So the day after visiting the Van Gogh Exhibition, I ventured out to a different area of Beijing. I only had a little time, so I didn't take many photos, but I still wanted to share a few I liked from the day. The preset I used for today’s
At the end of my post about the Tadao Ando exhibition, I mentioned that soon I would be visiting the Van Gogh Alive exhibition. I did end up going, and though it wasn’t really what I was expecting, it was still interesting. But for me, even more interesting was
Last weekend I paid a quick visit to the Beijing World Art Museum to check out “The Light of Ancient Roman Civilization” exhibition. This was my first time going to this museum, I wasn’t even aware of it. This museum is in the west area of Beijing, whereas I
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
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
Some more photos and the stories behind them, from five more cities in China I've visited!
Some photos from my recent visit to the Tadao Ando Exhibition here in Beijing!
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
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
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,
So, I just moved to Yangshuo, China! 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 recently ended. Before I started looking for
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
Last April I had four days off for the Qingming Festival, 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 going. Xi’an is now the capital
The song “Open Season”, from late 2014, is from Josef Salvat's “In Your Prime” EP. He is an Australian singer, and was originally known for his version of Rihanna’s song “Diamonds”. This was my first song obsession of 2015, I had it on repeat for much of the year.
When you think of 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 of 2018 and wanted to share
I took this photo in May of 2012, during that year’s Doors Open Toronto event. It’s from an artist studio located in the city’s Distillery District. The Distillery District is one of my favourite areas in Toronto, I definitely recommend you check it out if you’re
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Breezin’ is an instrumental song, released in 1976 from George Benson’s album of the same name. George is an American jazz musician who has won multiple Grammy Awards. He has been making music professionally since the 1960s. For years, and I mean many, many years, I had this song
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I took this photo in July of 2016, on the second day of my trip to Iceland. It is at the Seljalandsfoss waterfall near Iceland’s South coast and is one of the island’s main tourist attractions. It’s one of my favourite photos from that fantastic trip. Though
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One to One was a Canadian music group from Ottawa, Ontario. Made up of Louise Reny and Leslie Howe, they enjoyed their most success in Canada from the mid-80s to the early 90s. Louise and Leslie actually went on later to work with Alanis Morissette on her early albums, with
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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
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Some photos and the stories behind them, from the first five cities in China I visited.
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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
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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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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
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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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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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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
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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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📷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