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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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

Open Season - Josef Salvat

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.

A Few Days In Hohhot

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

Artist Studio

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

Breezin' - George Benson

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