Hi! I’m Tiffany

Professional photog and overthinker, mama & weirdo

 

Quirks & Quick Facts

Since I'm asking you to let me into your life and your home with a CAMERA, it's only fair that I let you in to mine so that we aren't complete strangers.

although I'm already a bit strange to begin with, see below:
Photo by Kate Densmore

Photo by Kate Densmore

Photo by Studio Sido

Photo by Studio Sido

EXTROVERTED INTROVERT

I like people, but I like them more in small doses

CANTONESE/TOISANESE

My grandparents were in the first wave of immigrants to settle LA's Chinatown

TINY HOUSE DWELLER

 498 sq feet! but we're kind of cheaters because we have a garage

AWKWARD IN FRONT OF A CAMERA

but generally ok in my skin

FOOD ALLERGY MOM

gluten, dairy, nuts. I actually do enjoy talking about eczema remedies with strangers

ROAD TRIP JUNKIE

don’t get me started on my love for the Roadside America website & folk art

GLOBETROTTER

32 hostel stays, 38 Airbnbs, and 12 countries

ACROPHOBE 

but mostly afraid of bridges and weirdly obsessed with things that fly, like hot air balloons, kites and birds

Photo by Kate Densmore

Photo by Kate Densmore

PERSONAL BIO

You see a series of unconnected and mundane daily events. I see your day as a series of interactions that make up the totality of a human life – so much more than the words that make up a story – it is the cascade of moments making up your day that deserve to be documented.

I am a documentary family photographer and mother to a talkative (and super sensitive) son and a daredevil baby girl. Having also been an elementary school speech therapist means I am extremely observant and patient; acutely aware of mischief; snarky in the most kid-friendly way; and constantly dealing with situations bursting with hilarity, chaos and sticky hands & hugs. Weekends are full of roadtrips and church, and inevitable toddler messes. We downsized from a regular-sized house to a tiny house (498 sq ft) to try really hard to keep collecting moments, not things. Less space has meant more togetherness, and we think it's going to stay this way. My kids are my greatest source of chaos and joy. When I make pictures of them, I know the photos represent them as who they are now, for who they will become later, without prodding to perform or need for pageantry. I photograph without expectations of being anyone but themselves, and who they were created to be. I look at them with love in times of quiet, of curiosity, and I try to hold onto that in times of struggle, to look beyond the tantrums to understand how they are fighting so hard to become their own people. My hope is to photograph your family the way I photograph my own. My hope is to contribute to your family legacies. My hope is to show you as you are, wrapped up in the beauty of your everyday, seen in the eyes of the ones who love you, and to find the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Features & Awards

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