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My Hong Kong Memories: A Personal Travel Journal Over Almost 20 Years
Hong Kong has always been a special city to me. It was the first place I ever visited as a “real” traveler, and over the next almost 20 years, I returned many times for school…
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Guangzhou, Hong Kong & Macau in 5 Days: A China Greater Bay Area Itinerary Based in Zhuhai
In my previous post, Cluster Travel in China: How I Plan Trips Around One Base City, I shared how I often plan China trips around one main base city and several nearby side trips. In this post, I want to introduce a compact and high-value Greater Bay Area itinerary that…
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Composition Through My Lens: Using the Rule of Thirds to Place Your Subject
When a subject feels too static in the center, the rule of thirds gives me a simple way to move it into a more natural position. It helps me decide where the eye should land first, and how much space the subject needs around it. In this collection, I want…
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When You Look Up at the Sky: A Healing Sky Photo Collection
Sometimes, when I feel troubled or overwhelmed, I look up at the sky. Its vastness helps me breathe a little deeper, and its changing colors often feel quietly healing. I also think of a saying often used in spiritual practice: “You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.”…
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Beijing Hutong Summer: From Fayuan Temple to the Drum Tower
I have always felt that summer is not the easiest season to travel in Beijing, as I wrote in Best Time to Visit Beijing: An Honest Seasonal Guide From a Beijing Native. The heat can be heavy, the sunlight can be harsh, and walking outside sometimes feels like a test…
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Composition Through My Lens: Using Repetition to Create Visual Rhythm
Rows of bikes, clusters of flowers, and groups of lanterns can turn ordinary travel details into rhythm. When similar subjects appear again and again, the whole frame starts to feel fuller and more unified. In this collection, I want to share how I use repetition in travel photography to create…
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Hong Kong 3-Day Itinerary: Kowloon, Hong Kong Island & Theme Parks
Hong Kong has long been one of Asia’s most established international cities, and for many first-time visitors, it is still one of the first places that comes to mind when they think of traveling to China. As I mentioned in my previous post, I have visited Hong Kong many times…
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Camera Lenses for Beginners: My Sony a6000 Lens Upgrade Journey
In my earlier post, Camera Photography for Beginners: Where to Start With Your First Camera, I briefly talked about choosing a camera based on your real needs. But once you buy your first camera, the next question usually arrives very quickly: what lens should you use? This post is not…
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Composition Through My Lens: Using Frames to Guide the Eye
Sometimes a photo feels more immersive when the subject is seen through another shape: a window, an arch, a doorway, a branch, or even a blur of flowers in the foreground. In this collection, I want to share how I use framing in travel photography to guide the viewer’s eye,…
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2-Day Zhuhai Itinerary: A Relaxed Coastal Trip in China’s Greater Bay Area
Compared with other cities in China’s Greater Bay Area, such as Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Macau, Zhuhai feels much more low-key. It was one of China’s earliest Special Economic Zones, and today it is also connected to Hong Kong and Macau through the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. But what I…
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