Portraits and stories, in daylight and after hours.

Warm, cinematic photography for people and independent brands. Based in San Francisco.

Selected work

Series · Mood study

Portrait, after dark

Self-portraits and portraits made with direct flash against warm room light, showing the mood an evening session can have.

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Flash-lit portrait of a curly-haired man in blue-tinted sunglasses and a grey sweater, holding a glass, warm bar lights glowing behind him. — Portrait, after dark — IV · Personal study

The same woman smiling in blue-tinted sunglasses, lit by flash against a dark room with round ceiling lights. — Portrait, after dark — II · Self-portrait · mood study

Late sun flaring between two dark trees, with silhouetted figures on a fenced court beyond. — Late light · Personal study

Warm wooden shelving with a vintage speaker, stacked hi-fi receivers, a CRT television, records and a glowing mushroom lamp. — Listening room · Personal study

A framed collage of outdoor photographs above wooden shelves of books, a corduroy sleeve at the edge of the frame. — Shop wall · Personal study

Counter light · Personal study

A crowded bar at night lit by flash and warm bulbs, a curly-haired bartender pouring in the foreground beneath a chalkboard drinks menu. — Last call · Personal study

A bar's back shelves at night: a small CRT television, a glowing globe lamp and an orange flip clock above a dark tiled wall lined with bottles. — Back bar · Personal study

A crowded small venue at night, faces lit by flash, smiling toward a guitarist in a cap singing into a microphone. — Late set · Personal study

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I’m Yiya, a San Francisco–based photographer offering personal sessions and brand commissions. Tell me what you have in mind, and we’ll shape a shoot around it.

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