PDN's Photo of the Day!

I am so thrilled to share with you all that last week I was fortunate enough to be featured on PDN's Photo of the Day along with my fellow YPA mentees, which you can see here. It was truly amazing to not only have my work shown on such a prominent and reputable news source for photography, but to also have such a positive response to the work I submitted. While it may seem a small thing, this has always been a goal and dream of mine since I began pursuing photography professionally. I can't believe how far this organization has helped me come, and I have so much gratitude and respect for our mentors Andrew Hetherington and Steve Giralt, as well as the photo editor of PDN, Amy Wolff, for all of their encouragement, support, and enthusiasm about our work.

I got a wonderful little reminder of this step forward by seeing it in a weekly PDN newsletter email I received today. It's so surreal to see my photo on such a mainstream news source, but I am forever grateful for it, and couldn't help myself but instagram it. It's so validating to see how hard work pays off.

My First NYC Exhibition!

I am so proud and excited to announce that I will be showing in my first NYC exhibition next Tuesday, February 24th!  It should be a fabulous night of photography, fun and friends, and I can't wait to see all the other mentees' work. Coordinated by the Young Photographer's Alliance, you can get tickets here (and the tickets are donation-based, so fear not for your wallet!), and there will be plenty of food and drink, so dress your best and come support! I can't wait to see many familiar faces on such an exciting and monumental night in my life.

An Exciting Announcement!

I'm so overjoyed to share some exciting news with all of you! I recently applied to a global summer mentorship program with the Young Photographer's Alliance, and was selected as one of the five participants for the NYC location! 

Not only do I have the honor of learning from two inspiring and accomplished photographers, Steve Giralt and Andrew Hetherington, but I also have the privilege of working with the wonderfully talented photographers who were also picked as my fellow participants (Missy Davis, Logan Wu, Andrew Tomasino, and Hsin Wang). Already my comfort levels have been pushed, my creativity reignited, and I believe I will have some exciting new work to show all of you soon! I will be updating as the project develops further, but keep an eye out for the end-of-project exhibition date so you can come out and see what we've made; I can't wait to share the final results!