I was absolutely thrilled to be a part of this proposal surprise for my friend Andrew, whom I’ve known for decades, and whose sister’s proposal I also photographed years ago. On a beautiful day, underneath a gorgeous magnolia tree full of white blooms, Andrew asked his girlfriend Sharon to marry him. And of course she…
Brittany and Akinyemi met in San Francisco four years ago, and they have since explored the city together, going on long hikes and enjoying delicious meals at a variety of restaurants. We returned to a couple of their favorite places for their engagement session, just two months into their engagement and only one month from…
We started off the new year with a trip to Paso Robles, and once we came back, I tried to mentally catch up to the fact that it was a new year. Here’s a look at the start of 2022! Behind the scenes with Terry (and Angela Davis + Yuri Kochiyama) in Oakland Chinatown for…
I absolutely loved capturing this surprise proposal for Nick and his girlfriend Delia. It was incredibly meaningful and personal, and it was also a total surprise to Delia. What a delight to be able to help make this happen! The story is best told by Nick and Delia themselves. From Nick: Delia and I have…
What a beautiful day to return to Land’s End, the site of Tina and Bryan’s first date, for their engagement session. From golden hour in the trees to sunset over the water, we celebrated this bit of magic and love in the corner of San Francisco. Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based…
The final month of 2021 was filled with gatherings. We kick it off with The Office of Accountability’s Friendsgiving, hosted by Cassie and Michael. Guest starring Baby Westy and these two wild pups, Daisy and Rusty. Pass the baby! Cassie has still not run out of Honeybaked Ham gift cards. Supplying our friendsgivings since 2017….
We almost postponed this session due to rain all week, but it held off and we were rewarded with a beautiful golden hour and even a rainbow! It was such an honor to be reunited with Allie and David, my wedding clients from a few years ago, to document this new chapter of their lives…
Chariya and Dimartin both grew up in the Bay Area, loosely connected to each other through their Cambodian families. It was years before they connected more directly and began a chat conversation that never ended. Though they now live together in Los Angeles, they opted to return to San Francsico for a beautiful City Hall…
Anna and Tim met nearly a decade ago as engineering students at Purdue, their paths crossing many times before they ever struck up a relationship, right at the end of their senior year. After graduation, they both found themselves in Anna’s home state of Texas, and they settled into the trenches while Tim completed his…
November! We began the month with a little date night at Chisai Sushi Club. It’s a tiny, casual spot with a delicious omakase. Office of Accountability at Kayla’s. SFMOMA Followed by dinner at Ippudo. Run club, training for our 10k. Photographing for Cassie at her Chase Center wedding. West Coast Craft. Dinner at Dough Zone…
I’m so honored to be asked to photograph my friends’ families! It was lovely to see Kelly and catch up with her after a long time in pandemic isolation. It was my first time meeting little K, and he’s already getting ready to be a big brother in the coming year! We wandered over to…
It was such an honor to photograph the Yee Lo family, my dear friends and master portrait photographers themselves, for their first official portraits as a family of four. We ventured out to Fort Funston for some foggy fun. I’m simply delighted to see my friends as new parents and to be able to document…