Women in AI, Dodgers Fashion, and a day in the life of a California family

New Work: Fall Highlights

Inc. Magazine: Praxis Labs Co-Founders

Portraits of Elise Smith and Heather Shen, co-founders of Praxis Labs

For Inc. Magazine, I photographed Elise Smith and Heather Shen, co-founders of Praxis Labs. Praxis Labs is an AI-powered DEI training platform that helps train leaders to lead inclusively. I always love the challenge of creating portraits of multiple people in a space. Elise and Heather’s comfort with each other on camera reflects the close collaboration they enjoy in running their company.

Photo Editor: Nathan Bajar
Assistant: Monica Orozco

Portrait of Elise Smith and Heather Shen, co-founders of Praxis Labs

Los Angeles Times: ‘Every time I wear this, they win’: What 22 Dodger fans wore for the World Series

A fan shows off his Dodgers jersey and chain at the first World Series game in Los Angeles

Portrait of Dodger fan couple in front of Fernando Valenzuela memorial at Dodger Stadium before the first World Series in Los Angeles

Detail of a Dodger fan's t-shirt and sweater. Fans in Dodger gear and colors pose for a portrait.

Photographing Dodgers fan fashion for Los Angeles Times was a total sensory overload, taking in Dodgers fans’ exuberance outside Dodgers Stadium at the start of the first World Series game.

Photo editors: Taylor Arthur, Raul Roa
Writer: Maxwell Williams
Editor: Michelle Woo
Assistant: Danny Duarte

Fans show off their boots in Dodgers colors in front of candles and flowers at Fernando Valenzuela's memorial at Dodgers Stadium

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The 19th News: Inflation changed these women’s lives. Now, they will vote.

Ashley Trent and her sons at the dinner family

Ashley Trent, 8 months pregnant, shares a moment with her youngest in the family's living room

Ashley Trent, 8 months pregnant, and four of her youngest sons lounge on a bed at home.

Ashley Trent, 8 months pregnant, at home with her youngest son

It was an honor to spend a day with Ashley Trent, a mother of six, in Antelope Valley, California for a 19th News story about the impact of inflation on women and their families. I can’t thank Ashley Trent and her family enough for the trust. I fall in love with everyone I photograph, but I really felt a special connection with Ashley. Less than two weeks after I photographed her, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy! ❤️

Photo editors: Tara Pixley, Lydia Chebbine
Reporter: Chabeli Carrazana

Ashley Trent buckles her son into the car seat

See “Inflation changed these women’s lives”

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I’m a Russian-Ukrainian American editorial and commercial photographer in Los Angeles specializing in environmental portraiture and stories about people and place.

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