Jia and Suyash are the warmest complements to each other. Suyash is laid back and an avid reader. According to Jia, he excels at sitting still. Meanwhile, Jia is passionate, energetic, and never sitting still. On their first trip together, they visited Cuba, where Jia discovered Suyash’s questionable packing choices, and Suyash was introduced to…
On a beautiful day in July, we drove north of the city for an afternoon of kayaking in Tomales Bay. Alex signed us up for a group kayak tour with REI, and we were lucky in every way with not only clear skies but also favorable winds, and we discovered the ease of a tandem…
If you’ve been following along, you might remember Elaine and Sean as the couple who had me hike two hours up and down a mountain for their engagement session. Of course it was completely worth it, not only because the setting was beautiful, but because Elaine and Sean were an absolute joy to be around,…
It is such an honor to be asked by a fellow photographer to photograph their family. I was delighted to meet Cassie’s parents and her sister on their long anticipated visit to San Francisco. We hiked up Bernal Hill for some golden hour magic! Dad and Rusty share a special bond. Of course they needed…
Daisy and Eric once walked down this stretch of coastline after Daisy had just met Eric’s entire extended family when she attended his grandmother’s birthday party. What a sweet place to return to in celebration of their engagement and upcoming wedding, remembering everything that has brought them here and being open to the journey ahead….
It was wonderful to meet Erin and Duc, for their engagement session over at Land’s End and Sutro Baths. Thanks to the Monday session, we had the place virtually to ourselves, and we also got lucky with the most beautiful golden hour light. See a few of my favorites below. Anna Wu is a wedding…
One long year after their intimate wedding ceremony atop Tiburon, Yannie and Howard were finally able to celebrate their marriage with the rest of their family and friends at their original venue in Sonoma. It was a beautiful day, full of special moments between loved ones so grateful for the chance to gather together. Even…
Channel Islands was the eighth out of California’s nine national parks that I’ve been lucky enough to visit. Armed with our newfound immunity, we planned a road trip in June down to Southern California, where we could take a ferry out to the islands. There are actually five channel islands, and we visited just a…
I am so incredibly grateful for the community of women that I have here in San Francisco. There are so many people, local or not, who have held me up through the pandemic, but over and over again, it’s Cassie, Courtney, and Do-Hee who are always, unceasingly there for me — and for each other….
This is a tradition I’m absolutely delighted and honored to keep going year after year: the Kwok Family portraits! I first photographed Joyce and Keven back in 2013 for their engagement session, so we’re nearing in on a decade of this photography ritual, and it’s been an absolute honor to see this love story grow…
What a wonderful feeling to be back in San Francisco City Hall for a wedding. Stepping under the grand dome after a year away was such a treat, and even more so for the couples who now get to be married in this magnificent place! I was honored to photograph Sue-Jean and Steven’s ceremony and…
I loved meeting Mansi and Wes and trekking all over town for this fun engagement session. We covered a lot of ground, from Jackson Square through Chinatown and up to North Beach. San Francisco is still relatively new to these two, with Mansi having only joined Wes here right at the start of the pandemic,…