Petaluma photographer

I believe the best version of you already exists.

I just get to find it.

I'm Jihan

Petaluma photographer serving Sonoma County seniors, couples + families

A Northern California photographer who lives for golden hour, loves to travel, and shows up for every single session like it’s the best one yet. Some of my most treasured sessions have happened far outside of my backyard, in places that meant everything to the people I was with. That’s the kind of work I live for.

My sessions aren’t about getting you into the perfect pose. They’re about slowing things down long enough for something real to surface — the laugh you didn’t see coming, the quiet look between two people, the moment right before everything changes. I shoot in all lighting conditions and I’ll make anything work. But golden hour? That’s where I come alive. If we can end your session in that light, we absolutely will — and it is going to be something.

More about me

The moments you almost didn't document are always the ones you'll treasure most.

As a Sonoma County + Petaluma photographer, I’ve spent nearly two decades photographing high school seniors, weddings, and families throughout California and beyond — and every single session still gives me that feeling.

These aren’t just photos. They’re proof that this moment happened, that these people loved each other, that you were here.

And I get to be the one to capture that. I don’t take that lightly — not even for a second. Every session reminds me exactly why I do this.

When I’m not behind the camera, I’m a mom of three — including a high school senior this year, which means I’m literally living the sessions I shoot. I know what it feels like to look at your kid and think ‘stop, not yet.’ I also know what it feels like to be nearly 20 years into a love story and still want every moment documented. That’s exactly why this work means what it means to me.