Simrin and John

Simrin and John live in New York, but have their beautiful wedding planned for October here in Vancouver. We strolled around for an hour and made these engagement portraits together. A wonderful and photogenic couple, I'm looking forward to the wedding!

Slideshow of a shoot with Shazhan and Salim....

Shazhan+Salim=HOT

Had a great sesh with Shazhan and Salim, shooting for an "Urban Decay" look. We laughed our way to sunset and I love the images we came up with! Thanks to my assistant du jour, Maria Leticia for being my Reflector Girl, Light Holder and Lens Grabber.... ;-D

Salim and Shazhan are getting married really soon, we are going to have some ROCKIN' photographs by the end of a very full day. See you soon, S&S... and congratulations!

Ada and Riyaz

Ada and Riyaz are getting married in July... Regina was my "assistant" for our engagement portrait sesh at Fleetwood Park, near where Ada and Riyaz live with their daughter, Yazmin. After the shoot, Ada wrote me this email:

"Just want to drop a note to say thank you to you and your wife. We really enjoyed the photo shoot today.

You made us feel so comfortable and we had so much fun. (Although we would be in big trouble if you want to take some serious shots on the day of wedding, I don't know whether or not we can stop laughing or smiling).

When we were walking home, I asked Riyaz how he felt. He said he felt like he's in Vegas again - Riyaz and I actually fell in love during our first trip to Vegas. So, what he's really saying was that he felt romantic and in love and it's one of his best days.

Ada"

YES. Thank you Ada, for taking the time to write that. It is very sweet of you and I want to you to know how much it means to me to be so lucky to have clients like you and Riyaz!

Being a photographer is not always the glamorous profession it may seem. It's a lot of hard work. Aside from the often physically and mentally exhausting job of capturing the essence of feelings and the endless image processing, the business side of just finding the right people who resonate with my philosophy and style is a constant challenge.

As an artist, I take everything I do very personally. Getting feedback like this reinforces why I do what I do for a living. I sincerely want people to feel their love. And then I'll show it back to them, in the best way I can, with photographs.

I'm looking forward to making a lot more sweet memories for you, Ada and Riyaz!

Thank you for the opportunity!





















The mediation circle.... ;-D

Annette and Dan

On a rainy day in London...

We met at their charming home in London, Ontario to make some art for their engagement shoot.

Dan and Annette are obviously in Love and not even the rain could cool them down!
The first photos were taken in a tropical conservatory. Then we went downtown for some shots by the river and then later at a castle.

They were troupers, laughing away the whole time... and such a joy to be around.
In August this year, I'll be photographing their wedding in Victoria. They have a lovely romantic wedding planned; I'm so glad to be a part of it. Congratulations, Annette and Dan!

Valentine's Day for Charity Portraits

Please spread the word to your friends, family and associates...

Help me donate to BC Charities this year by creating beautiful
Portrait Photography for people who care!

My charity of choice right now is the Canadian Cancer Society. I have volunteered for their Relay for Life as the official photographer for two years now. It is great fun, organized by awesome people, including my friend Tamsyn Morote. And an important cause.

There are SO many other wonderful charities out there as well. Please add a comment to this blog post if you have any charities or causes you'd like to share!

Naomi and Keith Engagement Sesh

Naomi and Keith are getting married at the gorgeous
Nicklaus North Golf Course
on the weekend... I'm really looking forward to spending the day with them! Here are some images from our "warmup" portrait session. :-D