SF EVENT & PARTY PHOTOS — REAL. RAW. UNFILTERED.
skip the poses. keep the emotion. keep the party.
i’m your fly-on-the-wall photographer. i capture cheeky, candid, culture-forward images that are never boring. whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, intimate gathering, family celebration, corporate get-together, gallery opening, or social mixer, i catch the energy, emotion and moments that make your event unique. no forced smiles, no awkward posing. just the energy, laughter, and fleeting magic of true celebration.
Why people love this style:
🌹 perfect for events, parties, corporate mixers, gallery openings, engagement parties, social mixers, or big nights out in SF → comfortable with low light, nightlife & spontaneous moments.
🌹 flexible coverage — partial nights, cocktail hours, after-party sessions, & everything in between.
🌹 quick turnarounds & digital galleries so you’re sharing with friends & fam fast.
🌹 low-pressure experience: you live your night. i just document.
The result: photos that look like they belong in a magazine, not a corporate recap email: candid yet flattering, stylish yet real.
What you get:
🌹 candid portraits & documentary-style moments
🌹 group & guest photos, dance-floor moments, natural reactions
🌹 custom albums or basic digital galleries (depending on package)
🌹 flexible packages tailored to your event’s size and flow
serving all of san francisco — soma, mission, financial district, north beach, hayes valley, castro, sunset, richmond. happy to travel across the bay area for your story
hi, i'm lana and i love photographing parties. i shoot events in a fun, fly-on-the-wall documentary, paparazzi style.
you might like to hire me and if so, you can use the below form.
thank you!
Lana Dubkova is a New York event photographer whose work has been featured in Vogue, The Cut, Cultured Magazine, Dazed, and Nylon—establishing her as the city's definitive documentarian of after-dark culture. After 10 years and more than 800 events in Manhattan and Brooklyn, she's mastered the art of shooting in dim, chaotic rooms. The result: images that feel candid yet flattering, editorial yet authentic—the kind of photos guests actually want to post and hosts actually want to keep.