We were to begin the day in Kyoto and end it in Tokyo. What happened in between was still up for debate. My original plan was to sneak in a side trip to Hiroshima and Miyajima, but the substantial detour southward was enough to make us think twice. Instead, we headed to the little town…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. In the tradition of the books and ballerinas mini series, I continue this week with a collection of ballerinas in trees. What an elegant and dreamy combination. Hover over each image for the credits. is a ballerina series by Anna Wu Photography. The raised…
Carla and Matt’s wedding at the Duke Chapel was absolutely beautiful, and it’s wonderful to now commemorate the special day with these custom wedding albums. Carla and Matt chose an 8×8″ book with two minis as parent albums. The black coal leather is downright sumptuous, and thick photographic pages make the albums true heirloom treasures….
It was so fun to see Shau-Ru & Ed and their puppy Ellie again. I walked up to meet them at the flag pole which was stunningly backlit on this perfectly sunny day in February, and I felt insanely lucky to be here in California, doing this crazy awesome job of mine. The last time…
A special kind of magic happened as I sat down and first started going through these photos. Indeed, it was as if I had acquired a tiny new superpower. Just by looking at the pictures, I could taste each of the foods that I had photographed. I mean, it’s one thing to generally remember things…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. I’ve been reading a lot in the last couple days and of course thinking a lot about this Pointe of View book that I’m in the midst of designing. So with books on my mind today, I present a mini series: Books &…
Akane is one of the most amazing brides I’ve ever worked with, because she has become one of my greatest advocates and has gone above and beyond to include me in her wedding day. Even before she had a venue, she knew that I would be the photographer. There was just one little catch– she…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. The book has been funded, almost all the sessions have been shot, and now comes one of the most difficult parts of the entire process– deciding which images will make the cut. I am very used to the process of culling and editing…
It was such an incredible honor to fly to Japan in order to photograph Akane and Gimpei’s wedding. While the wedding itself was on Saturday in Osaka, we took some time on Friday to take a side trip to Kyoto and photograph some engagement-style portraits the day before the wedding. To be in such a…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. Yesterday, the to fund the Pointe of View book came to a close. The final sum: twelve thousand, two hundred, and thirteen dollars. Unbelievable. I have already sent out a great big thank you and some special sneak peeks to my backers, (though…
My 2013 has been off to a crazy start, including a month of travels kicked off with visits to two familiar places– Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Below are just a few frames from those two spots: Los Angeles: food, food, and food. I seem to have made my Red Rock Canyon hikes an annual…
Every Monday, I feature an image and backstory from my Pointe of View series. Visit the to preorder the book. Exactly one week remains in my ! We were fully funded within the first two days and have now reached almost 170% funding. I have been traveling this entire time– it’s been almost a month now– but it’s…