BACK TO STANFORD

with The Peng Family

By Simon Yao Studio

2009

I met Amanda and Anton while I was visiting San Francisco back in 2009. Neither of us was aware of each other’s geographical location. Amanda called and asked me if I was available for her wedding and told me that she lives in the Bay Area, so it would be a bit challenging to arrange a meeting back in Columbus. I told her that I am actually in San Francisco! The three of us met in a cafe the following day, and later that week at Stanford University for their engagement portraits.

Five years later, I returned to the fine campus and photographed their beautiful children under those same timeless arches and the welcoming palm trees…