Our story is a long one, but we got married in 2012, and have been keeping our blog How's The Married Life ever since. What started as a shared passion and fun photography project has turned into an incredible set of experiences photographing people and places that we love. We shoot like a married couple: we fill each other's gaps and make each other better at what we do (most of the time!)
Hi, I'm Yana. I love being able to capture a moment, freeze it in time, and have the emotion of that image come alive for anyone who looks at it - even if they weren't there. When my wife and I began married life, we starting shooting together, and it's taken us on some of the best adventures of our lives. I love weddings and family shoots, but my heart absolutely melts when we photograph babies.
In my 'real' life, I'm a Nurse Practitioner in North Philly, working in a primary care clinic. When I'm not working or shooting, I like building furniture with my wife for our new home - or as my wife likes to put it - I like to give her instructions and leave the hard parts to her.
Hi, I'm Chita. I remember getting in trouble as a little kid for using too many rolls of film - I absolutely love photography, and the best thing about it is shooting with Yana. Monday through Friday, I'm a management consultant in Center City. I travel a lot for my job, but my favorite adventures are the shoots we do on the weekend.
Although I grew up in many different places, I love Philly as my 'adopted' hometown, and we just bought a place in Northern Liberties. When I'm not photographing, I'm usually messing around on the guitar or ukulele, biking around Philadelphia, or trying (very hard) to learn Russian so I can keep up with Yana.
Shoot us a note at yana.chita.photography@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!