Over the years, you might’ve seen epic pictures on social media of the sun perfectly centered between New York City buildings. This phenomenon is called Manhattanhenge, it’s when the setting sun aligns precisely with the city’s street grid, creating a radiant glow through the city’s skyscrapers. As a New York City photographer, this is one […]

Mandy Moore, or more recently known as Rebecca Pearson on the hit NBC tv show, This Is Us, is a superstar with entertainment roots as a singer and songwriter. I got a chance to watch her show at New York City’s iconic music venue, Webster Hall while I was on a concert photography assignment. First […]

DJ Snake, is a Grammy-nominated French DJ who knows how to produce banger after banger. The list of what he’s produced is endless and he skyrocketed to commercial success with the hit songs Bird Song and Turn Down For What which features Lil Jon. He also collaborated on the mega-successful 2015 song, Lean On with […]

The grandest gesture of love with these two! Their surprise proposal was captured during sunset in front of the famous Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn with the epic Lower Manhattan skyline in the background. Prior to D-day, I and the (future) groom did a walkthrough of the location a few days before during a torrential downpour. […]

Down in the grungy section of the East Village resides The Bowery Electric NYC, which is where I photographed up-and-coming singer/songwriter Ella Galvin for her first New York City concert. Growing up partying in the East Village area during college and my early twenties, The Bowery Electric is exactly the type of venue I envisioned […]

It’s not an argument that Brooklyn has some of the best views of the NYC skyline. It has its own culture and character beyond just DUMBO or Williamsburg. As the second-largest borough, there’s so much to see and do. For example, I saw some of the most epic Halloween decorations in Dyker Heights and Prospect […]

Did you know the largest U-pick tulip farm in the country is next door to NYC in New Jersey? If you didn’t, now you do! With over 8 million tulips, Holland Ridge Farms quite literally puts the ‘garden’ in the Garden State. Located about 90 minutes outside of NYC in the town of Cream Ridge, […]

For my first ever concert photography assignment, I had the pleasure of attending MØ’s sold-out show at Webster Hall. MØ is a Danish singer who found commercial success as the vocals on the 2015 smash hit Major Lazer song, “Lean On”. Major Lazer is my all-time favorite music group, and a lot of MØ’s songs […]

I had a full-circle moment photographing a surprise proposal at the Palma restaurant NYC! Back in the summer, I photographed one of my first engagement parties at this popular West Village restaurant. The difference between then and now was that I had gained some more experience under my belt, and the proposal was at night […]

I went out to photograph street style during my first-ever New York Fashion Week! It’s funny, going to school and being in the city for over ten years now, I was always aware of NYFW since NYC is a fashion capital but never thought twice about it. I have passed by the venues without a […]

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