mara and jesse | not a couple, but a couple of cuties.

What ensues when you grab a pair of your most attractive buddies and find a patch of sunflowers: 

 

jessica | singer-songwriter

Jessica is a singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles. You can check out her work on YouTube and Facebook via her performing name: Jessica Louise. Thanks for a great afternoon, Jessica! 

esther & ursula | a loving duo

Esther and Ursula are a little powerhouse of a family. These two have terrific energy and share a super special bond with one another. Their home is absolutely beautiful with some serious bohemian jungle vibes floating around. 

Thank you for opening your home to me, ladies. Keep on loving the way you do. 

the wansom-huang family

a few weeks prior to this session with the young Wansom-Huang family,  i had a beautiful engagement session with Brandy and Derrick (check that out here). Derrick's sister was apparently impressed with her brother's engagement shoot (hey, thanks Tanya!) and contacted me about booking a session for her young family.

i'm so glad she did.

this youthful family of mom, dad, and two sons live in a gentle and easy area of Bangkok. we spent the morning at an eclectic coffee shop and took a breezy walk around an outdoor government park.

my favorite line of the day was by Chris, the father, as he gave his wife, Tanya, a huge hug. he said "when you're a parent, you sometimes just need to give each other these big, long hugs". it was truly a beautiful moment between two adults, in love, raising two sons together.

thank you to the Wansom-Huang family for sharing their morning with me...and for that delicious banoffee dessert.

valerie bentson | portraits

Valerie Bentson, sometimes going by Valerie Joyce, is a singer-songwriter and actress from California living and working in Bangkok. I had the pleasure of acting alongside her during my first theater experience a few months ago. She's talented and such a joy to be around. Totally quirky and absolutely chill.

We spent the day walking up and down the canals of Bangkok. It's a grimy place with lots of graffiti, tainted waterways and overgrown foliage. I adore them.

Check out Valerie's sweet sounds here

brandy and derrick | engagement

what i love about this couple the most is their friendship. it's not all heart eyes and kissy faces (though there was plenty of that to go around). their love is genuine and it's real and it's built on a solid foundation of truly enjoying the other person's company. i think that's something all of us can strive for in our relationships to come.

brandy and derrick were in thailand from austin, tx. for just a short week to visit derrick's family. derrick's sister gifted this photo shoot to them for their engagement. i'm happy to have been a part of their little time in thailand before they are wed.

upon meeting the couple at a coffee shop, brandy and derrick told me they were both pretty nervous to be in front of the camera. after we got done shooting, brandy sent me a wonderful message saying how it wasn't how she expected it to be at all. how they both really enjoyed themselves and didn't find it to be awkward or uncomfortable as they had imagined an engagement shoot to be.

we had a relaxing afternoon in bangkok, the three of us. and i did my darnedest to capture their natural selves on camera so they can remember these days as they were.

Odin's First Home | Bangkok, Thailand

Stacks of books and colorful building blocks. An abstract painting of a zebra and a particular liking of the number 4 on the big clock. Stones to throw in the pool and a tuk-tuk to ride just for fun. These are just a few of the things I took away from my hours with this sweet, young family at their home in Bangkok.

Hala, the mama, contacted me about her interest in documenting the first home of her first child. The family is moving to another neighborhood and wanted their memories captured beforehand. 

I adore shoots like these with the specific goal in mind of documenting feels. It's with great hope that I locked down the atmosphere this group of three was able to share in their first home as a family. 

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the beach | interactive art installation

it's called 'the beach'. thousands upon thousands of white plastic balls equals a late morning of nonstop giggling with me and my buddy.