John Salvino

My China Photo Stories - Part 2

My China Photo Stories - Part 2

Some more photos and the stories behind them, from five more cities in China I've visited!

Tadao Ando Exhibition - Beijing Minsheng Art Museum

Tadao Ando Exhibition - Beijing Minsheng Art Museum

Some photos from my recent visit to the Tadao Ando Exhibition here in Beijing!

Why Don’t I Use Photo Sharing App Glass More?

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Why Don’t I Use Photo Sharing App Glass More?

I read Matt Birchler’s recent post [https://birchtree.me/blog/photography-needs-to-be-fun/] about Glass, and it got me thinking about my own usage, or lack thereof. Like Matt, I was also initially really excited about Glass when I first heard about it. I stopped using my Instagram [https://www.instagram.

SKP Beijing

I can’t believe it’s already been one month since I got back to Beijing! My three months in Yangshuo [https://www.johnsalvino.com/quarantine-photography-in-yangshuo-china/] are done, and after a short stopover in Nanjing, I’m living in Beijing again. I’m so glad to be back, I really

Yangshuo - Treasure Cave

Yangshuo - Treasure Cave

I took this photo in May 2020, in Yangshuo, China, inside Treasure Cave. I used my Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II [https://www.getolympus.com/us/en/e-m5-mark-ii.html] and the 7-14mm f/2.8 PRO lens [https://www.getolympus.com/us/en/m-zuiko-ed-7-14mm-f2-8-pro.html]. Settings were f/5.6,

Quarantine Photography in Yangshuo, China

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Quarantine Photography in Yangshuo, China

So, I just moved to Yangshuo, China [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/guangxi/yangshuo]! It will probably only be a temporary move for a couple of months or so, but I’m excited to be here. I’ve lived and worked in Beijing since January 2018, but my work contract

5 Photography Goals For 2020

5 Photography Goals For 2020

Yes, I know it’s almost May, kind of late to be making 2020 photography goals, isn’t it? Well, this year is a bit different than most so I’m just going to go with it. With all the free time I’ve had recently, I started to think

Xi'an Drum Tower

Xi'an Drum Tower

Last April I had four days off for the Qingming Festival [https://www.chinahighlights.com/festivals/qingming-festival.htm], so I decided to pay a visit to Xi’an. It was high up on my list of cities I wanted to visit in China, so I was excited to be finally

Open Season - Josef Salvat

Open Season - Josef Salvat

The song “Open Season”, from late 2014, is from Josef Salvat [https://www.josefsalvat.com/]‘s “In Your Prime [https://music.apple.com/us/album/in-your-prime-ep/915442251]” EP. He [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Salvat] is an Australian singer, and was originally known for his version [https://youtu.be/

A Few Days In Hohhot

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A Few Days In Hohhot

When you think of China, Hohhot [https://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/hohhot] is probably not a city that pops into your mind. But don’t overlook it if you’re going to spend any length of time in China. I spent a few days in Hohhot back in the spring

Artist Studio

I took this photo in May of 2012, during that year’s Doors Open Toronto [https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/doors-open-toronto/] event. It’s from an artist studio located in the city’s Distillery District. The Distillery District [https://www.thedistillerydistrict.com] is one of my favourite areas in

Breezin' - George Benson

Breezin' - George Benson

Breezin’ is an instrumental song, released in 1976 from George Benson’s [http://www.georgebenson.com] album of the same name [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breezin%27]. George [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Benson] is an American jazz musician who has won multiple Grammy Awards. He has been

Boy Behind A Waterfall

Boy Behind A Waterfall

I took this photo in July of 2016, on the second day of my trip to Iceland [https://www.johnsalvino.com/everything-youve-heard-iceland-true/]. It is at the Seljalandsfoss waterfall [https://guidetoiceland.is/travel-iceland/drive/seljalandsfoss] near Iceland’s South coast and is one of the island’s main tourist attractions. It’

Angel In My Pocket - One to One

Angel In My Pocket - One to One

One to One [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_to_One_(band)] was a Canadian music group from Ottawa, Ontario. Made up of Louise Reny [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Reny] and Leslie Howe [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Howe], they enjoyed their most success in Canada from

Old Friends

I took this photo back in September of 2014 when I was still living in Toronto. Earlier that year, I changed my camera system from Canon to Olympus [https://www.getolympus.com], drawn to the smaller size and lighter weight of the Micro Four Thirds system. I really enjoyed going

My China Photo Stories - Part 1

My China Photo Stories - Part 1

Some photos and the stories behind them, from the first five cities in China I visited.

A Few Days In Chongqing

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A Few Days In Chongqing

On my first trip to Chongqing, I spent a few days there and I wanted to share with you a little bit about some of the places I went during my visit. I really enjoyed my time there and I’m looking forward to visiting again! Some General Thoughts A

Love Song - Sky

Love Song - Sky

Love Song [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Song_(Sky_song)] was released in 1999, by a Canadian band from Montreal called Sky [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_(Canadian_band)]. This was the second single from their debut album, Piece of Paradise [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piece_of_

Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) - Awolnation

Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) - Awolnation

This was the first single from Awolnation’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awolnation] second album, Run [http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_(Awolnation_album)], which was released in 2015. I fell in love with Awolnation back in 2011, thanks to their debut album, Megalithic Symphony [http://en.m.

Some Distant Memory - Electronic

Some Distant Memory - Electronic

Penultimate song on the debut album [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_(album] by Electronic [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_(band], the duo of Bernard Sumner [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Sumner] (Joy Division [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Division]/New Order [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

Everything You've Heard About Iceland Is True

Everything You've Heard About Iceland Is True

This past summer I spent 11 days in Iceland, which seems to be one of the most popular tourist places now. Every day I see articles and pictures talking about how amazing Iceland is, and I can now say, yes, it is. Here are some pictures I took during the

Street Walk - Queen Street East / Leslieville

Street Walk - Queen Street East / Leslieville

I checked out BuskerFest [http://torontobuskerfest.com/] last Friday night, and once I decided to leave, I was planning on just heading home. I had been using the 40-150mm lens the whole night, so on the way out I switched to the 17mm, because it's lighter and I wanted to

My First Birthday

My First Birthday

I’ve been going through some old photo albums recently, just looking for funny or cool pictures to possibly post and write about. I’ve wanted to actually go through and scan every picture, but it’s such a daunting task. Maybe one day I’ll get around to it.

My Photography Gear

My Photography Gear

I’m going to be writing about photography projects I’m giving myself and my progress with improving my photography, but first I figured I’d write a little bit about what gear I use. As we all know, it’s not the gear that makes a photo great, but