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January 2022 : Thursday
Jan 2022 : Thursday
A Lesson in Standing Out from the Crowd
Daily Photo – A Lesson in Standing Out from the Crowd
The architect of this building in Macau really can’t be accused of holding back!
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January 2022 : Saturday
Jan 2022 : Saturday
Phoenix Ancient Town at Night
Daily Photo – Phoenix Ancient Town at Night
If you ever make it to China, try to take a week or so to explore the more rural areas. Some of my best adventures have been outside Beijing, Shanghai and the like. Even the Great Wall is in many ways better in the more overgrown parts. Here in Phoenix Ancient Town (Fenghuang Ancient Town) I wandered for hours. Regardless of the time of day there was something amazing to photograph.
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December 2021 : Thursday
Dec 2021 : Thursday
Guanyin of Nanshan, China
Daily Photo – Guanyin of Nanshan, China
The Guanyin of Nanshan is a huge statue of the bodhisattva Guanyin, located on the island of Hainan, just off the coast of China. You can perhaps see how huge it is by examining the size of the average Chinese tourist at its base. This island is a common vacation spot for the Chinese, and they consider it to be like their “Hawaii,” although it’s really nothing like Hawaii. The statue has three faces. One faces inland and the other two face out to the South China Sea. The one facing the land depicted Guanyin holding a sutra and gesturing the Vitarka Mudra with the other. The second face has her palms crossed holding prayer beads. The last face is one simply holding a lotus in peace.
From the Worship collection on Foundation.
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December 2021 : Sunday
Dec 2021 : Sunday
The Temple of Heaven, China
Daily Photo – The Temple of Heaven, China
The Temple of Heaven is one of the most famous pilgrimage destinations for Chinese people who come to Beijing to visit structures upon the central axis. It was originally built in the 1400’s. I was invited by the Chinese government to come take special photos of their most important structures, so I was lucky enough to have the military let me into these places early while no one else was around. On this same trip, I was also arrested by the military for flying my drone over the “Forbidden City,” but that is a longer story that ended up with a hilarious ending. Obviously, I made it out of Chinese prison… one of my greatest accomplishments.
From the Worship collection on Foundation.
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November 2021 : Friday
Nov 2021 : Friday
Exploring Shanghai
Daily Photo – Exploring Shanghai
In Shanghai an old industrial area has been converted into an art space. We arrived a bit late to go inside but there was still plenty of fun to be had wandering around and grabbing some night HDR.
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October 2021 : Saturday
Oct 2021 : Saturday
Beijing
Beautiful Cities of the World Collection
Picking up the recent theme again, here is another image from the special animated creations for the recent drop on OpenSea.
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September 2021 : Friday
Sep 2021 : Friday
Hong Kong
Beautiful Cities of the World Collection
Here is another of the special animated creations for the recent drop on OpenSea.
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September 2021 : Thursday
Sep 2021 : Thursday
Shanghai
Here is one of the special animated creations for the recent drop on OpenSea.
Guangxi Atmosphere
Daily Photo – Guangxi Atmosphere
Here’s a photo I recently finished from the Guangxi province of China. It wasn’t the easiest shot to get as I had to climb up one of those big hills you see in the distance. I was a hot sweaty mess when I got to the top… but just after I took the photo, a Spring rain came down on me to cool me off.
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September 2021 : Tuesday
Sep 2021 : Tuesday
Nature and the Wall
Daily Photo – Nature and the Wall
This is most of what the Great Wall of China looks like as nature reclaims itself. I took this with a drone while we slept in one of the old guard towers.
