On February 28, 1947 began the infamous events of “228,” a widespread massacre of tens of thousands of Taiwanese by the Nationalist (KMT) government that had recently arrived from China. The 228 Massacre became a taboo topic in the subsequent years of martial law that extended through the 1980s and had ripple effects that were felt…
Say hello again to my beautiful friend Talya, who makes regular appearances on this blog. We met up for a mini photo session while I was back in Cincinnati this fall. See just a glimpse of the lovely opera singer below! Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area but often…
Maria is a young opera singer soon completing her Adler fellowship with the San Francisco Opera. Because she is building a new website, Maria wanted to refresh her old headshots and create some new portraits that would capture a bit of her personality too. I got to meet her at one of my bucket list…
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 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…
If you saw my birthday party back in January, you might have fallen in love with some of the beautiful dinnerware that I rented from Lindsay’s company, Frances Lane. The She has goblets in every color imaginable, one-of-a-kind platters, and vintage plates and bowls all come together to create the prettiest tablescapes. I met up with Lindsay in…
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 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…
Since I am currently at TAF in Indiana, I thought it would be the perfect time to share a few of my favorites from my portrait session with Tammy. She also went to TAF back in the day, and we actually attended the same university too. Tammy now lives in the Bay Area and has…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. Despite the amount of time I spend with cameras, I seem to spend very little time in front of the lens. I have been meaning to update my headshots for a very long time now, but it took my Pointe of View book…
Roughly once a month, I introduce one of my favorite vendors in the industry– completely unpaid, just out of sheer love of working with them. This month, I am proud to feature the Berkeley City Club— one of my favorite wedding venues in the entire San Francisco Bay Area. Why do I love this place?…
Roughly once a month, I introduce one of my favorite vendors in the industry– completely unpaid, just out of sheer love of working with them. This month, I am proud to feature makeup artist Julianne Chai of Pretty by Julianne. I simply love her style. When I need makeup for clients or even for myself,…