Shawna Yang Ryan | Author Portraits
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Shawna Yang Ryan | Author Portraits

I first met and photographed Shawna six years ago, when her first book Water Ghosts had just been released by Penguin Press. Now her second novel has been completed and is available for preordering: Green Island. The book has been Shawna’s labor of love over the last decade and is a work of historic fiction set against the backdrop of Taiwanese and…

Stephanie, Pianist | San Francisco Musician Portraits
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Stephanie, Pianist | San Francisco Musician Portraits

Stephanie is a beautiful pianist studying down in Southern California. She contacted me for a portrait session because she fell in love with my ballerina series. We met up in San Francisco while she was visiting on a break from school and captured these elegant portraits.   Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based…

Stanford Thompson | Executive Director, Play On Philly | Musician Headshots
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Stanford Thompson | Executive Director, Play On Philly | Musician Headshots

I met Stanford almost exactly two years ago when I visited Philadelphia. Stan does awesome work heading an organization called Play On, Philly! (POP). It’s a wonderful after school orchestra program for elementary and middle school students. Stan was visiting San Francisco this weekend, so I met with him briefly for some new headshots and…

Talya Lieberman, Opera Singer | Musician Headshots
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Talya Lieberman, Opera Singer | Musician Headshots

Talya is as gorgeous as ever. After a year on her Fullbright scholarship in Latvia, she is now in my hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio, launching her opera career from the artists diploma program at the College Conservatory of Music. Brains, beauty, and talent. It’s crazy the trajectories our paths have taken since college, but it’s…

Play On, Philly
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Play On, Philly

My good friend Talya is working with an amazing after school music program called Play On, Philly. While I was visiting Philadelphia last month, famed vocalist Bobby McFerrin also happened to be doing a guest appearance at the program. It was a perfect opportunity for me to grab some photos for them and capture the excitement…