quilt squares, which were then mailed back to me so I could create a community-made quilt, like a warm hug from…
Events are back! I was honored be back for the third time photographing the Industry “House Party” at The Pearl. This time, after a long hiatus, we were celebrating the return of the events at this San Francisco venue. See a few of the highlights below! Guests entered through School Night, the bar/restaurant adjacent to…
Every year, after the rush of the holidays and the countdown into a new year, I take the opportunity to celebrate my January birthday with a creative party, and I set off on my next spin around the sun with a few of my favorite people. In the past, I have hosted a moody dinner…
It’s my annual tradition to kick off the year with a creative birthday celebration. Past celebrations include the moody dinner party, spoon carving, pottery, my 10-year business anniversary, a plant party, and last year’s tea party. This year? A gathering about gatherings. I was inspired by Priya Parker’s book, The Art of Gathering, to think…
At the end of May, we hosted a panel discussion at Uber HQ for Amber Collective, our community-building organization for Asian American creative women. Since May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we closed out the month with this topic for the evening: “On Heritage: how history and identity inform our creative work.” We had three…
I’m thrilled to share our second meetup for the Amber Collective, which was a night at the museum! At the end of March, we gathered at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for a night of connection and inspiration. As with our first gathering, we were intentional with our event, with a friendly team…
I am thrilled to take you all behind the scenes of my friend Cassie’s photography mentorship, which she hosted last month in San Francisco. Cassie is not only an amazing photographer, she’s incredibly generous with and articulate about everything she’s ever learned, which makes her the perfect person to lead a mentorship group. I’m constantly…
Fuzzy little aliens have invaded Union Square! Not to worry, the little creatures are part of the 2019 Macy’s Flower Show. The theme is Journey to Paradisios, with lots of references to outer space and sci fi fun. I was hired to photograph the event before it officially opened on Friday, and the installations will…
I’m so incredibly proud to be a part of the Amber Collective, a community for Asian American women creatives in the Bay Area. We started this as a group of five women who are grateful to have formed community with each other and wanted to help foster that for other Asian American women as well. In…