Curly Tail Pictures

Nothing brings me back home like the scent of freshly baked pan de sal (bread rolls). As a kid, I remember pan de sal in brown paper bags delivered to our door step every morning. I lived in my grandparents’ house – with my mom and dad, 3 siblings, 4 uncles, 5 aunts and 11 [...]

I shot POW (“Powerful Out Women: On the Campaign Trail”), on and off, for a period of three years. It was not the easiest thing to do… following three extremely busy and active politicians around Vancouver. Filming them on “regular” days was tough enough. Running around with them during an election campaign was a thrill [...]

Had a wonderful photoshoot this week. I packed up my gear and headed out first to Thai House in North Vancouver and then to Urban Thai Bistro in Yaletown. It was food photography on-location! Thanks to the accommodation of restaurant owner Desmond Chen and his great staff, I took pictures of some of my favourite [...]

If there’s one thing I love photographing more than my dog, it’s food! They’re easy to work with. No attitude. And they can hold a pose remarkably well for however long it takes to get the perfect shot. I worked in a food photography studio in San Francisco for over a year. I learned that, [...]

It’s amazing what you’ll find in Vancouver on a clear day. I picked up my camera, dragged my assistant (a.k.a. my honey bun) and headed for some of the more popular tourist spots in the city. The sights were pretty, to say the least. And the longer I stared at these views, the more I’m [...]

If there was a group like PPV while I was growing up, then coming out and living as a gay woman would have been so much easier. Pinoy Pride Vancouver, or PPV as we call it, is a community group for Filipino-Canadian LGBTQs, families, friends and supporters. While not all members of the group are [...]

For a woman who doesn’t own a single dress, you can imagine what a treat it was for me to photograph 52 exquisite and one-of-a-kind shimmering gowns. These are no ordinary dresses, mind you. These are dresses… for men! Yes, you read that right. Dresses specifically designed and created for female impersonators, female illusionists and [...]

It was an evening I will never forget. After wandering about the gi-normous University of Southern California (USC) campus with our map and GPS, my partner, high school buddies and I reached our destination. The pillars, the fountain, the courtyard – it was like entering another world. And why not? It was the USC School [...]

I never used to dress up for Halloween. I was the one to stay home and give out candies by the door. As an adult, with no kids to shepherd round the neighborhood, I was happy just to see big and little kids whiz by in their creative costumes. But the past couple of years, [...]

Last week, I got an email from a good friend asking if I could take some production photos of a new opera called “Supernatural Noir” opening in Vancouver this month. Without hesitation, I said “yes” – first, because I couldn’t say “no” to a friend, and second, because I’d find any excuse to get back [...]