My senior year in high school was one of my favorite years ever. I felt excitement about my future; what it made it better was being surrounded by my friends, and the infinite activities and clubs I was part of. I was busy, but I loved it. I can’t imagine what it would be like […]

This year has rattle us like no other. Some of us can’t even begin to comprehend the impact “this” has had in some many families. But with challenges come new beginnings; new opportunities; and the making of new memories. In the middle of packing and moving out of state; this family of 4, including a […]

Photographing this family during one of the most challenging times our generation has experienced:  a global pandemic; and historic large California fires,  makes me appreciates my clients more than any other time in my 8 years in business. It fills me with joy; it makes me grateful; and it gives me purpose; which research shows […]

This is the story about  time in our lives where I could no longer hug my clients when I first met them for a session. About a time when I had to pull my rarely used long lens to take pictures of them. It was also the time when I couldn’t greet them with my […]

Fine Art Portraying 2020 Quarantine Feelings was the idea behind this personal session. No words to express how my heart races when I see these pictures. Quarantined for 3 weeks, and these boys teach me day after day how to be a better person: their emotional IQ is high, and I am not sure if […]

The Revamp of a Brand – Why? Joanna Struiksma-Facey is the chef behind Bright Spot Bake Shop in Morgan Hill, California. She was following her dreams, like many of us are, and while in the transition from a corporate job as a industrial designer for a big multinational company, to motherhood  in a brand new […]

In this photography journey of mine, I have come to realize how my mind works. You give me a subject, a place, or certain kind of light, and my mind races with all these ideas. It’s hard to contain. The challenge is to concretize those thoughts. Often times, the results exceeds what I had in […]

I get asked a lot whether I do weddings or no. I mostly market my family photography. But to answer your questions, yes, I do photograph intimate weddings. The ones that are small family affairs, where you are present to celebrate your love. I find quite often we get lost in the big business that […]

To me, Morroco was magical; and certainly one of the best trips of life thus so far. All your senses could be heightened from the experience. The flavors (tagine galore, Mint Tea, couscous, honey and cheese over Moroccan bread); the sounds (call it the muslin prayers chants, people, people); the colors (pop of colors everywhere, […]

To you my dear client, reader, social media followers, friends, clients that have become my friends … I want to express how I am grateful I am for you… you are my drive, and you push me continue being creative for you. You are what makes this space, my creative space. Your support, and your […]