Sydney Valiente

Went for some punky, Avril Lavigne vibes this week and landed in a weird spot to act them out, but hey, that's what happens when you...

This week's #BlindLocation was shot in Ocean Beach with Amanda Selvidio. I wanted to capture the "hard-hitting" news side of her, since...

Super chill vibes on this #BlindLocation with Irene Kwangaba. She was such a delight. And I say the word, because it's the right one. A...

We ended up in my all-time favorite type of place to take photos this week-- a parking garage! It was perfect too, because it was with a...

Nitty Beat. Aka: Hanuit. Dope name. Cool guy. Amazing artist. I'm already stoked when I find out someone is an artist, especially if I...

This #BlindLocation started out a little rocky. The spot we landed was a very smelly downtown street, so we had to go across the street...

#30 with Cody Seeger- the guitarist of The Frets band! I've taken photos of him and his bandmates a few times now, so I thought it was...

This week's #BlindLocation is with the very young, very creative, Lily Soleil. Lily is the founder of Picture Party (@picturepartay), a...

I love this kid so much. Hailey is like a little sister to me. We've been neighbors and roommates and friends. She and her mom are these...

Vayunamu is my model this week! I met her at a photography/networking event called Picture Partay, and she was there as a photographer,...

I'M HALFWAY THERE! This #BlindLocation marks my halfway point! #26 with Elikem Moten. I actually reallllyyyyy like the way these photos...

"Think Vogue. Think 'timeless,'" I told her. This week's #BlindLocation with MC Fitzgerald was all inspired by one image I saw on...

Have you ever met someone that was just genuinely kind? No matter what is going on, they're smiling. Good vibes. Positive energy. Don't...

This week I was in Memphis! My dad and my brother came to visit me from Nashville, and we did a #BlindLocation together. Josh was my...

This week's #BlindLocation is with Melissa Alcazar, piano-player-extraordinare! Seriously, this lady is so damn talented. I was honored...

Today's #BlindLocation is with Alyssa Pedrozo-Marquez. She's a brand new mom, and her little guy was around most of the shoot (not...

I was feeling a little wild for this week's #BlindLocation, and luckily I have cool friends who are down, so this week we used a flash to...

Life isn't easy right now. I'm going through a lot of painful changes, so I'm turning to music and art and movement and as much laughter...

Usually I have someone taking and editing my #BlindLocation videos, but this week it didn't work out, so I was left doing all the things...

This was the most last-minute #BlindLocation I've done, and it was because I had a few cancellations this week, due to life. But I'm SO...