edward tam | photography

It’s a small world. Turns out Dereck and I grew up on the same block. Polly also grew up in the city, which explains why they weren’t phased at all by the fog on the day of the shoot. It rolled in fast and thick,…

Juliana and Joaquin decided to keep it casual and take it back to where everything began for them, San Francisco Chinatown’s Cameron House. We went through the streets of Chinatown that they regularly frequent and they even did a little grocery shopping along the way.

Carmel was the location of Cindy and Ken’s first date. With Ken leading the way, we retraced their steps to the beach where they had their first picnic and flew their first kite together. From there, we explored the coast and found some great spots…

Vee reached full term pregnancy three days before our shoot, which made me a little nervous that her water would break in the middle of the session. I’m thankful it didn’t. We had been talking about doing a maternity shoot for some time, so I’m…

Linda and Frank were such naturals in front of the camera. It was cold and wet the day of the shoot, so between shots, we had Linda bundled up in her jacket. They really rolled with it and rocked it the entire session!

When Jenny first approached me to shoot her wedding, I was flattered. She had been a fan of my photography for some time, but it had mostly involved landscapes in the past. I’m guessing some of my San Francisco city shots really captured her attention.…