Photography
My China Photo Stories - Part 1
Some photos and the stories behind them, from the first five cities in China I visited.
John Salvino
Canadian living and working in Beijing | Lover of photography, music, movies, books, travel, and the Raptors 🏀
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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
Music
Love Song - Sky
Love Song was released in 1999, by a Canadian band from Montreal called Sky. This was the second single from their debut album, Piece of Paradise, and by far my favourite song of theirs. The album did well, and they actually ended up winning the Juno Award (like the Canadian
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Hollow Moon (Bad Wolf) - Awolnation
This was the first single from Awolnation’s second album, Run, which was released in 2015. I fell in love with Awolnation back in 2011, thanks to their debut album, Megalithic Symphony. When I first heard this single, I thought they were definitely back! It was four years since their
Music
Some Distant Memory - Electronic
Penultimate song on the debut album by Electronic, the duo of Bernard Sumner (Joy Division/New Order) and Johnny Marr (The Smiths). A bit of a melancholy song, with some nice but simple Sumner lyrics, which he is great at writing. And of course that great oboe section in the
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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
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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
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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.
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My Photography Gear
📷UPDATE! I still have all the lenses below, but I now use the Olympus OM-D EM-5 Mark III as my main camera. You can read about it here! I’m going to be writing about photography projects I’m giving myself and my progress with improving my photography, but first