I’m not a very outdoorsy person by nature. Lacking in athleticism, having no survival skills, and having a general dislike for insects makes me pretty useless for most intense outdoor activities. But walking through pretty nature? Yes. That I love. Back in March and April, I got to go on four different hikes around the…
I absolutely love photographing proposals. I love being in on the secret and helping with the planning. But most of all, I love capturing the emotions of the moment when it all comes together. When Eric contacted me about proposing to his girlfriend at The French Laundry, I jumped at the chance to help capture it….
My thirtieth birthday party was half a year ago, but the celebration continues. After being featured on Style Me Pretty, my photographs got picked up for publication in this beautiful Australian magazine, Hooray! Magazine. It’s filled with large photographs, and I got three-and-a-half spreads for my images. There’s nothing quite like seeing your work… or…
It was the perfect mid-week getaway. Out on Angel Island, you’re in the middle of the bay, surrounded by San Francisco, Marin, and Oakland; so close to everything, and yet perfectly removed. In the winter, there is only one ferry to the island at 9:15am and one ferry leaving from the island at 3:20pm. It being a…
I’ve made it more than halfway through 2015 with scarcely a personal post. Life has taken over, and a lot has happened since January. But I’ve decided it’s better late than never! So here we are, hopping back to to the beginning of 2015 with a glimpse at winter in California. The second weekend of January,…
Christine and Yang met in a bar on a snowy night in Boston. After a few dances together, they exchanged numbers and the courtship began. Their first date followed soon after, when a one-hour coffee turned into a six-hour date. They had a natural chemistry, and they would soon find themselves falling for each other: Yang…
I connected with Lauren, the style blogger behind Shoes and Sashimi, over instagram one day. Her style epitomizes the effortless, cool California girl. She asked if I’d be interested in a collaboration, and so we met up in her hometown of Piedmont for a lovely stroll and some casual portraits around the neighborhood. For more, check…
Dalen sat in front of Stephanie at a new church they were both visiting one day, and they met during the unusually long ‘meet and greet’ time after the service. Stephanie left the service thinking she’d never see Dalen again…until he walked by her a few blocks from her home. They ended up walking together to Trader…
It’s been five years since I last photographed Kristina and Peter at their beautiful wine country wedding. They are now expecting their first child, a baby girl due in April, and I was delighted to meet up with them again to photograph them as they embark on the next phase of their lives together. We walked…
One month ago, we were all gathered in the beautiful backyard garden at my office in San Francisco, dining under the string lights and kicking off my 30s in style. My party is now featured on Style Me Pretty, which is usually known as a wedding blog, but showcases lifestyle posts too. You can view…
I got to spend this past Thanksgiving with my friends Dan and Paul, and Paul’s whole family. It’s actually a bit of a Thanksgiving tradition for all of us (or various combinations of us) to gather together in California. Though Paul is from Cupertino, his parents now live in Singapore, so they rented a home…
Together we have a great time and fit very well together, we get up first every other morning to fix the other one breakfast. We agree on small things like what color our couch should be but also on more important matters such as how our future should be and general values. Like peas and…