Maya Lora photo

dly, kind, calm demeanor and beautiful photos. I was so lucky to win an engagement shoot with her a few months after getting engaged myself, and as soon as we got our sneak peeks (I think.. 5 hours later?! Incredibly fast!) we knew we needed her as our wedding photographer too. My now-husband and I are super awkward behind the camera, but Maya made us feel so comfortable and gave us plenty of suggestions on how to pose that felt natural. We wound up having to reschedule our wedding to a few months later, and Maya was the first person we contacted - I refused to book a day she wouldn't be available for - and she was so easy and accommodating in switching us to the new date. Fast forward to our wedding last month in Indio, and I can not sing Maya's praises enough. She showed up early, brought a second shooter, and was the perfect friendly face to spend all day with. She got through family portraits quickly, worked with all our various ideas, and captured every magical moment of the day perfectly. Our timeline ran so late and behind schedule, and Maya was so easygoing and stayed until she felt like she got all the pictures. We got our sneak peeks less than 24 hours later, and our full gallery a month after the wedding - which is incredibly impressive considering how much footage I'm sure she had to work with. My husband and I were in tears reliving the best day of our lives through her lens and I can't begin to put into words how much her pictures have meant to us. She captured all the smiles and tears and got footage of so many of our close friends and family that we will cherish forever. Don't hesitate for a second to book Maya! I can't wait to book her for maternity and family shoots in the future, or use really any excuse to work with her!

planning a wedding. I had no idea who to hire for any of it. How to tell the different providers apart and who we could trust to do a good job. There are certainly no shortage of vendors that are all vying for the business. A lot were easy to discard but then there’s the 4 or 5 that you narrow it down to after looking at their work, their track record and their reviews. I have nothing invested in this review beyond reaching out to someone who is where I was and saying that this is the person you WANT doing your wedding photos. Maya met us weeks before the ceremony with our coordinator and walked through the venue with us to preview what she would do with it. She took time to get to know my wife and I and what we were like so that she could translate that to how she approached the project. Bottom line is that she really cares about her clients and her work. There’s no pretension here. Some of the people I talked to had an off putting arrogance about their photography. She lets her work do the bragging. The day of the wedding she totally outdid herself!! It is so hectic, and it is obviously the culmination of such a massive amount of planning and stress. Maya handles it like a real pro. She gets her shots and is able to move around and capture everything without being specifically conspicuous if that makes sense. She was able to wrangle everyone to be where they need to be and get the photos that YOU WILL WANT when its all said and done. She does this without being a drill sergeant or overbearing about it which I found to be pretty impressive. She has an unhurried relaxed way about her that sincerely makes all the difference in the thick of things. When she took my wife and I aside for all of our couple’s pics she not only made it fun, but her direction yielded some really flattering shots that I am very proud to share and display. She makes you look good! I hate big long novels for reviews so I will wrap it up but I could go on. Everything was so above what I expected that I couldn’t say enough. Maya captured the vibe of our wedding in a way that is just incredible to revisit through her pictures. The angles, the content, the framing all SO well done. It is obvious that she is skilled in her craft and that she takes time, personal care, attention to detail, and pride in her work and in her edits. I am sincerely grateful that we had Maya with us on our wedding day. She is such a sweet person and a KICK ASS photographer! I don’t review unless its really GOOD or really BAD. Do yourself a favor and try to hire Maya for your wedding day. It’s the best decision we made.

the photos. I can’t wait to shoot with her again! She is So nice and down to earth. She went with the flow on my wedding day even though I never gave her a list of “to be photographed people” which I really appreciated! Would recommend to anyone and everyone!!! Love her!