There is a moment at almost every wedding that no one plans for.

It arrives softly, in a quiet corner, or in the middle of a crowded room. It lasts only a breath. And if you are not truly present, it passes without a trace.

I have spent years learning to be present.

My name is Yan. I’m a Christian documentary photojournalist based in Vancouver. My work is rooted in a single, quiet conviction: that the people in my photographs should be able to feel their wedding day again, not just remember it. That 40 years from now, a single image should be able to return them to the exact weight of that moment — the joy, the reverence, and the presence of God in that room.

I come to your wedding not as a vendor, but as someone who has already been praying for your day. Before I ever pick up a camera, I want to know how you laugh, how you hold each other when no one's watching, what moves you. Because you cannot photograph a feeling you haven’t first been entrusted with.

Away from the camera, I'm a worshipper, a traveller, a teacher. I love ministering to God at my piano and finding melodies from the throne room. I teach creatives how to partner with the Holy Spirit in their work. I've made documentaries about missionaries across India, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, and Japan. All of it has taught me to notice what most people miss when something beautiful and fleeting is unfolding right in front of them. This is my expression of worship – photography as witness. It’s writing with His light, a testament of two lives becoming one.