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Leesburg VA LGBTQ Wedding Photographer

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Chinese Korean LGBTQ Wedding at Raspberry Plain Manor

As a photographer, there’s something uniquely special about capturing the essence of a wedding that’s simple, personal, and completely true to the couple. Alice and Xing’s intimate LGBTQ wedding at Raspberry Plain Manor in Leesburg was just that — a celebration of love, in its purest form. From the start, the couple chose to break […]

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Washington DC Courthouse Elopement Photographer

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DC Courthouse Elopement and Carlyle House Intimate Wedding

As a DC elopement and intimate wedding photographer, I’m lucky enough to capture couples’ unique love stories in some of the most beautiful spots in the city. Jillian and Doug’s celebration was a perfect example of how love doesn’t need a grand event to be powerful. Their weekend began with a trip to the DC […]

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Bride & groom wedding portraits in the front of Larz Anderson House

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Romantic Wedding at Larz Anderson House in Washington, DC

A Romantic Garden Soirée at Larz Anderson House: M+B’s Luxurious Wedding in Washington, DC Washington, DC, is home to some of the most beautiful venues for capturing luxury weddings, but few are as enchanting as the Larz Anderson House. Steeped in European elegance and charm, this stunning historic location was the backdrop for M+B’s breathtaking […]

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Chesapeake Bay Beach Club Fine Art Wedding Photographer

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Chesapeake Bay Beach Club Wedding

If Alissa and Joseph’s Chesapeake Bay Beach Club wedding could be described in one word, it would be: joyful. It was such a delight photographing these childhood sweethearts (or should we say babyhood? They met as infants!) tying the knot on a perfect May evening earlier this year. Every time I turned around, Alissa and […]

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Bride and groom portraits at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC

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DAR Constitution Hall | Washington DC Wedding Photography

As soon as I stepped into Halie and Mark’s home on the day of their DAR Constitution Hall wedding in early June, I knew we were in for a treat. Halie owns a budding interiors company in Washington, DC and brought her exquisite style and taste into every nook and cranny of their wedding design. […]

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Bride and groom portraits at Stone Tower Winery captured by Washington DC wedding photographer Winnie Dora

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Stone Tower Winery Wedding | Sarah & Tim

Sarah & Tim brought their NYC chic aesthetic to the Northern Virginia countryside at their Stone Tower Winery wedding. A bloom filled floral arch was the perfect backdrop for them to tie the knot for this beautiful June wedding. There is so much to love about this wedding day. Just to name a few: the […]

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Potomac Maryland fine art film newborn photography

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Baby M | Clarksburg Lifestyle Newborn Photographer

Get ready for some baby heart eyes! Baby M’s lifestyle newborn photography session at their beautiful home in Clarksburg was full of snuggles and and precious baby moments. Sarah and Dale are new parents, but you’d never know it from how calm and serene they were during their session. Baby M was an absolute trooper […]

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District Winery fine art wedding photographer

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District Winery | DC Wedding Photographer

Sharing Emily and Garrett’s wedding at District Winery that I photographed last November. Equal parts modern, chic, and full of fun, Emily and Garrett eloped during COVID and were so excited to finally party it up with their loved ones. You may remember their stunning California engagement that we shot in Anaheim, and they surely […]

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Bethesda maternity photographer

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Kawata Family || Rockville Fine Art Maternity Photographer

I’ve had the privilege of capturing this family multiple times: for their engagement, two weddings (thank you COVID), and now as their family grows. It has been such a joy watching them grow their family, and I am so excited to see what amazing things this stage of life has in store for them. Winnie […]

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BEHIND THE LENS

meet Winnie

Director, curator, documentarian, photographer, storyteller. Inspired by history, culture, and the stories that connect us.

My family immigrated to the United States as refugees, leaving their lives behind in search of a brighter future. With all their worldly belongings contained in the suitcases they carried, the scant photographs that crossed the ocean have served as a lifeline to stories untold, allowing me to piece together my family legacy, one image at a time. Decades later, I discovered photography as a medium to document my travels (37 countries and counting!) and encapsulate the joy and happiness that each new adventure brings.

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Currently booking for 2023 and 2024 weddings in Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, and beyond.