John Salvino

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John Salvino

Canadian living and working in Beijing | Photographer 📷 | Lover of music, movies, and the Raptors 🏀

Photo Walk - Buildings Through a Long Lens

Photo Walk - Buildings Through a Long Lens

One week after my first shots with my new camera, on this day I decided to use my 40-150mm f2.8 lens. It’s probably the lens I have used the least, so I wanted to give it some love. Due to the lack of travel, I have only been

Photo Walk - First Time With My New Camera

Photo Walk - First Time With My New Camera

Despite the title, I must admit that it’s been almost a year since I bought my ‘new’ camera! Before that, I went through a period where I hadn’t really been taking a lot of photos. During the previous four or five months, I was only using my iPhone

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?

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

I read Matt Birchler’s recent post 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 many months ago, but still wanted somewhere to

SKP Beijing

I can’t believe it’s already been one month since I got back to Beijing! My three months in Yangshuo are done, and after a short stopover in Nanjing, I’m living in Beijing again. I’m so glad to be back, I really enjoyed my time in Yangshuo

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,