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Top 5 Common Mistakes Finding the Right Photographer
Top 5 Common Mistakes Finding the Right Photographer
PortraitBelinda ShiJuly 12, 2009Comment
Monkey talk
Monkey talk
Travel, Self DiscoveryBelinda ShiJune 7, 2009animal, Indonesia, AsiaComment
Happy Warao kids playing lady bugs
Happy Warao kids playing lady bugs
TravelBelinda ShiJune 6, 2009people, Venezuela, South AmericaComment
Colorful Indigenous Village in Canaima
Colorful Indigenous Village in Canaima
TravelBelinda ShiApril 19, 2009Venezuela, South AmericaComment
Are We Here Forever
Are We Here Forever
TravelBelinda ShiApril 14, 2009California, hiking, tree, USAComment
Angel Falls at dawn - world's highest waterfall
Angel Falls at dawn - world's highest waterfall
TravelBelinda ShiApril 11, 2009landscape, mountain, nature, sunrise, Venezuela, South America Comments
Warao girl in pink
Warao girl in pink
TravelBelinda ShiApril 8, 2009Venezuela, South AmericaComment
Virginia city at dusk
Virginia city at dusk
TravelBelinda ShiApril 6, 2009inspiration, landscape, Nevada, sunset, winter, USAComment
Fishing boat at Inle Lake
Fishing boat at Inle Lake
Travel, AsiaBelinda ShiApril 1, 2009lake, mountain, Mynamar, people, AsiaComment
Houses by Adicora beach
Houses by Adicora beach
TravelBelinda ShiMarch 30, 2009beach, landscape, Venezuela, South America Comment
Perplexed
Perplexed
Travel, Self DiscoveryBelinda ShiMarch 26, 2009California, peopleComment
Man of passion (2)
Man of passion (2)
Travel, AsiaBelinda ShiMarch 22, 2009people, Singapore, AsiaComment
Man of passion - old town of Palma de Mallorca
Man of passion - old town of Palma de Mallorca
Travel, EuropeBelinda ShiMarch 18, 2009Europe, people, SpainComment
old fence on the beach
old fence on the beach
TravelBelinda ShiMarch 16, 2009beach, California, landscape, USAComment
flowers at Kaweah Lake
flowers at Kaweah Lake
TravelBelinda ShiMarch 12, 2009California, flower, lake, landscape, mountain, nature, USAComment
one leg boat rowing technique at Inle Lake
one leg boat rowing technique at Inle Lake
Travel, AsiaBelinda ShiMarch 8, 2009lake, Mynamar, peace, people, AsiaComment
Warao woman living along Orinoco River
Warao woman living along Orinoco River
Art and Culture, TravelBelinda ShiMarch 5, 2009people, Venezuela, South AmericaComment
Mini Novel: A Dream - Story of Stone
Mini Novel: A Dream - Story of Stone
Belinda ShiFebruary 1, 2009passion Comment
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These are from two forest hikes during spring break:
one at Marymere Falls in Olympic National Park (Washington), the other at Lulumahu Falls on Oʻahu.

Two places,
View fullsize Do you enjoy photographing candid, unplanned moments more than posed ones?

Here’s Apollo’s first cubing competition last weekend. We thought it would be a small local event… and then walked into a packed school on a Saturday morni
View fullsize Apollo turned 11 last weekend. 🎉 These days, he’s a serious cuber — rarely without his 3×3, curiosity fully switched on.

His dream job timeline says it all: truck driver (age 4), pilot, astronaut… and now, cuber. Watching h
View fullsize We finally made it — all the way to the lighthouse at the northwest tip of Kaʻena Point State Park. 🌊

It’s not the longest or hardest hike we’ve done. About 5 miles out and back, mostly flat, easy to moderate… but timing ha
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These photos are from quiet winter days back in Washington, our beloved Pacific Northwest — soft light, slow walks, small towns, familiar trails, and moments that didn’t ask for much attention, but offered plenty in re
View fullsize Recently we discovered the Pink Pillbox on west Oahu Hawaii. As someone who is naturally a sunset person, this trail felt like an invitation.

We arrived at the trailhead around 4pm and sat for about 30 minutes, waiting for the sun to dip behind the
View fullsize Here’s a simple yet most effective way to improve photography. 

We’ve tried to hike Kaʻena Point State Park more times than I can count — from both the North Shore side and the West side — and somehow, we’ve never actua
View fullsize I used to plan my entire trip around one photo — a specific landscape, a landmark, the perfect angle in the perfect light. Everything revolved around that goal.

Golden hour or blue hour only.

If I couldn’t shoot it just right, the momen

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