Boston is a pretty fun place to be for Independence Day. I was lucky enough to be in town to photograph Ami & Arjun’s gorgeous wedding, and from Boston I then hopped down to NYC on the 4th of July to continue the festivities and celebrations down there. Here is a glimpse at my time exploring…
It was such a special treat to return to this beautiful Sunol home and photograph my second wedding there. My first wedding at the house was for Bryna’s brother Ryan in 2011. This time, I got to meet and work with Bryna and her groom Andrew. Bryna and Andrew have been together for twelve years, and over half of that was…
A country within a city. We paid a little visit to the Vatican while we were in Rome, waiting for an hour in a line that turned out to be the wrong line anyway, and eventually getting to see the Sistine Chapel. And this makes for the final post of our “KAMS in Europe” tour! Recap the…
Rome. The final city of our France & Italy trip. I had been to Rome once previously in high school and saw all the standard Rome sights, which is just as well, since we were greeted by a Trevi Fountain under scaffolding this time. We stayed in the Trastavere district and explored everywhere on foot. See…
Meet Young and Jessica. I’ve known Young since 1999, when he was still in his “yellow phase” in high school. When I first met Jessica, she was on a hip-hop dance crew, and she would later join an eco-friendly clothing startup as employee number three. Young now fronts his own band, writes for a denim…
Stephanie and Ian both went to the University of California in Berkeley, but that’s not where they met. It was years later, at the Berkeley alumni bar in New York City, that they met while watching a Cal football game. They ended up living in New York City and in Washington, DC together for several years,…
Cinque Terre, the ‘five lands’ in Italian, is a series of five fishing villages balanced charmingly and precariously along the coast of northern Italy. We took a train from Venice to the nearby city of La Spezia, and from there, we took the small train that connects the five towns. It’s such a beautiful place….
They were friends for two years, with Dora refusing to give in to any of Ken’s hopeful advances toward her. It wasn’t until the day that he had decided to give up that Dora had a change of heart. She saw this man who had so patiently cared for her and suddenly realized she couldn’t…
As a quick day trip from Venice, we took a vaporetto, a ferry boat, to the neighboring islands of Burano and Torcello. Burano is known for its colorful houses and handmade lace, and Torcello is the oldest continuously populated island in the Venetian Lagoon. I made a collection of all the colorful houses! Burano is…
A city built on water. Venice is a maze of canals and winding little alleys that meet at all sorts of odd angles. It’s absolutely beautiful with its plaster and brick buildings that seem to be on the verge of falling apart. Of course, instead of being a small, charming town, it’s become overrun with tourists and…
We were wandering the delightful little streets of Aix (pronounced much like “ex”), exploring the town before it was time for dinner, when we came upon a small courtyard to our right. It looked like some sort of small festival or event was going on inside. As we peered in, clearly wondering what it could…
Victoria and Vaughn are an absolute delight to be around. Victoria radiates an infectious enthusiasm, and her expressions carry across entire fields, while Vaughn has the kindest smile with a touch of mischief in his eyes. They first met seven years ago at work and built a friendship over lunch chats and work projects where they talked about…