Going to the zoo isn’t an activity that I place at the top of my list. I have mixed feelings seeing animals in captivity, but the Smithsonian National Zoo is only minutes from my friend’s apartment. Since it was a nice […]
Going to the zoo isn’t an activity that I place at the top of my list. I have mixed feelings seeing animals in captivity, but the Smithsonian National Zoo is only minutes from my friend’s apartment. Since it was a nice […]
Near the Lincoln Memorial is the Korean War Memorial, located at the southwest end of the Reflecting Pool. The first time I walked up to the steely figures of soldiers, it felt as if I had stumbled into a combat mission. […]
A must for anyone visiting D.C. is going to the National Mall and seeing the memorials and monuments. Just beyond the Washington Monument is the World War II Memorial, pictured at the top of the page. Located within the memorial […]
At the National Gallery of Art, my sister and I witnessed something that could have turned out to be another mishap involving a boy and a piece of very expensive art. A boy who was certainly old enough to know better […]
One of the nice things about D.C. is that many of the museums are free. You will have plenty of things to see if your feet can keep up with you. On our first day, we headed to the Smithsonian National […]
What comes to mind when you think of Washington D.C.? Some people may think of the White House, the Capitol, the national monuments, or even the Netflix show, House of Cards (which actually is filmed in Baltimore.) My first impression of the U.S. […]
Imperial costumes, striking make up, love and tragedy—what more can you ask for when shooting a Cantonese opera? I had the fortunate opportunity to photograph all these elements coming together at a recent performance last month. This was my second […]
Perhaps you’ve wanted to photograph a waterfall and capture the nice, silky stream of water going over the rocky edges that you’ve seen in many professional landscape photos. To achieve this effect, you would need to create motion blur, which can […]
I was delighted to receive in the mail a photo book from my sister. It’s a fantastic gift for any photographer to be able to see your own photos in print. She had created it with my photos through a […]
Japanese graphic designer Masaaki Hiromura’s creative pictograms introduce a new way of looking at kanji characters that all can appreciate. The fresh, fun and witty interpretations were designed for a Tokyo department store frequented by international customers. Hiromura creates visual delight by […]