here’s a little more about me…

Photo by Colleen MacMillan

Hello! I'm Po Chi and I am a Ventura County photographer. I specialize in children portraits that authentically reflect our kids’ personalities and documenting for small businesses, so they could tell their stories. I am basically obsessed with documenting people being who they really are…doing what they love . I love photographing on film because it forces me to slow down and shoot intentionally and more meaningfully. FILM FOREVER AND EVER.

My keep-me-level-headed husband and my crazy kids are at the very top of the list of things I love most. Though a CA native, my family and I actually relocated from Washington DC a few years ago and I have been loving sunny blue skies and being able to shout hello to the Pacific Ocean a few times a week. 

My parents taught me to value family, good friends, generosity, hard work, integrity, and passion above all other things.  I do and I appreciate all the things created and driven by those values.  I love people who are genuine, kind, and funny and basically try to stay away from the rest because life is too short!

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- Here’s the latest over at my Instagram @pochifung -

I've held onto so many images from the summer we moved to Japan because they're so special to me and I am finally starting to share them...Do you ever do that? Today, I am sharing a few images from our few days in Tsushima back at the beginning of
These two images bring me back to the little restaurant in Daikanyama that I go to sometimes after dropping off film at the lab, the kind owner and chef, and the very delicious lunches I scarfed down there. I adore the decor in this shop to no end.
Two months and nine days until we depart Tokyo, say what? ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ I have so many feelings and thoughts that seem impossible to process at this moment. The only way I can describe the predominate feeing is this desperation that I've not felt
Not going to lie, I feel a little shy writing about this, but here goes. I'm hosting my first photography exhibit in Tokyo next month at Photo Kanon (@photokanon, Togashi Ginza)! I have always thought that the best way to enjoy photographs is by se
Basically this will be the most boring photograph to everyone but me. So many tidbits of the summer month in Nagasaki City in one tiny frame. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ Let’s document our days, mess and all. I hope you are well. ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​
I was a bit terrified while taking this photograph along the little tiny “sidewalk” on a highway with cars zooming by but gosh, I love that view so much. Worth it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀
A spring day picking strawberries in Minamiaso, Kumamoto. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #filmisnotdead​​​​​​​​ #shootitwithfilm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #120​​​​​​​​ #documentyourdays​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #フォートウエノ​​​​​​​​ #fotoueno​​​​
Things I wanted to remember from our first glamping experience at @stay_happy_minamiaso. What a lovely little sanctuary, I wish we could have stayed longer! @stay_happy_minamiaso #filmisnotdead​​​​​​​​ #shootitwithfilm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #120​
Back from a whirlwind weekend in Osaka and Kobe....but really Universal Studios and Nijigen no Mori (Naruto land!). My favorite moments: Eating amazingly delicious Shio flavored takoyaki, Princess Fiona at USJ asking Max if he wanted a photograph wit
When the kids and I explored Kyoto on our own last summer. I can't believe that was almost a whole year ago, gahhhhh. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #filmisnotdead​​​​​​​​ #shootitwithfilm​​​​​​​​ #120​​​​​​​​ #documentyo
Catching upppo after a super fun break.​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​ #filmisnotdead​​​​​​​​ #shootitwithfilm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #120​​​​​​​​ #documentyourdays​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #フォートウエノ​​​​​​​​ #fotoueno​​​​​​​​ #venturapho
Verve Coffee, Kamakura. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #filmisnotdead​​​​​​​​ #shootitwithfilm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #120​​​​​​​​ #documentyourdays​​​​​​​​ #フォートウエノ​​​​​​​​ #fotoueno​​​​​​​​ #venturaphotographer​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #tokyopho
An unmanned thrift shop. #filmisnotdead​​​​​​​​ #shootitwithfilm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #120​​​​​​​​ #documentyourdays​​​​​​​​ #pentax645n #フォートウエノ​​​​​​​​ #fotoueno​​​​​​​​ #venturaphotographer​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ #tokyophotographer​​​​​​​​ #analogphotograph
Do certain songs remind you of certain periods of your life??? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When the kids and I stayed in Nagasaki City for about a month last July, we'd go to Hamanomachi Arcade (this indoor shopping street/maze) near our apartment ALL the time. And m
After what I can only describe as the terrifying experience of skiing down the bunny slope at Gala Yuzawa, I think it is best I stick to photographing in the snow. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #filmisnotdead​​​​​​​​ #shootitwithfilm​​​​​​
I’ve lost track of how many sweet potatoes we’ve eaten here. I don't know why but I swear they taste better in Japan!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #filmisnotdead​​​​​​​​ #shootitwithfilm​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #12

Po Chi Fung is a Ventura County based Photographer specializing in children portraits in studio, professional headshots, and branding and documentary photography for businesses. Po Chi Fung Photography is located in Ventura, California and serves Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, and Los Angeles County - Ventura, Ojai, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Santa Monica, Thousand Oaks, Oxnard, Pasadena, San Marino, and other surrounding areas.