I first met Sunny for his large scaled mesmerizing petri dish paintings while studying at UC Santa Barbara. I recall going to Open Studios where it was an evening when Grad students from the Art department opened up their studios to friends and strangers to see what they're up to. When I first walked into his studio, my initial thought was -what are all these wonderful mixes of colors everywhere?!

Fast forward, I took his graduation photos, enrolled as a student for his course, became swooned by his fiance NhuChi (not because she brought Portos to class one day), and eventually became his intern in his studio!

It humbled me so much when the duo reached out to me to literally hang out and document them in their element in the Arts District in Los Angeles for their engagement session. Trust. It was filled with a lot of full belly laughter and smiles. We also got to sip and snack after the session too, which was deeeeelicious!

Couple dancing playfully against a white wall with turquoise garage door.
Playful dance sequence in front of an industrial turquoise door and white brick wall.
Romantic moment captured against white brick wall with turquoise industrial door.
Sweet embrace shared against industrial backdrop with white walls.
Black and white romantic portraits showing tender moments between a couple.
Dancing couple creates dynamic movement against industrial building backdrop.
Couple walking away together on sunny sidewalk with power lines overhead.
Couple sharing intimate moment on urban street with white buildings.
Playful couple jumping and dancing on urban rooftop with city skyline in background.
Person jumping on empty street casting dramatic shadow in black and white photography.
Couple sitting close together on urban rooftop with industrial backdrop.
Long shadows of two people cast on concrete sidewalk during sunny day.
Two hands coming together in a high five against a bright sky background.
Couple embracing on urban rooftop with city skyline in background.
Couple standing under stone archway with cityscape in background.
Two people running together on bridge with city skyline in background.
Couple embracing against wall of pink flowers and green ivy.
Romantic couple standing among green ivy covered walls.
Intimate moment between couple against ivy covered brick wall.
Silhouettes of people in a dimly lit bar or restaurant setting.
Two people having a conversation at a piano in a casual indoor setting.
Row of cocktail glasses on a dark bar counter with soft lighting.
Couple embracing against a brick wall covered in climbing vines.
Hands reaching out to touch vines growing on a textured brick wall.
Couple sharing an intimate moment against a wall covered in vines.
Purple sunset cityscape with silhouetted buildings and street lights.