Connie & Tony | Downtown Los Angeles Engagement Photography

Connie & Tony | Downtown Los Angeles Engagement Photography

Theirs is an absolutely wonderful engagement story with just the right amount of theatricality. Last June, Tony brought Connie  to see Wicked, one of their favorite musicals up in San Francisco’s Orpheum Theater. After the show, he had arranged everything for a sly backstage tour, and just to complete things, he even had “the green witch”…

Inspiration | Pyramid Lake, Castaic, California
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Inspiration | Pyramid Lake, Castaic, California

The drive down I-5 from San Francisco down to Los Angeles is extremely boring for four of the six hours. Flat lands, straight two-lane highway, and the only somewhat interesting thing is the occasional semi-truck obstacle course or the not-so-pleasant odors of the industrial-sized cow farms. It isn’t until around hour 5 that you hit the Grapevine and…

The City | San Francisco
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The City | San Francisco

Tourists may attempt to call it “Frisco” but locals often refer to it simply as “the city,” despite all the patronizing scoffs from New Yorkers. San Francisco is the city of the Bay Area, overlooking Oakland to the East and San Jose to the South. San Francisco has now been my home for half a year….

Zaha & Magdy | Cupertino Backyard Wedding

Zaha & Magdy | Cupertino Backyard Wedding

With each knock on the door, greetings of salam resonated through the home. Each family entered the house and stepped through to the backyard, transformed by beautiful floral arrangements, hand crafted by the bride’s mother. The warmth of the occasion blended seamlessly with the late afternoon sunshine that lit the space. Magdy entered the backyard,…

Erica & Robert’s Wedding

Erica and Robert were married on a Saturday in late August in gorgeous wine country around Santa Rosa, California. You might remember Erica & Robert’s engagement session when we got to roam around the entire property at Kunde Estate. We had such a great time, I knew this wedding would be a pleasure to shoot….