Today as we celebrate Women’s International day I wanted to share my latest photo shoot portraying my good friend and amazing illustrator Claire Keane. You can take a look at her work on her website and check out her newest book Little Wonder! I COME FROM A FAMILY OF ARTISTS WHERE FAMILY GATHERINGS OFTEN INVOLVE […]
Doña Petronila, Bribri owner of a family cacao making business ❤️ In this capture she’s painting her lips with what Costa Rican’s know as achiote. Annatto is an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree. She told me her ancestors used to paint their faces with it, to protect […]
Flavia and Conrado called me in the middle of the day, I grabbed my photography gear and drove to their home in Brentwood. I am so excited, I am going to photograph my first home birth EVER! To witness the energy that goes on a home birth with a midwife made me realized how magical […]
Who knew I was going to see a hedgehog for the first time in my life and fall in love as I am documenting a Birthday party?? And there was a lovely Alpaca as well, just like the one from the Children’s book Llama llama red pajamas. I really just wanted to stay at Little […]
A year ago Josh called me at 6am. I grabbed my camera equipment and drove as fast as I could to Cedars- Sinai medical center to document Josh and Jessica first son’s birth. Today I was invited to their home and got to see Dash and how much he’s changed already. I went home with […]
A worldwide protest after the inauguration of president Donald Trump. Click here to see the entire gallery
After donating an “Observations of daily life” photo session to a local school, I got to meet these gorgeous ladies! I was invited to come in to their apartment in Venice Beach, they were all dolled up and ready to play! As a mom with a daughter myself I felt instantly connected with Sonja. Layla […]
It took me sometime to get to it, but there was a constant bell in my head that creating a Milestone collection was a MUST! This in indeed the family that I have photographed the most since 2014 to the present. Fall season comes and they know “auntie Ivonne” is coming to document their growth. […]
On my way to photograph this Wedding which included a road trip to Paso Robles (Beautiful area, by the way, vineyards all over making the landscape even more attractive) I for the first time since I live in the US saw a huge bird on the side of the freeway 46. I am almost positive […]