Photo Essay | Photojournalism

Back to back in San Francisco

January 26, 2012
Thumbnail image for Back to back in San Francisco

Hi Friends, how has your 2012 been treating you? We still can’t believe this month is coming to and end. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were wishing a farewell t0 2011 with our Life Recipes video? Maybe that’s what being on the road and being buried in work does to ones grasp of time. But we wouldn’t have it any other way because we feel so lucky to be working with fabulous people and photography projects.

As you can tell, we’ve been a bit absent on recipe sharing over the last few months. We miss being away from our »

18 comments Read the full story →

A First Time for Everything and Wedding Photography Moments.

November 26, 2011
Thumbnail image for A First Time for Everything and Wedding Photography Moments.

There is always a first time for everything. We’re continually embracing all of our new experiences and searching for new projects to push us further creatively and personally. But for the last 10 years when we had our family portrait and special events studio business, we had always dodged requests to photograph weddings.

The thought of photographing a wedding is just exhausting. We understand the intense amount of work it takes to photograph a wedding well. It’s a huge responsibility to capture the epic day for a newly married couple. That’s why we have an immense amount of respect for »

29 comments Read the full story →

Scenes from Cuba & preview of Photo Night

November 6, 2011
Thumbnail image for Scenes from Cuba & preview of Photo Night

Hello Friends, thanks for bearing with our lack of posting during our absence as of late. As some of you know, we took a personal trip to Cuba. This was a much needed trip after a non-stop 8 months of work both in studio and on location. We were due for some personal time and Cuba was the perfect destination to re-fuel our souls both personally and creatively again.

Our cravings for personal travel often take us to parts of the world that always leave us curious and longing for more about their people, culture and history. Cuba was definitely »

33 comments Read the full story →

On the Road Again – Beautiful America

September 28, 2011
Thumbnail image for On the Road Again – Beautiful America

Mt. Shasta on the horizon – iPhone photo- Instagram @DianeCu

We’re on the road again. Two weeks ago we shot in Austin, TX and in St. Paul and Minneapolis, MN and captured some terrific content. Can’t wait to share those projects with you all soon. This week we’re working on location again. and again. and again. San Francisco, Portland and Seattle. But what makes this week’s work trip so exciting is that we’re road tripping it the whole way from Los Angeles.»

15 comments Read the full story →

Searching for Butterflies- Thoughts on photographing kids

September 2, 2011
Thumbnail image for Searching for Butterflies- Thoughts on photographing kids

My photographic heart always pulses faster when I get an assignment photographing children. I shared my journey about this previously and I thank you all for keeping me company there.

The last 10 years of my career immersed me in the intimacy of family and children’s portraiture. I was allowed into the lives of very personal family moments and cherished gatherings, that for many of these families, often only happen but once in a few years. It was a privilege for me to be a witness to these tender moments with my camera and to be trusted that I could »

33 comments Read the full story →

Finding my lost puzzle piece. Getting back on track.

July 24, 2011
Thumbnail image for Finding my lost puzzle piece. Getting back on track.

iPhone photograph from my Instagram (Diane Cu) : “Never alone”

I wouldn’t be honest to you all if I said that I was doing fine. I hope you don’t mis-understand, life has been treating me very kindly. I have an wonderful and supportive partner, a bubble dog that loves me un-conditionally, a garden of heirloom tomatoes and a growing list of clients that I love photographing with. I’ve been satisfied, content with waking up every day excited about what I hope to accomplish, discover and create.

But over the last 6 weeks, I’ve been feeling a void, a missing piece »

60 comments Read the full story →

Video: On Assignment with Penny – Chef Joanne Chang, Boston

July 11, 2011
Thumbnail image for Video: On Assignment with Penny – Chef Joanne Chang, Boston

On Assignment with Penny: Chef Joanne Chang, Myers + Chang
Video completely shot on iPhone

A photographer often dreams of traveling the world to document stories like our friend, food and culture photographer Penny De Los Santos. Geared up with a  camera strapped to her shoulder, a seasoned passport and a heart open to seeing the world in front of her, she travels on magazine assignments making photographs of food, people and the culture that surrounds it.

Each documentary image shuttered from her camera and her heart embodies a sensibility that makes the food story come to life with fierce »

29 comments Read the full story →

My Summer Vacation, where I’m going to be fed

May 16, 2011

I haven’t taken a personal vacation in years. To be exact, it’s been two years and 9 months. To be even further precise, dramatic (and redundant), it’s been 1,015 days, which feels like a lifetime for me.

Every time Todd and I plan on a vacation, an opportunity arrives at our door step and we accept it, putting our personal vacation aside till next the next month. Our choice to take these gigs over vacation isn’t because it’s about the money, but rather, they’re jobs that will help us grow as photographers, filmmakers and more importantly, as people. We’ll accept »

91 comments Read the full story →

On Failure

April 13, 2011
Thumbnail image for On Failure

iphone image at sunset

It’s one of those months where some things just don’t seem to go right.»

e around.

We’re reminded of this thanks to Susan Jeffers:

” You’re not a failure b” data-image=”http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipe/images/sky-200-thumb.jpg” data-site=”White on Rice Couple”

32 comments Read the full story →

What is Mezcal? Tasting Notes from Mexico

April 8, 2011
Thumbnail image for What is Mezcal? Tasting Notes from Mexico

Mezcal. Beyond the worm…

Until recently I’ve never had much inclination to try mezcal. In the youthful and stupid years, we were more of a Jack Daniels crowd. Then as appreciation and a slightly more sophisticated palate developed, the worm-laden fire water Mezcal didn’t have much attraction. Or so I thought.

Fortunately, I’ve gotten a little less stupid over the years and have began to challenge my preconceptions. Many culinary nemesis are now favorites. “Why bothers” are “How did we ever live with-outs?”

In the past couple years I’ve been exposed to amazing tequilas and even incredible raicillas (a wild »

22 comments Read the full story →