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Guangzhou Citywalk Routes: 4 Walking Themes + One-Day Itinerary & Photo Spots
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Nature Meets History: Xiangshan Park, Beijing (Photo Collection)
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4 Actionable Flower Photography Tips for Better Blossom Photos
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A Year-End Temple Morning in Hangzhou: A Quiet Winter Route from Faxi to Lingyin (Without Missing the Highlights)
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Best Skylines in China: 6 City Views Worth Seeing and Photographing
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Beijing Traditions Photo Guide: 6 Photography Locations
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Guangzhou Citywalk Routes: 4 Walking Themes + One-Day Itinerary & Photo Spots
Guangzhou is one of the biggest cities in southern China and a core gateway of the Greater Bay Area—and in 2025, I visited twice and ended up liking it far more than I expected. In this post, I’m sharing how Guangzhou feels as a city (fast yet relaxed, modern yet…
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Beijing Flower Memories: A Spring Blossom Photo Collection
Beijing’s spring is brief but unforgettable—one week it’s magnolias against red walls, the next it’s peach blossoms, tulips, and crabapple flowers lighting up parks and old streets. This photo collection captures some of my favorite “flower moments” around the city, where soft petals meet bold architecture, bright skies, and everyday…
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Phone Photography Tips: 3 Practical Shooting Tips for Better iPhone Photos
In my earlier post, Phone Photography Tips: Why I Love Shooting With My Phone While Traveling, I talked about why phone photography has become such a natural part of how I document places. This post is the more practical follow-up: three simple shooting habits that have improved my iPhone photos…
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3 Non-Technical Things That Improve Your Travel Photography Experience
I’ve already written a more technique-focused post about improving travel photography—covering things like planning, light, and practical shooting habits. This post is intentionally different: even if your camera skills stay the same, your photos can improve a lot when the conditions improve. In my experience, three non-technical factors—fewer crowds, a…
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Nature Meets History: Xiangshan Park, Beijing (Photo Collection)
Xiangshan Park (also known as Fragrant Hills Park) is one of those rare places in Beijing where nature and history sit naturally in the same frame. It’s famous for autumn maple leaves, but it’s also photogenic in other seasons—spring flowers, bright summer greens, and quiet winter light. This photo collection…
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4 Actionable Flower Photography Tips for Better Blossom Photos
Flowers are everywhere—lotus, daisies, cherry blossoms, magnolias—and that’s exactly why they can feel deceptively simple to photograph. The challenge is not just recording something pretty, but making a flower photo feel intentional, clear, and expressive. In this post, I’m sharing four practical flower photography tips that have helped me make…
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Phone Photography Tips: Why I Love Shooting With My Phone While Traveling
If you look through my yearly albums, you may notice that since 2023 I’ve been sharing more and more images shot on my phone. That change wasn’t accidental. For travel, everyday wandering, and quick visual ideas, phone photography has become one of the most practical and creatively freeing ways for…
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Travel Portrait Photography: 3 Practical Tips for Better People Photos
I’ll be honest: portrait photography isn’t the genre I’m most confident in—most of my “people” shots happen when I’m traveling with friends or family, or when I quietly photograph everyday life on the street. But portraits are often the images that hold the strongest memories, because they preserve emotion, energy,…
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Alaska in Winter: Northern Lights & Snowy Landscapes (Photo Collection)
After years in the U.S., I somehow never made it to Alaska—until winter 2024, when I finally stepped into that vast, icy world at the edge of the map. This photo collection brings together some of my favorite moments from the trip: long winter roads, mountains under soft blue light,…