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Beloved Photographer Diagnosed with Stage-Four Cervical Cancer: How You Can Help

Beloved Photographer Diagnosed with Stage-Four Cervical Cancer: How You Can Help

Photographer Jhane Hoang with two covers she photographed

ONE OF Houston CityBook’s most beloved photographers was recently diagnosed with stage four cervical cancer. Jhane Hoang has been behind the camera for some of the magazine’s most ambitious shoots — including an overnight shoot at the then-new Weiss Energy Hall at the Houston Museum of Natural Science, and a cold rainy shoot at the Houston Zoo where the crew used a concessions stand as a staging area for hair and makeup.

Hoang’s first shoot for CityBook was in August 2017 — another overnight session, this one in a Downtown office building. The shoot was titled “The All-Nighters,” and featured a tryst between a male and female model “working late” at the office. She’s since been an integral part of, and an enthusiastic player in, CityBook’s most important annual issues: Leaders & Legends, Cool 100 and the Sexy Issue.

Hoang moved from New York City to Houston in 2017 to be closer to her parents; she helps father manage his dialysis and medical needs. She has become a treasured friend to many, and is an esteemed member of Houston’s arts community. As a freelance photographer, Hoang can no longer work, and though she receives some state medical assistance, it only covers a portion of her expenses. Please see a retrospective of her work below, and if you’d like to donate, the link to her Gofundme is here.

Jhane photographed model Krystie Wilson at an overnight shoot at HMNS’ then new Weiss Energy Hall

Musician Madeline Edwards by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Model Joao Diniz by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Model Isabel Li by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Musician Youth Soul Love by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Artist Tony Paraná by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Models Marion Sealy and Luke Keogh by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Author Mimi Swartz by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Author Bryan Washington by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Chef Alexandra Peña by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Skateboarding sensation Jordan Santana by Jhane for Houston CityBook

Home Run Dugout's Colby Smith by Jhane for Houston CityBook

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