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Overview

  • 10 references 8 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in Chinese, English
  • 37, Male
  • Member since 2009
  • Photographer
  • art school
  • From Hangzhou, China
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About Me

CURRENT MISSION

To see the world with open eyes, to forget the result and remember the process.

ABOUT ME

I'm a photographer based in NYC. I used to draw a lot when I was younger but realized that my passion was elsewhere. I wish I could have a dog, but not yet... not until I have a back yard.

PHILOSOPHY

I used to collect quite a lot of old film era cameras and lenses from the 40s and 50s but I've mostly gotten rid of them all. It's easy to get mired in owning things and I've realized I'd rather be free and not pinned down to any place for long. It's difficult to always keep your eyes open and your mind conscious.

Interests

Photography, darkroom, old photo equipment, food, art & museums, wood carving, drawing

  • dogs
  • arts
  • photography
  • dining
  • running
  • drawing

Music, Movies, and Books

M83, Liszt, Apparat, Max Richter, Emeli Sande, Big Black Delta, Thelonious Monk, Maurice Ravel, Miike Snow, maybe a bit of Zoe Keating

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Fountain, and Moon

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Running for my life from a giant dust cloud from the collapsed WTC and being levitated 3 feet above my bed in a dingy motel room. I saw and felt eternity once, it's a very empty feeling.

Teach, Learn, Share

Drawing, sculpting, photography, growing edible mushrooms, web development, photo editing, all kinds of computer stuff. I can give a pretty good crash course on almost anything

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