The roads were familiar, but the specifics had escaped me. I had to guess at the turns more than once, always correctly in the end, but I hadn’t realized how much time, how much memory had already lapsed. Three years was a lifetime ago that I lived there. The pieces of that life were now only loosely…
I am so incredibly honored to be published in the fall issue of Wedding Nouveau magazine. This is the first time my work has been featured in a print publication! I’ve said it before, but there is just something very special about being able to see my photographs on paper and hold them in my…
It has been an absolute privilege to watch this family grow over the last couple years. I’ve known Aaron since we were partner teachers in 2008, and I’ve photographed his daughter Isla twice before. This time I came back to meet the newest member of the family, baby Miles! Precious. Even more precious. My favorite….
This is not a fairy tale. I can remember being truly lost, stuck in that quarter life crisis, having graduated from a prestigious university with a made-up degree (I designed my own major in Asian American studies and documentary studies) and no idea what to do next. I sat at a little computer desk whittling…
They met in middle school, when Fernando was just a shy boy, struck by love at first sight. Nina just remembers asking him what middle school he was attending. Of course, they eventually started dating in high school, and after being together for seven years, Fernando proposed to Nina after dinner with her family at…
It was a beautifully warm day on 9.10.11, perhaps the most popular wedding date of the year. Kathleen got ready in her hotel room in South San Francisco, and then she hopped into the gorgeous 1946 Rolls Royce Bentley to join her husband-to-be at the church in San Francisco. A perfect way to start the…
I don’t know who started it, calling him the godfather of Taiwanese America, but I think the title’s going to stick. Ho Chie has been involved with almost every Taiwanese American organization imaginable, and he even had a hand in creating many of them. One of his ongoing projects is TaiwaneseAmerican.org, an online portal that spotlights…
Their love stretches back in time and reaches gently into the future. There is never a sense of hurry. Rather, a feeling of space and suspension as they linger in every moment. Magali and Sam are both incredibly kind, warm, and thoughtful, and together they are simply wonderful. We were so honored to be there…
It was a very chilly day, which is actually typical of our San Francisco summers by the coast. The skies were overcast, and the water a serene pale blue-green. But against the wash of the ocean were bright exclamations of color: a red carpet; the bold blue bridesmaid’s dresses; a radiant bride; and a bubbling…
The wedding was set in a verdant oasis hidden away in a corner of Oakley, California– the beautiful Brownstone Gardens. Mega was all smiles and tears as she walked down the aisle with her brother on one arm and her mother on the other. The entire wedding was planned and coordinated to perfection by the…
It all started with a bit of silly bickering over what should have been a very easy fact for two Harvard grads to agree upon. For some bizarre reason, Silvia had herself convinced that she was 21 despite the fact that, as James mathematically proved on a napkin, she was really 22. Yes, she conceded…
Prepare yourselves for cuteness overload! I was invited to photograph little Deion’s second birthday party a couple weeks ago, and I had a great time wandering around with all the little toddlers. The birthday party was held at Joanna and Ray’s downtown San Francisco home with all these amazing views. Joanna and Ray with the…