The person behind
the photographs
I’m Juneau, a wedding and elopement photographer based in Pismo Beach, California.
I’m interested in how people are with each other. The affection, the nerves, the strange little jokes. A wedding brings so much of that into one place.
I want your photographs to feel lived-in. Specific to you, your people, and the day you actually had.
What I notice
A hand resting on someone’s shoulder. The person listening while everyone else laughs. An expression that changes just after the obvious moment has passed.
I pay attention to those things because they say something about a relationship. So do the quieter acts of care: helping with a dress, straightening a collar, making room for someone beside you.
The beautiful parts matter. So do the weird, funny, quiet, and imperfect ones.
A lot of photographing a wedding is anticipation for me. My brain is constantly trying to figure out what might happen next. A look, a laugh, someone reaching for another person, a shift in the room.
If I can feel something coming, I can get ahead of it, find the right angle, and be ready when it happens.
What documentary means to me
Documentary wedding photography starts with paying attention and giving things room to unfold.
I’m looking for photographs that tell you something about the people in them. Who makes you laugh. Who steadies you. What the room feels like when everyone starts dancing.
Light and composition matter to me too. They can make a small gesture more noticeable or give an ordinary moment an unexpected shape. But the people have to remain at the heart of the photograph.
Sometimes movement and blur describe the energy better than a perfectly still frame. Sometimes a quiet, clear photograph says everything.
When I step in
You don’t need to know how to be photographed.
When direction helps, I’ll give it. We might find good light, take a short walk, or make a little space for a portrait together. There’s room for something thoughtfully composed without making the day feel like a photo shoot.
When something real is already happening, I’d rather get out of the way.
I’m naturally quiet and observant on a wedding day. Part of that is practical. The less I disturb a moment, the more likely I am to photograph it for what it actually was.
I’ll help when you need it and pay attention when you don’t.
A little about me
I spent the first half of my life in Hong Kong and the rest in the U.S.
Moving here changed me quite a bit. I went from being an outgoing teenager to someone much quieter while I learned a new language, a new culture, and how to find my place in it.
I learned to watch first. To listen. To read a room. To notice how people move and interact before deciding where I fit into it.
That habit never really left.
Time with my friends in Hong Kong feels especially precious to me now. Maybe that’s part of why I care so much about the moments that disappear quickly. A laugh you weren’t expecting. The way someone looks at a person they’ve known forever. The small things you don’t realize will matter until later.
I also genuinely enjoy meeting new people. I like stories, new friendships, and discovering how differently people can see the world.
Outside photography, I love traveling, training Muay Thai, watching movies and shows, and getting better at things simply because there’s something satisfying about learning how to do them well.
Tell me what you’re planning
Tell me a little about the two of you, the people you’re bringing together, and what you’re looking forward to.
You don’t need to have every detail figured out yet.
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