Texas House of Representative house photographer

Just in case you don't know, I have taken a temporary gig of being a session photographer for the 83rd legislative session! Which means that the updates for the blog may be even more scattered for the next few months.

But don't worry, I'm still freelancing after work and on weekends though! You can't take away my freelancing spirit that easily! :)

12/02/12- 2012 Nguyen family photo

2012 Family Christmas in Arlington, Texas on December 2, 2012.

(purely for my own record keeping! :])

Nam and CiCi- Engaged

Vi and Chris- Married w/Alfie

Mom and Dad

Thao and Hazel

Stephen not pictured, working

12/09/12- Christi Center Remembrance Ceremony for Austin American-Statesman

Fatima Dominguez, center, ties a loop for the heart ornament with her sister Monsi Dominguez's photo pasted onto it while her niece, JayAnn Jamison, 4,  watch her. Loved ones are placed on ornaments and hung on a tree during a remembrance ceremony with the Christi Center at St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas on December 9, 2012.

 Ed Couvillon decorates an ornament for his late daughter Kristi Couvillon during a remembrance ceremony with the Christi Center at St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas on December 9, 2012.

 Elinor Siple came with her husband to remember their grandson Sgt. Nathan Ryan Beyers who lost his life in Iraq during a remembrance ceremony with the Christi Center at St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas on December 9, 2012.

12/08/12- Found ring for Austin American-Statesman

 Sam Roy, 10, found Tom Biddison's ring in the dirt on the soccer field of Zilker Elementary and with the help of his mom, they were able to locate the owners in time for their 31 wedding anniversary in Austin, Texas on December 8, 2012.

Sam Roy, 10, and his mother, Kari Roy, stand with Tom Biddison and his wife Mollie Biddison. Tom's wedding ring had been lost for 29 years until Sam Roy, 10, found it on October 17 and his mother's help they were able to locate the owners in time for their 31st wedding anniversary  at Zilker Elementary in Austin, Texas on December 8, 2012.

11/06/12- Ellen Jefferson for Austin American-Statesman

Bullfrog, 7 months, sits in Ellen Jefferson's lap as she feds a treat to Pidgey, 12, at her home in Austin, Texas on November 6, 2012. Bullfrog has constant tremors caused by nerve damage from having distemper and Pidgey is a Sharpei and Ridgeback mix that she adopted many years ago who also have similar nerve damage.

11/30/12- Lady Bird Johnson stamp for Austin American-Statesman

 Master of ceremonies Tom John stands with daugthers Luci Baines Johnson and Lynda Johnson Robb as they unveiled the new Lady Bird Johnson forever stamp at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas on November 30, 2012.

"The Eyes of Texas" was played as the closing song for the unveiling of the new Lady Bird Johnson forever stamp at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas on November 30, 2012.

11/29/12- Flooded home for Austin American-Statesman

Billy Ketchum,  Lilly Ketchum, 4, Brandon Ketchum, 18, Beverly Ketchum, and Brenden Mack, 16, stand in their previously flooded and uninhabitable home in Austin, Texas on November 29, 2012. The Ketchum's believe that the water was caused by the city who diverted water in their direction during roadwork.

 A large gap had to be cut into the drywall at the bottom of the wall to remove the damages caused by water flowing into the Ketchum house during a storm in Austin, Texas on November 29, 2012. The Ketchum's believe that the water was caused by the city who diverted water in their direction during roadwork.

Chloe the cat sits on a mattress in Brenden Mack's room at the Ketchum household after a storm flooded their house this summer in Austin, Texas on November 29, 2012. The Ketchum's believe that the water was caused by the city who diverted water in their direction during roadwork.

11/29/12- Portrait for Thai Fresh

Jam Sanitchat and Bruce Barnes of Thai Fresh in Austin, Texas on November 29, 2012.

11/19/12- RedBird Pilates for Austin American Statesman

Lee Vallely working with her client Joan Dentler at RedBird Pilates and Fitness in Austin, Texas on November 19, 2012.

11/19/12- Gingerbread models for Austin American-Statesman

The Broken Spoke was made into a gingerbread model at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas on November 19, 2012.

 The Continental Club made into a gingerbread model at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas on November 19, 2012.

Kerby Lane Cafe made into a gingerbread model at the Four Seasons in Austin, Texas on November 19, 2012.

11/15/12- Cirrus Logic for Austin American-Statesman

 Lead vocalist George Devore perform to a Cirrus Logic, Inc. crowd on the deck of Bar Mirabeau in Austin, Texas on November 15, 2012.

Product Test Engineers Will Bendix and Billy Eno chat over beers during the third Thursday concert held by their company Cirrus Logic, Inc. in Austin, Texas on November 15, 2012.

11/15/12- Association for the Blind for Austin American-Statesman

Gayla Walker, who is legally blind, works on boxing up awards plaque at the Travis County Association for the Blind in Austin, Texas on November 15, 2012.

