Kana Pixels Photography

08/16/2026

i always tell my clients from the start “don’t worry, i’ve got you! i will guide you through everything” 🩶

because my whole thing is not stiff posing, not “put your hand here and look there”, it’s movement, real moments, showing who you actually are. people always come in nervous and leave feeling like themselves again hehe

by the end of the shoot we’re never photographer and client anymore, we’re just two people who had a really good time together and happened to make something beautiful 🥹

that shift is honestly my favorite part of this whole job

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08/12/2026

3/3 “isn’t everything we do in life a way to be loved a little more?”

- Céline, Before Sunrise (1995)

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08/12/2026

2/3 “I guess when you’re young, you just believe there’ll be many people you’ll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.”

- Before Sunrise (1995)

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08/12/2026

“I think if there’s any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone, sharing something.”

- Before Sunrise (1995)

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08/12/2026

one of the coolest seniors i’ve ever photographed 🩶

nyc bookings open through october, then i’m relocating to charlotte nc 🩶 book now before i go 😭

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08/01/2026