Gem + Roger + Ethan::Family Affair

"It's a family affair...it's a family affair..." Love that song by Sly and the Family Stone.

Back to the regularly scheduled program.

I had the great honor of documenting the connection between Gem, Roger and their beautiful little boy Ethan. The shoot took place one beautiful Sunday afternoon at Baker Beach in San Francisco and was actually part of a packaged I donated that was auctioned off to raise money for the Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay. Lucky for me Gem was the one who won the package.

As iconic as Baker Beach is for San Francisco I had actually never shot there. In fact, though I had lived in SF for 3+ years when I first moved to the Bay Area I had only gone to Baker Beach one other time. As it turned out it was Ethan's first time at the beach ever. I felt an even greater sense of blessing that I was there to capture his first moments seeing the ocean and being on a beach.

Roger & Gem, please send my love to Ethan.

Cheers!