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 […]

The year I was graduating from high school was one of the happiest and most exciting times in my life. I had friends (some of which to this day still remain my closest friends). I had a family that was very supportive and that loved me (that hasn’t changed one bit). It was also the […]

A few years ago someone googled “Almaden Valley Photographer”, and my name came up.  She called, we talked, and a random estranger became a client to me. To be my client means that you are part of my life, and that I am part of yours. Even it if is for that brief time I […]

Families come in different shapes and styles these days; but there is something quite special about the dynamics of growing up in a household with three boys. I admit, I am bias. I love having my boys. I love the never ending energy that more often than not, drives me nuts;  but then it all […]

When posting images in my blog, I often look for a song that could inspire the words that I will write. Because I am creating a soundtrack to the images we created together. It’s not just about posting the images for you to see them; but also about the emotions I strive to evoke when […]

The season has arrived, and I will be once more hosting mini-sessions this year. I have had families coming to me for over 7 years now, and I can’t wait to see them. Mini-sessions have almost become a “date” I get to have with families that have supported my business and my art since I […]

You may be wondering why I love shooting at home sessions so much. Don’t get me wrong, I love a beautiful outdoor session with beautiful light, and that has been my specialty for a while; but I think that at-home sessions allow for a certain authenticity that is hard to accomplish elsewhere. You are in […]

Not sure if you know, that I have been living in the US for almost 10 years now; and away from my home, Panama, for 13 years now. To this day, I still feel homesick; and when I do, I find comfort in either calling my loved ones (my parents, brothers, aunts, cousins, etc); and/or […]