Personal work · Nature & City

Field notes in color.

Photography gives me a different way to pay attention. This small collection follows flowers, birds, and the changes in light that make an ordinary walk feel briefly unfamiliar.

Song Sparrow (歌带鹀)Melospiza melodiaSan Francisco Botanical Garden · San Francisco

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A closer look.

Eighteen photographs, gathered around wildlife, botanical details, and the light found along the way. Select a photograph for a closer view.

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Birds & wildlife

Quiet encounters at the water’s edge, among branches, and close to the ground.

A Long-billed Dowitcher foraging among floating leaves and circular ripples at Burnaby Lake, Burnaby — Long-billed Dowitcher (长嘴半蹼鹬)Limnodromus scolopaceusBurnaby Lake · Burnaby

A Great Barbet feeding a chick at a nest cavity in South China Botanical Garden — Great Barbet (大拟啄木鸟)Psilopogon virensSouth China Botanical Garden · Guangzhou

A Red-whiskered Bulbul perched on a succulent-covered branch at Fairy Lake Botanical Garden — Red-whiskered Bulbul (红耳鹎)Pycnonotus jocosusFairy Lake Botanical Garden · Shenzhen

Two Black-collared Starlings perched above a city street at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University — Black-collared Starlings (黑领椋鸟)Gracupica nigricollisThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Hong Kong

An Eastern Gray Squirrel descending a tree in Piedmont Park, Atlanta — Eastern Gray SquirrelSciurus carolinensisPiedmont Park · Atlanta

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Flowers & foliage

Petals, leaves, and the small shifts in color that draw me closer.

A pink sacred lotus rising among broad green leaves in summer at China National Botanical Garden’s North Garden, Beijing — Sacred LotusNelumbo nuciferaChina National Botanical Garden (North Garden) · Beijing

A white Coulter's Matilija poppy with a yellow center at VanDusen Botanical Garden — Coulter’s Matilija PoppyRomneya coulteriVanDusen Botanical Garden · Vancouver

A pale cosmos flower framed by warm yellow flowers — Cosmos in summer lightFlora study · 01

A pink coneflower in close detail — Coneflower studyFlora study · 02

A blue-purple Geranium wallichianum flower against deep green shade — Wallich’s geraniumGeranium wallichianumFlora study · 03

A cluster of small pink blossoms against a soft background — Spring clusterFlora study · 04

A yellow flower covered in fine raindrops — Rain-brightened petalsFlora study · 05

A backlit young tulip tree leaf at the University of British Columbia — Tulip tree leafLiriodendron sp.University of British Columbia · Vancouver

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Places & light

Garden paths, familiar streets, and cities seen in changing light.

Sunbeams filtering through evergreen branches onto a winding path at VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver — A path through the lightVanDusen Botanical Garden · Vancouver

The red facade, curved balconies, and rooftop trees of Woodward’s W43 beneath pink clouds in Vancouver — Dusk at Woodward’sWoodward’s W43 · Vancouver

An orange-red tree beside a sunlit sidewalk framed by deep green foliage on Cambie Street, Vancouver — Cambie in autumnCambie Street · Vancouver

The Copenhagen skyline beneath layered blue storm clouds — Copenhagen under stormlightCopenhagen · Denmark