I have loved watching this little family grow! I first photographed E when he was just two weeks old, and now he’s up and about, exploring the world on his own two feet. The Yens have been diligent about taking the whole family on hikes, so we headed into one of their favorite environments for…
November recap! We begin with pizza at Rose’s in the Mission. Cassie came over for a first-time knitting tutorial. Just in time for her to work at polls on election day. A special meal at Rintaro for their 10-year anniversary, featuring house-made soba Cassie and I visited Nancy at her coworking space inside the Ferry…
K and Z had a beautiful San Francisco wedding day , first getting ready at the Hotel Kabuki in Japantown, taking a Waymo over to San Francisco’s City Hall for an intimate ceremony, and completing their celebrations with a reception at Foreign Cinema. All in all such a beautiful, elegant way to mark their union….
Throughout 2024 I hosted my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. Our eighth and final cookbook club of the…
October recap! We start off with my lunch date with Rebecca and a box of my fruit CSA from Frog Hollow Farms. A visit to the glass pumpkin pop-up at Santana Row with the Garrisons. Date night at Showa, a relatively new tasting menu spot in Soma, SF, featuring tonkatsu. Blue Angels flying…
Throughout 2024 I hosted my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. In October, we featured two cookbooks! First, the Taiwanese…
Back in October, Alex and I had a little staycation up in Sebastopol. We have been there a handful of times, mostly passing through for photo sessions or weddings or on the way from Santa Rosa to the Sonoma Coast. This time, we went enjoyed a stay in the town and visited the shops, farms,…
At the start of September, we returned from our New York trip, and in the middle, we spent a long weekend in Kansas City. The rest of the month was packed full of birthdays and gatherings! First, some casual hangouts with friends– it was warm enough for a pool day in SF! Plus, visiting Benchmark…
This was a sweet session for Ailan and her family, walking around Lake Chabot in the East Bay. Her two sons were home from college for the holidays, and their energetic new puppy was ready to steal the show. Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco. View her work at…
It is such a tremendous gift to be able to document these special moments for my dearest friends. The newest Baby Valente joined the family in December, and I was there six days later to document the whole family at home. Welcome to the world, baby! I am so thrilled to watch you all grow…
This was such a wonderful fall photo session for this extended family! I’ve been friends with these folks for decades and got to photograph both Tiffany and Greg’s wedding almost seven years ago and Andrew and Sharon’s wedding last year. And now we’ve expanded and reunited with three kiddos, including the two baby girl cousins…
Some of you may remember Jess and Charles from their very foggy beach proposal at Fort Funston, with their golden retriever Satchmo as very adorable witness. This time they left Satchmo at home, but they were joined by their family members as they tied the knot at San Francisco’s City Hall. Love Jess’s jumpsuit! Congratulations,…