About Me
I'm a Chinese adoptee currently living in Seattle, Washington. I initially got into photography while I hiked and explored. Now I am eager to transition into shooting queer couples as I enter into the wedding photography scene.
I shoot on a Canon EOS R6 mark ii and EOS RP, as well as the FujiFilm x100v. I use Lightroom to edit.
As a general rule for portraits, I will never alter how a person looks, ie: I will not make anyone look skinnier, add makeup or change body/face shape. Nor am I using the new Photoshop AI to alter the image's landscape or contents, with the exception of removing subjects from background.
A Queer photographer for Queer couples
Being the Pinterest obsessed teen and adult I am, I've had a few quotes throughout the years that resonated a lot with me. "Be the person you needed when you were younger" was one I heard a lot that particularly resonated. Thats not to say I didn't have a ton of people that I looked up to when I was a kid, but specifically around my identity and sexuality I could have used more representation.
I think back to when I was 17-18 and questioning, it was 2014-2015 and queer relationships were just starting to be shown in the media, but for the longest time the only well known lesbian was Ellen. No hate no shade, but that isn't representative of the beautiful range that exists.
I think part of the reason why I love photographing Queer couples and Queer joy is because it is so underrepresented. On a base level, I love to see Queer love, how can you hate something so pure - but also, I think I never saw it when I was younger. It was so hard to imagine myself in a happy queer relationship because it just wasn't something I ever saw. Cut to now, I'm proud to be able to not only be out and proud, but also be creating the representation I would have benefited from seeing when I was younger.