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Finally sharing these beautiful moments from Melvin & Jasmine’s dreamy San Diego wedding. After their intimate Virginia Beach ceremony in 2021, they chose sunny San Diego for their bigger celebration surrounded by their closest family and f

【𝒘𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆】Christian & Stephanie’s engagement session at Bluff Cove Trail in Palos Verdes was like something out of a dream! I couldn’t have asked for better golden hour conditions as the wind pushed th

Loved photographing this Korean family’s portraits with their few months old baby. The mini hanbok on the baby was so cute!

I have a lot of openings for family portrait sessions for this year. If you’re interested, you can send me a DM o

I’m thrilled to share my first out-of-state wedding, where I was the second shooter for my friend Sandy earlier this year. The George Peabody Library is hands down the most beautiful wedding venue I’ve photographed in my career. Sandy men

She told me she could wait no longer,
for I was an autumn leaf that didn’t change its colour.
For I still held onto the branch while the others, have matured and growed, burned and glowed,
and became art during autumn from summer.
She left me a

【𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈】This was my favorite maternity session yet! Melissa and Roy came to the shoot so wonderfully dressed and prepared. Roy’s shirt beautifully honored his African roots, while Melissa wore the mo

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