I'M WINNIE!

PHOTOGRAPHER | ARTIST | MOM | MUSIC LOVER

I’m a portrait and lifestyle photographer based in Annapolis, Maryland, photographing families, newborns, maternity, high school seniors, and branding clients throughout Maryland, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia.

I was born in the Philippines and moved to the United States as a kid. My path to portrait photography wasn’t exactly traditional. Before babies, families, and beautiful Annapolis light, I photographed punk rock bands and food. Eventually, I found my way to portrait photography and realized that people—their personalities, relationships, and all the little things that make them them—were what I loved photographing most.

I’ve been a professional photographer since 2011, but photography is my job, not my entire personality. I’m married, a mom of two, a lifelong Bay Area sports fan, and a Libra through and through. I love music and concerts, good food, clothes, traveling, and probably have something playing too loudly in the background at any given moment.

When you’re in front of my camera, I’m not trying to turn you into a perfectly posed version of somebody else’s family. I want the real stuff. The way your kid reaches for you. The expression that makes you say, “Yep, that’s them.” The chaos that makes everyone laugh. The tiny interactions you may not even notice while they’re happening.

I’ll guide you when you need it, but there’s plenty of room to move, play, laugh, and just be together. I want your photographs to be beautiful, obviously—but more importantly, I want them to feel familiar. I want you to recognize your people in your photographs, not just recognize what they looked like.

Over the last 15+ years, my work has been published and recognized nationally and internationally, and I’ve created imagery for brands and organizations including Shutterfly, Blue Cross, Long & Foster, and Christie’s. I’m also a member of Professional Photographers of America and Click Pro.

But awards and publications aren’t really why I’m still doing this all these years later. I still genuinely love getting to know the people who end up in front of my camera and creating something that becomes part of their family’s history.

So, that’s enough about me. Tell me about you.