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North Carolina Trip: Day 7 - Great Smoky mountain National Park
North Carolina Trip: Day 7 - Great Smoky mountain National Park
TravelBelinda ShiOctober 17, 2012lake, North Carolina, mountain, waterfall, fall color, USAComment
North Carolina Trip - Day 6: Asheville & Biltmore Estate
North Carolina Trip - Day 6: Asheville & Biltmore Estate
TravelBelinda ShiOctober 16, 2012wine, USA, North CarolinaComment
North Carolina Trip - Day 5: Lake Norman Hike
North Carolina Trip - Day 5: Lake Norman Hike
TravelBelinda ShiOctober 15, 2012lake, tree, North Carolina, USAComment
North Carolina Trip - Day 4: Home Cooked Meal
North Carolina Trip - Day 4: Home Cooked Meal
TravelBelinda ShiOctober 14, 2012food, wine, North Carolina, USAComment
North Carolina Trip - Day 3: Jetton Park Cornelius
North Carolina Trip - Day 3: Jetton Park Cornelius
TravelBelinda ShiOctober 11, 2012lake, landscape, tree, North Carolina, USAComment
North Carolina Trip - Day 2: Freedom Park & Queens Road
North Carolina Trip - Day 2: Freedom Park & Queens Road
TravelBelinda ShiOctober 10, 2012North Carolina, USAComment
North Carolina Trip - Day 1: Lake Norman Cornelius
North Carolina Trip - Day 1: Lake Norman Cornelius
TravelBelinda ShiOctober 9, 2012animal, lake, tree, North Carolina, USAComment
Magnum Photographers' Advice to Aspiring Photographers
Magnum Photographers' Advice to Aspiring Photographers
Art and Culture, Photography TipsBelinda ShiJuly 8, 2012Comment
Top Tips For Busy Parents – How To Photograph Your Baby
Top Tips For Busy Parents – How To Photograph Your Baby
Portrait, TipsBelinda ShiJanuary 28, 2012aperture, composition, exposure, focus, lighting, shutter, tutorial, childrenComment
Greece Trip - Hydra
Greece Trip - Hydra
Travel, EuropeBelinda ShiSeptember 27, 2011Greece, island, EuropeComment
Greece Trip - Crete
Greece Trip - Crete
Travel, EuropeBelinda ShiSeptember 24, 2011Greece, island, seascape, EuropeComment
Greece Trip - Santorini
Greece Trip - Santorini
Travel, EuropeBelinda ShiSeptember 22, 2011food, Greece, island, sunrise, seascape, EuropeComment
Greece Trip - Mykonos
Greece Trip - Mykonos
Travel, EuropeBelinda ShiSeptember 18, 2011Greece, island, flower, EuropeComment
Greece trip - Athens
Greece trip - Athens
Travel, EuropeBelinda ShiSeptember 14, 2011Greece, EuropeComment
Evening Walk in Vegas
Evening Walk in Vegas
TravelBelinda ShiFebruary 23, 2011architecture, Las Vegas, Nevada, USAComment
It's not about the camera
It's not about the camera
For Beginners, How To Photograph, Photography TipsBelinda ShiAugust 15, 2010Chicago, inspirationComment
You are born with MUSIC in your ears; Children are PURE angels!
You are born with MUSIC in your ears; Children are PURE angels!
Self Discovery, PortraitBelinda ShiMay 24, 2010children, inspirationComment

Chicago evening
Chicago evening
TravelBelinda ShiMay 5, 2010Chicago, evening, landscape Comments
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View fullsize Golden hour at Honolulu, Hawaii.

My kids climbing rocks, waves crashing beneath.
I stayed still—until the light felt just right.
A few quick frames. A moving subject. Then some long exposure of water’s quiet rhythm.
No gear shuffle. No s
View fullsize He must’ve swung on that rope at least 30 times.
Maybe more.  Each time, a little higher. A little bolder.

Each time, I stayed with the moment—and moved just a little.

First from the front. Then from the side.
Crouched low. Reached high
View fullsize Photos from our latest weekend in Hawaii—lifestyle portrait, landscapes, wildlife.

All shot in spontaneous moments with no perfect plans—just intuition, built over two decades behind the lens.

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View fullsize Slow travel has taught me this: revisiting a place doesn’t mean you failed the first time. It simply means you showed up again—with new light, a fresh mindset, and more space to notice the things you missed.

Over the past few months, my
View fullsize Three stops, one island, and a quiet reminder that beauty isn’t about checking off locations—it’s about how you move through them. 

Our Oʻahu day trip took us from the misty cliffs of Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout, to the lush canopy of Mān
View fullsize We didn’t make it to the end—but the light still found us. 🌅

Over Memorial Day weekend, we set out to hike the west trail of Kaʻena Point State Park—the northwestern tip of Oʻahu. It was our second attempt after turning back in Ma

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