Kitty Cat Diary - Latest Update

Kitty Cat Diary | 貓咪日記

The Kitty Cat Diary is a photo diary of my adorkable wife, and it's what happens when a photographer marries a woman who doesn't mind having a camera pointed at her during everyday life. Elena (A.K.A. Kitty Cat, because my nicknames for her all revolve around the theme of a cat.) is my favorite subject to photograph--there's just something very theraputic about grabbing a camera and capturing the person you love the most in the world, while combining that with creativity and aesthetic sensibility. This interaction has brought us a lot of joy over the years and captured a lot of precious memories. If you want to get to know Elena better, her bio is the best place to start.

Since these are spur-of-the-moment snapshots, it's best to enjoy them simply as casual fun instead of serious photography (you can find more serious photography in other areas of my site). A wide range of camera were used to shoot these photos--from professional cameras to casual compacts and smartphones. You can find out what photography gear I shoot with in the FAQ section.

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Kitty Cat prefers the color version, but I prefer the B/W version. Which one do you prefer?

It had been a couple of years since we went out just to do an outdoor photoshoot. Our lives have changed a lot in the last few years, so we don't have nearly as much free-time as we used to, and we're also getting older and focusing our energies elsewhere. But she turned 50 in 2021 and she had been feeling her age. I always tell her how beautiful she is and how much I love her, but sometimes photographic evidence is more convincing, I guess, since she asked me to do a photoshoot of her (something she rarely ever did in the 20 years we've been together).

Afterwards, we had dinner in a restaurant for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic shutdowns (this was when things got better and they lifted the mandate for wearing masks in public, but now it's getting worse again).

This was the other time in recent years she asked me to do a photoshoot of her. I can count on one hand how many times she's asked in the last 20 years, so it's definitely rare.