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Phases of a total solar eclipse with a leaveless tree in the foreground
A lake with Mount Fuji at a distance at dusk
Singapore sunrise with tree in foreground
Large lake with 2 fishermen on shallow water
Flamenco dancer flourishes in front of young girl in the middle of the street

2024

Includes trip to 🇲🇽 Oaxaca, 🇮🇸 Iceland, and 🇺🇸 Dallas. Sorted by most recent.

A yellow entrance with a large radial gate and plants in the foreground
A black and white worms-eye view of trees surrounded by fog and a trail in the bottom-center
Two condo towers in a sea of clouds, a visible mountain range in the background, and a sun rising above the horizon
Silhouette of people against the backdrop of an active volcanic fissure with brightly lit smoke at night
A silhouette of a power line with a bright orange sky in the background at night
2 people walking toward a fissure eruption at a distance, with huge plumes of smoke filling in the background
Inside an Icelandic church with rows of wooden chairs facing a mural of Jesus
A waterfall at the center surrounded by upside-down basalt columns
A teenager touching the wall of an ice cave
A close up of a piece of transparent ice on black sand
A car in the center driving across a road and power lines cascade into the distance at the center
A woman taking a photo of a large upside down iceberg with her phone
A small boat with tourists cruising between two large icebergs with a large glacier in the background
A car driving from left to right into the mountains and a glacier in the distance
Two puffins facing each other with their beaks touching
A landscape with the ocean on the left and a black sand beach on the right stretching toward the top-right of the frame
A photographer standing on a cliff on the bottom-right overlooking a vast landscape of Iceland in the background
Street with a rainbow road, shops on the sides, and a church in the distant
People watching a band playing inside a bookstore café
Square photo of a black roof container at the top, foliage façade wall, a square white window at the center, and white picket fence at the bottom
Two chairs and a table in front of a white wall and a window on the left with two plants
Landscape photo of a moutain with glacier at the top and a stream of water going into a turquoise lake in the foreground
Scottish Fold cat petted by a person on the right while looking to the rear left of the camera with large pupils
Russian Blue cat on a checkered rug looking at the camera
A Canadian goose on a wood facing a narrow slough
A Canadian goose on a wood facing a narrow slough
A view of many cactuses and plants in Oxaca
Red and green aurora
Northern lights above a treeline with shadows of two people casted on the grass below
Phases of a total solar eclipse with a leaveless tree in the foreground
Starry night sky with some streaks of shooting stars
Freeway with many curved overpasses and cars
Giant monolith and bushes

2023

Orange tree in front of a house
Retro decors on a counter in a restaurant
2 people paddleboarding on a lake with a mountain the background
A view from above on a large street intersection with a SkyTrain car rolling on a track
Male singer with directional purple lights on him on stage in a concert with people in front
A spiral staircase made of wood
Sunset over Toronto from above
Green, purple, yellow, red, orange, and blue umbrellas
A red street car in the front and CN Tower in the background
A red sun behind a playground with an American flag on a pole
A woman in white shirt and jean walking right in front of an apartment with a brick wall on the street
Red and cyan neon sign that says Electric Anvil Tattoo with reflection off two cars passing through
A cat on the front porch behind a sign that says beware of dog
Starry night with mountains, water, and a light streak from cars

2022 Central America

From my 2-week solo trip to 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇧🇿 Belize, and 🇲🇽 Mexico (Quinatana Roo).

Reef formations at the bottom of a blue blue sea
A nurse shark sleeping at the sea floor
3 divers going into an underwater canyon
Sunrise in a lake surrounded by volcanoes
Triangular shaped active volcano with a windy path leading to it
Yellow arch with crowd of people at the bottom and a dormant volcano in the background
Man standing by a crumbling gate and wall

2022

Night sky full of stars and the Milky Way galaxy in the center
Lake surrounded by mountains with a mist in the distant
A plane at the left-center flying over a city skyline during sunset

2021 Portugal & Spain

From my 2-week solo trip to 🇵🇹 Portugal and 🇪🇸 Spain.

A man walking down the stairs overlooking round-looking mountains in the distant
Sky, clouds, and a city at the bottom
Inside of a church with ornate pillars and ceiling
City lit by a flood of sunset light under a cloudy sky
People walking on the street on the left, a tall autumn yellow tree in the center, and building sitting by the creek on the right
A bridge in a chasm between two sides of a city
View of a road illuminated by streams of light from the cloudy sky
Flamenco dancer flourishes in front of young girl in the middle of the street
A shop vendor under an umbrella by his cart in the middle of the street
2 statues of priests in front of a holy artifact and a giant clock in the background inside a cathedral
Ceiling with intricate radial patterns
Gallery wall with ornate paintings on the wall, a large door, and a dramatic lighting
View of vineyards divided by a river in the middle
Large river with dense riverfront and a pedestrian bridge at the bottom lit under the sunset
City of Coimbra in the night by the river with a bridge on the right
View from below of Jesus on cross inside a monastery
Front of an arch at night
A man painting a mural with 5 eyes

2019

Autumn hill with residential building at a distance in Discovery Park
Electricity meter surrounded by foliages

2019 Asia

From my 5-month post-graduation solo backpacking trip to 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇻🇳 Vietnam, 🇰🇭 Cambodia, 🇹🇭 Thailwand, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇸🇬 Singapore, and 🇯🇵 Japan.

Tokyo city with Tokyo Tower in the foreground
Large lake with 2 fishermen on shallow water
Floating torii gate on water at night
Hanging lanterns
A woman and her assistant creating dolls out of silkworm cocoons
A cluster of torii gates on pedestal
A riverfront in Kyoto at night
A lake with Mount Fuji at a distance at dusk
A person on a scooter in front of a food stand
Singapore sunrise with tree in foreground
Waterfall in Cloud Forest
Sunset in Marina Bay
A temple with colorful decors
Intense light ray in Batu Caves
Tea plantation
View of a beach with azure water
Sunset from Sairee
An entrance to Angkor Wat temple
Birds eye view of legs walking on planks
Merchants on a boat in a floating market
Worshippers exiting a Cao Dai temple
Stores running along an active train track in the evening
House on a hill with intense light at night
Jungle landscape with a bridge to terraced ricefields
Foggy ricefield landscape from a high viewpoint
Ricefield at night with lights in fog at a distance
Mountainous landscape
Sunset with a row of windmills at a distance
Crowd lining up by the street with a bus passing by on the left
Birds sitting on an old fort
Islands seen from Lantau Peak
Hong Kong skyline from Victoria Peak
Pedestrian path under a large bridge
Taiwanese soldiers marching forward

2018

Fireworks with rainy strokes of sparks falling down
Seattle skyline at dusk

2017

Lake with slight mist in sunset
City with a dense fog on the left of a major road
Brooklyn Bridge with the Financial District in the background