Category USA
Interior Design at Anthropologie, Santa Monica, California, USA
Usually when you step into the Anthropologie store on 3rd Street Promenade, the goal is to look for the perfect dress or blouse or cute accessory. Sure, I did that too, but after not finding anything (surprisingly), I started realizing my surroundings and discovered the beauty and true creativity of the interior design of the […]
Wahkeenah Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Visible from the highway, the name of this waterfall comes from a Pacific Northwest Native American word for “most beautiful”. As we drove by, we were captivated by its beauty and pulled over into the parking lot. From high up, the water came flowing down over the rocks towards the bottom of it. As we […]
Reflections of the Palm Trees, San Pedro, California, USA
On our quest to find the perfect spot to photograph the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, we stumbled upon this area along the water just overlooking the bridge. There was a pool of water that wonderfully captured reflections of the lights and the palm trees along the water. Along with the water show just […]
Balloon Group Portrait, Graduation Party, Fremont, California, USA
A self (group)-portrait of sorts, our excitement clearly showed in the reflection on the balloon we had. This was a fun picture and after many takes, we got a variety of different poses and angles. Surrounded by all the other colored, solid balloons, this mylar balloon certainly stood out. Good times!
Food at the Graduation Party, Fremont, California, USA
A family graduation party would not be complete without food, food and more food! Trays of mostly Vietnamese/Chinese food like fried shrimp balls, shrimp and tofu stir fry, pork slices, egg rolls and rice paper wrapped ground pork, among many more items filled the tables we set up for food. Guests (including myself) came back […]
James Logan High School Graduation, Union City, California, USA
One by one, 790 names were called as each student, dressed in red or black gowns, walked up the stage to accept their diploma, a reward for 4 years of work, and more than anything, a symbol of the future that these students were about to embark on. Both my brother, Andrew, and cousin, Tiffany, […]
Oregon Coast from Ecola State Park, Cannon Beach, Oregon, USA
Driving through the winding, dark roads of Ecolo State Park to an opening, especially when darkness was quickly approaching and the park was close to closing was an adrenaline rush. After what seemed like a while (short as it was), we were able to get to the clearing along the coast to be able to […]
Ranunculus Flower, Carlsbad, California, USA
This vibrant pink Ranunculus flower is just one of the flowers of the 50 acre Carlsbad Flower Fields. Surrounding it are orange ones that are also rising up towards the sky, but the pink one certainly stands out, strong and proud.
Coast, Laguna Beach, California, USA
Along the Pacific Coast Highway in Orange County is the city of Laguna Beach. It was an overcast day, but it was still nice to relax atop a large rock and watch the waves come crashing ashore. The beaches are beautiful, surrounded by palm trees and large rocks in the water and the town is […]
Elliott Street, Pasadena, California, USA
The streets of Pasadena are lined with multimillion dollar houses, some cars you only read about on the pages of magazines, and one of its most defining characteristics: lush green trees. These are called street shade trees because of the shadows they cast. This deserted street is the epitome of the Pasadena atmosphere and what […]
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