I am a photographer, entrepreneur, startup advisor, writer and spirits aficionado.
I am based in San Francisco Bay Area who specializes in commercial, editorial and travel photography.
I run a portraits and event photography business, especially when I am not traveling or doing commercial work.
I also have a passion in cocktail and spirits.
In my spare time, I advise startup founders on engineering management and leadership development.
Born and raised in Shanghai, China, my childhood dream was to become a journalist. I moved to the United States with my parents and went on with a successful engineering career in Silicon Valley for the last 15 years. Growing up in an engineering-centric family, the science major was a logical choice since I excelled in math. But I have wondered about what my life would have been if I had chosen the other path.
I rediscovered my love for storytelling through my camera in recent years and have since started to pursue a career in photography. My images focus on people, culture, the human connections, whether it is from local Bay Area or from the far away. My hope is to capture the special moments to treasure, to inspire new journeys with curiosity, and to connect with each other.
Exhibitions and Awards include:
[2021] Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2021, Winterbotham Darby Food for Sale finalist, the exhibition at The Royal Photographic Society, Bristol, UK. The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action Commended
[2021] Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2021, The Philip Harben Award for Food in Action Commended
[2021] Hart House Camera Club, 99th Exhibition, Portraiture – K.B Jackson Award runner-up, People – William J. Dowkes Award Honorable Mention
[2021] PhotoPlace Gallery: Composed, Online Gallery
[2021] PhotoPlace Gallery: The Poetry of the Ordinary, Middlebury, Vermont
[2018] PhotoPlace Gallery: Travel: Places and Faces, Middlebury, Vermont
[2019] PhotoCentral Spring Show, Hayward California
Clients Include:
Nikka Whisky
Quanta Magazine
Congac USA
TNT Drama
Lalique
Four Seasons San Francisco
Sinegal Estate
Death and Co.
Norlan Whisky Glass
Suntory
Perrier
Woodford Reserve
Highwest
Mount Gay
Takara Sake
Fernet Branca
Mociun
Shaker and Spoon
