About 4 years ago I participated in an association in college. It was called VSA, otherwise known as Vietnamese Student Association. The organization's goal was to reach out to students about the Vietnamese culture. Every year they would put on a show call Culture Night, where there would be singing, dancing, and a fashion show. Anyone that knows me, knows that I love art, especially performing arts! It would only make sense that I participated. I did everything: singing, dancing, and walking in the fashion show. Now this is where I met a photographer by the name of Paul Le. He was in charge of photographing the night's event. After my days in VSA, I continued to participate in local events. I was a background traditional dancer for Asia Entertainment Production for a period of time and I would perform at Lunar New Year Tet Festival. At all these events, I would always run into Paul. The rest was history. We became friends and collaborate on several photoshoots together. Over the course of 4 years, our busy schedules prohibited us from keeping in contact very often.
Fast forward to the present, I was looking for a photographer that I could trust to photograph my dance partner, friends, and I. The photos were for multiple purposes. I wanted photos I could use for my portfolio and my partner&friends could use for their businesses. It didn't take me long before I decided I can turn to an old photographer friend that I trust, Paul. I contacted him and before I knew it, we had set up a photoshoot! The only problem was looking for a studio...
My friend Petra, who is an amazing professional dancer and owner of Dance Asylum Studio, was sweet enough to offer her dance studio for us to shoot at! The studio isn't open on Sundays and she was willing to come in, along with her partner Petr, to open the studio for us AND model for us. I felt completely blessed for such amazing friends.
Upon arrival, I quickly learned that over the past year Paul has enhance his business by new equipment additions. (I will post some behind the scene photos later for everyone to see.) I also met some of his team: including Dan Pham, Diana Thai, and Thanh Lam. All are exceptional photographers. I am so happy with the final results. This photoshoot would never have been accomplished with the help of so many people. I truly feel blessed. Hope you all enjoy the photos as much as I did. Cheers!
Yiri Kosydar & Wendy Ho
Petr Polak & Petra Chovancova
Behind the Scenes
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