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Best of 2025 💍📸

I originally wanted to post this before 2025 ended but I was busy traveling. Better late than never! There were too many beautiful photos that I took last year that I had to share. From photographing client shoots in SoCal to photo

Photographed my first Orthodox baptism a few weeks ago and it was my final client shoot of 2025! Going into it, I did not know that there were so many components involved when photographing a baptism at an Eastern Orthodox church. From the immersion

【𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆】Who knew that 2011 Makito that was in AACF UCR would be photographing a wedding 14 years later for Tiff & Derek who met at AACF UCLA. It’s kinda crazy how our paths converged like this and I’m glad that I g

Loved taking S&M’s annual holiday family portraits. It’s been a joy as a photographer to have repeat clients like this as you get to see each child grow over the years. Hope everyone is spending some quality time with their loved ones

【𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚】 Junya and Emi’s Mildred’s Temple Kitchen wedding in Toronto was pure magic ✨
Their love story began years ago in Vancouver, took them through Saskatoon, Toronto, and New York, and after years

Honored to have been able to document the 350th Anniversary of Nabeshima Ware for @arjlosangeles a few weeks ago. The details and craftsmanship in these Nabsehima Wares are immaculate. 鍋島焼Nabeshima yaki is a porcelain once crafted exclusively for Jap

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