11/10/12- UIL Cross Country State Championship for Dallas Morning News

 Fans line up along the fences set up throughout the course to catch a glimpse of their school athletes running by during the 2012 UIL cross country state championship at Old Settler's Park in Round Rock, Texas on November 10, 2012. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor

Burleson's Jessica Prickett leads as Dallas Highland Park's Natalie Rathjen trails behind during the 2012 UIL 4A cross country state championship at Old Settler's Park in Round Rock, Texas on November 10, 2012. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor

 Alvarado's Austin Sanders crosses the finish line just in front of Sanger's Josh Rainey during the 2012 UIL 3A cross country state championship at Old Settler's Park in Round Rock, Texas on November 10, 2012. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor

Lewisville Hebron's Robert Domanic finishes in first place with a time of 15:04.02 during the 2012 5A UIL cross country state championship at Old Settler's Park in Round Rock, Texas on November 10, 2012. Thao Nguyen/Special Contributor

11/02/12- Craig Mundie at UT

 Craig Mundie speaks at University of Texas in Austin, Texas on November 2, 2012.

11/01/12- Trento for Austin American-Statesman

Trento Italian Restaurant in Austin, Texas on November 1, 2012.

 Chefs Andreas Exarhos and Alex Kahn at Trento Italian Restaurant in Austin, Texas on November 1, 2012.

Table decor at Trento Italian Restaurant in Austin, Texas on November 1, 2012.

 Wine storage at Trento Italian Restaurant in Austin, Texas on November 1, 2012.

 Caprese Salad at Trento Italian Restaurant in Austin, Texas on November 1, 2012.

 Cioppino dish at Trento Italian Restaurant in Austin, Texas on November 1, 2012.

 Rigatoni Bolognese at Trento Italian Restaurant in Austin, Texas on November 1, 2012.

10/19/12- MakeATX for Austin American-Statesman

Frieda Rinehart, center, talks to co-owner Kristen von Minden while her notebook is being etched during a Laser Etched Notebook workshop with the women of Women. Design. Build. taught by owners Kristen von Minden and Eve Trester-Wilson of at MakeATX in Austin, Texas on October 19, 2012.

10/08/12- Arkane Studio for Austin American-Statesman

 Dishonored posters and memorabilia decorate the entryway at Arkane Studios in Austin, Texas on October 8, 2012.

Raphael Colantonio and Harvey Smith are co-creative directors at Arkane Studios in Austin, Texas on October 8, 2012.

10/06/12- Library dedication for Austin American-Statesman

Ambassasor Ron Kirk, son of Willie Mae Kirk spoke at the dedication ceremony for the newly renamed Willie Mae Kirk Branch located at 3101 Oak Springs Drive in Austin, Texas on October 6, 2012.

10/03/12- Foreign & Domestic for Austin American-Statesman

Foreign and Domestic in Austin, Texas on October 3, 2012.

The Foreign and Domestic 12oz Wagyu Burger contains Maytag Blue Cheese, pork belly, smoked tomato jam, in an English Muffin in Austin, Texas on October 3, 2012.

09/14/12- University of Texas bomb threat for Associated Press

 Marcel Ojinnaka(cq), a Mechanical engineering grad student reads a newspaper as he and other students, staff and faculty wait after being told to evacuate the campus due to a possible bomb threat at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas on Friday, September  14, 2012. (AP Photo/Thao Nguyen)

Lesley Alexander, a junior pre-nursing student talks on her cell phone as she and others await further instructions after being told that all students, staff and faculty were to evacuate the campus due to a possible bomb threat at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas on Friday, September  14, 2012. (AP Photo/Thao Nguyen)

Students, staff and faculty were told to evacuate the campus due to a possible bomb threat at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas on Friday, September  14, 2012. (AP Photo/Thao Nguyen)

09/13/12- Lily Lisle for The Chicago Tribune

 Sarah Lisle stands with her daughter Lily Lisle and husband Matt Lisle. Lisle decided to undergo IVF and freeze embryos which later on her sister in law, Lisa Cover became the surrogate mother. The Lisle family live in Austin, Texas on September 13, 2012.

 Matt Lisle feeds his daughter Lily Lisle a spoonful of yogurt as part of her dinner in Austin, Texas on September 13, 2012.

 Sarah Lisle smiles as she looks up from her reading with her  seventeen month old daughter Lily Lisle in Austin, Texas on September 13, 2012.

Sarah Lisle stands with her daughter Lily Lisle and husband Matt Lisle. Lisle decided to undergo IVF and freeze embryos which later on her sister in law, Lisa Cover became the surrogate mother. The Lisle family live in Austin, Texas on September 13, 2012.

08/10/12- F1 Fashion show for Austin American-Statesman

 Fashion Week events Kick off event features local designer Ross Bennett's runway show. He designed the outfits to be worn by the Circuit of the Americas Girls during the Grand Prix to be set in November in Austin, Texas on August 10, 2012.