Destination Photography Stories

July 17, 2024

Mommaid: Magic of Underwater Mermaid Maternity Shoot in Lake George

For most of my underwater shoots, clients opt for a pool option. When this certified diver asked about her mermaid maternity shoot in Lake George, NY, a 5-hour road trip did not stand in the way to that wildly gorgeous location, beating any tiled pool. […]

May 15, 2024

Naijazz: A Fashionista’s Dream 40th Birthday Photo Shoot

Doing this 40th birthday photo shoot with style was about honoring the Nigerian lady’s achievements, individuality, and journey from climbing the career ladder to raising three beautiful children. It’s about embracing the beauty of aging and celebrating every moment with grace, poise, and, of course, […]

February 17, 2024

Beaux Rêves: Unforgettable Sweet 16 Paris Trip

Paris Sweet 16 theme is among the most popular dream parties. But what if your dream is to fly and celebrate your birthday in Paris and get as “Paris” as possible? These hard-working NJ parents turned their daughter’s dream into a reality. There are a […]

April 29, 2023

Barelywed: Hilarious Cancun Wedding at Majestic Elegance

To rephrase and expand Cyndi Lauper’s 1983 hit title, guys just wanted to have fun during this hilarious Cancun wedding at the Majestic Elegance Costa Mujeres in Mexico. My wife and I did both photo and video (a peek at us is at the end). […]

December 17, 2022

Tough Destination Couple Photography in Jamaica: MerMarried 2

Just in time for the next round of free couple photography contest, here’s the outcome for the winners of 2022, with their mermaid-themed destination couple photography in Jamaica. Not all went well.

October 27, 2022

Countryside Chateau Wedding in France: Mon Bonheur

The French couple whose surprise proposal on Times Square I documented back in 2019 not only fought back the COVID cancelations but also stayed true to having me cover their countryside chateau wedding in France. See how this French wedding differed from an American. It’s […]

July 31, 2021

Nest: Multi-Family Photoshoot in Connecticut

What happens when five veterinarian friends decide to bring their newly expanded families for a retreat? For this 17-people multi-family photoshoot in Connecticut, I drove 200 miles one way. The reward was a joy-packed craze of opportunities. Vetz Are Back!!! Does a veterinarian ring a […]

March 12, 2021

Spirits: Mother-Daughter Photoshoot in New Orleans

I took another flight in the past few months, this time to work on a mother-daughter photoshoot in New Orleans. It felt spiritual sometimes and had a few allegorical outcomes.

February 10, 2021

Las Yogas: 3-Day Photoshoot in Las Vegas

Amid a pandemic, two girlfriends from Louisiana and a photographer from New York decided to fly for a 3-day photoshoot in Las Vegas. Here’s what came out.

November 20, 2019

Aslewwish: Modern Viking Wedding in Ohio

This modern viking wedding in Ohio had a horse, a sword, arrows, drinking horns, Tolkien, ballroom and burlesque dancers, Harley Davidson, and… Metallica!

May 18, 2019

Trop Précieux: Frenchman’s Marriage Proposal on Times Square

You might think of Eiffel Tower as the dream location to propose to your loved one but I have a Frenchman who flew to NYC for his marriage proposal on Times Square, in the rain!

January 28, 2019

Best Shod: Photographer’s Wife Maternity Shoots in Epic Locations

Not just the clients and friends got treated to photoshoots in epic locations during past summer’s cross-country ZORPHOTOUR—photographer’s wife graced picturesque maternity shoots, too!

January 21, 2019

Horst Couture: Dark Fashion in Color

Here’s how ZORPHOTOUR kicked off, with the tour’s very first photoshoot at a historical mansion in Ohio featuring dark fashion of Horst Couture.

November 14, 2018

Fam Naija: Vogue-esque Nigerian Family Photoshoot

From yesterday’s prominent family to another, this time from a ZORPHOTOUR Nigerian family photoshoot to create an “epic portrait that displays royalty”.

October 27, 2018

Icy Hot: Black Beauty in the White Sands Photoshoot

This ZORPHOTOUR adventure brought black beauty to the White Sands photoshoot.

October 19, 2018

Redress: Bollywood Dance Photoshoot

The next ZORPHOTOUR story is short but sweet, about a Bollywood dance photoshoot as a “thank you” for an unexpected favor.

October 16, 2018

Ikara: Epic Beauty Portraits in Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon

Next up in the ZORPHOTOUR series are epic beauty portraits in Grand Canyon and Antelope Canyon in Arizona that spanned three days.

October 9, 2018

Vivacity: Stylish Underwater Maternity Shoot

I am excited to open the ZORPHOTOUR series with the stylish underwater maternity shoot done in New Orleans, LA.

October 11, 2017

Water Spirit: Epic Underwater Photoshoot in Dominican Republic

When you submerge the beauty, vigor, and determination of a young lady into the enigmatic caves of Dominican Republic, don’t screw a chance for an epic underwater photoshoot!

September 5, 2017

Bell Hunters: Stephanie + Josh = Dominican Republic Wedding

Our earlier fashionable Antelope Canyon engagement couple exchanges their vows in a fairytale Dominican Republic wedding with the sunset blowing its kiss on the ocean breeze.

April 18, 2017

Canyon: Fashionable Engagement Session at Antelope Canyon

This engagement session at Antelope Canyon had all the ingredients for a rare combination of wild and fashionable whereas the trip was one heck of a crazy adventure…

March 27, 2017

Only in India: Sushmitha + Abhinav = (The Longest) Destination Wedding in India

Immerse yourself into the longest Indian wedding I have covered—six days—and being a destination wedding in India itself, it was filled with ceremonies and rituals, some of which I have not seen before. Get a spicy taste of Indian weddings only seen in India!

January 13, 2017

Caught in Traffic: Olessa + Joe = Punta Cana Destination Wedding

Just like a metropolitan morning commute, this TV traffic reporter’s Punta Cana destination wedding was jammed with insane photo ops, including trash-the-dress session in a jungle swamp and underwater photography.

November 3, 2016

7th Circle: Manjula + Evan = Indian-Jewish Wedding

Indian weddings tend to be eventful, leaving little room for my time-consuming creative photo adventures. However, either because of the interfaith nature of this Indian-Jewish wedding, or more likely because of the bride’s urge for “eclectic” and “editorial” approach, this Indian wedding resulted in some cool […]