I am Hayoung.

That little girl looking in the mirror is me, photographed by my dad on my first birthday. Growing up in Japan during my early childhood years, my dad always carried his Canon film camera and captured many moments of me and my siblings. My mom didn't forget to develop the film and collage them into albums that we still enjoy looking through to this day. And thankfully, my dad had quiet a good sense of photography. I can say he was my first photography mentor who taught me effectiveness of photos. I never get bored of the old pictures and that tells a lot of stories.

You can see that

I have been a tangerine lover since I was able to flip myself over. A photograph can capture so much more than just a smile. It can hold countless stories that can be told for years.

I believe

That my sense of photography has been inherited from my parents. Rather than asking for poses, I look for moments of my clients act as I'm not there. I seek to capture the natural essence of a family. I can't ask a 3-month-old to pose, but I can capture how the baby interacts with their parents. Every baby has a different pace of development, and every parent has a unique bond with their children. And it's all different! I love to see each family's unique atmosphere, honestly, that thrives me to be a family photographer. This approach captures warm and endearing vibes, and also showcases a family's culture. It brings me joy to witness how these moments become the history of a family.

I take pictures

To help you preserve memories that could remain as positive aspect for your life time. Having photos of you and your children at the specific moments that you had emotional connections with is way more powerful and wonderful than you can ever imagine. It works in a good way. A person's memory can be distorted or erased over the time, but photographs remain the same.