Philadelphia | Summer, 2016
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Philadelphia | Summer, 2016

My visits to Philly this summer have been packed with festivals, colorful art, and lobsters! Take a little peek below. First up, the Italian Market Festival. The Strawberry Festival in Peddler’s Village. We heard a lady at the strawberry stand proudly declaring, “No, these are not local! The local strawberries were terrible this year.” They…

New Orleans
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New Orleans

New Orleans is such a unique city. With such a complex blend of French creole and diverse cultures, a vibrant round-the-clock night life, and the lasting impact of Hurrican Katrina, it’s an endlessly colorful and interesting place. We flew down over Memorial Day weekend, staying for three nights and covering a lot of ground across the Seventh Ward,…

Grace of HapaMama | San Jose Headshots & Family Portraits
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Grace of HapaMama | San Jose Headshots & Family Portraits

It was such a pleasure to photograph Grace of HapaMama. She’s been following my work for a couple years thanks to our Taiwanese American connections, and I finally got to meet and photograph her last month. We met up in downtown San Jose and grabbed a combination of family portraits and headshots for Grace. See some…

Pauline & Justin | San Francisco Engagement Photography

Pauline & Justin | San Francisco Engagement Photography

It’s always an immense joy and a privilege when I get to photograph my friends. I’ve known Pauline for closer to two decades than one, and I also photographed her sister’s wedding a few years ago. For Pauline’s engagement session with her fiance Justin, we wandered along the Embarcadero in San Francisco, hit up the iconic Ferry Building,…

A Weekend in Vermont
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A Weekend in Vermont

Vermont was the perfect weekend getaway to kick off the new year. We did intend to go skiing initially, but the poor snow conditions meant we skipped the slopes and stuck to the cozy cottage and all the small-town cheese and maple syrup shops. Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San…

Holidays in Philadelphia
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Holidays in Philadelphia

East Coast winter! Here’s a glimpse of my time in Philly over the holidays. An adorable little cafe in Conshohocken   Franklin Flea Go West Craft Fest Perla & WhsitlePig pop-up dinner at Turnkey Housewarming party Dim sum Holiday squares around Center City Comcast Center’s Holiday Spectactular! Philadelphia City Hall Lumberjack time. The special 70mm…

Cincinnati in November
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Cincinnati in November

I headed back to Cincinnati in early November when my photograph was featured in the Contemporary Arts Center downtown. I meant to blog the rest of my Cincinnati trip a few weeks ago, but it got lost in my blog drafts, so here goes! Scenes from around town in Cincinnati, Ohio: You can also check out…