Posts tagged faimily photo

An afternoon with 2-month-old cutie Joonwu

Motherhood; all love begins.

I never knew I'd be a photographer.

But I always treasured my family's photo albums that my mom had put together; in those 3x5 and 4x6 photos, I'm fully naked, I'm running around with my brother, I'm crying hysterically, and I'm doing something I don't even know what. To me, those were the vivid proof of where I came from, how I grew up, and how much I was loved. Those are unaltered moments and it is my story.

So I get really excited to be the one who gets to freeze moments and tell their stories. I'm truly blessed.

Life as it isAnnie BangSeptember 29, 2015family photojournalism, family portrait, family photography, family photographer, faimily photo, documentary family photography, daily life, newborn, newborn photographer, newborn photography, family photos Comment

My love for The Lims

"The life and love we create is the life and love we live." - Leo Buscaglia

We know that there are so many moments in life fleeing away from us instantly, and it is my absolute (strange - maybe - but strong) obsession to preserve those moments every single day. I have a HUGE love affair with life.

Life as it isAnnie BangJuly 14, 2015family portrait, family photography, family photojournalism, faimily photo, family photographer, documentary family photography, los angeles, documentary photographer, children photography, baby photographyComment

New Yorkers in Cali

“I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness: a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea. Nothing else.” - Nikos Kazantzakis

Soomin and I used to work for the same newspaper in Seoul at different times; we've read each other's bylines and perhaps that was about it. Life is a funny thing. It's funny how and where it leads us to - like my relationship with Soomin and her family. We didn't know much about each other before, yet immediately connected when she visited Los Angeles with her husband, who is a journalist in New York, and their omg-too-cute-I-could-squeeze-him-all-day son.

As spending some high-quality time with her family, I've realized that the stories of those I photograph make me more aware of my own place in life, my own path, and my own joy. I meet so many amazing spirits and see how they're experiencing this wonderful world, and I think about where I am and where I want to and will be in this day-to-day strangeness of it all. I'm constantly inspired by what I'm surrounded and feel so grateful.