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    Photo Series: Vancouver Coffeeshops in Analog

    Category April 11, 2012 | Add Comment

    It goes without saying that in every city I’ve ever lived, most of the leisure time I’ve spent outside of my apartment has been in cafes and coffeeshops. It started when I studied in Paris

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    Photo Series: Chinatown

    Category March 16, 2012 | 1 Comment

    Last Sunday, I met up with my friend Rachael for a walk around Chinatown with our cameras. Chinatown, whether it be in NYC, SF, or Vancouver, always seems to have more character and life than

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    Photo Series: Save On Meats

    Category March 14, 2012 | 2 Comments

    Twitterer @joeinacup mentioned that he didn’t think anyone ate at Save On Meats as often as he did. Not only do I eat there often, but I also enjoy taking photos of other people eating there, which

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    Photography – My On-Going Learning Process

    Category January 30, 2012 | Add Comment

    I photograph as a hobby because the prospect of eternally capturing a moment in time or an emotion or feeling that I’ve experienced is a thrill that I enjoy. If people can look at

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    2012: Year of Film

    Category December 2, 2011 | Add Comment

    As I get older, I begin to notice myself taking on more “hobbies” to pass the spare time I have left until I die. In my twenties, a lot of activities involved drinking, socializing, and

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VIFF: Thoughts So Far

And we’re halfway done…

Hard to believe we’re at the halfway point. Pros: an incredible country with a abundance of stuff to take in. Cons: not taking nearly enough photos. Stay tuned for a full blog post upon my


A couple quotes from my friends and fellow Penn Staters

My email inbox was a therapy session last week. Sometimes it’s the dark sad moments that bring friends together. I connected and reconnected with a couple friends and we talked over email regarding the


Personal thoughts on Penn State

This will be long and rambling, but I need to get this out because it’s been tough to sleep this past week. I went to Penn State from 1996-2000. My experience was a good one


My list of favourite Vancouver businesses

I’ve decided to put together a list of my favourite Vancouver businesses which I will update on a regular basis. These businesses are run by progressively-minded business people who bring something fresh and new to


My first trip to The Soap Dispensary was an awesome one.

Every so often I’m blown away by a local business that not only sells good products but that goes above and beyond to force us as consumers to rethink how we go about consuming. The


Our Last Graph About 9-9-9, and the Only One You Need to See – Derek Thompson – Business – The Atlantic

Our Last Graph About 9-9-9, and the Only One You Need to See – Derek Thompson – Business – The


Thoughts on Occupy and photos of Occupy Vancouver.

Growing up in NY, through my parents and my surroundings I always believed that I should aspire to be well-educated, healthy, wealthy, and happy. Well, because in the US, anything was possible if you


The Soap Dispensary is now open!

Sometimes I dream of a world where there is no packaging; a world where everyone brings their cheese cloths and reusable shopping bags and water bottles everywhere they go. I don’t think that kind


My #OccupyVancouver T-Shirt.

The front: And the



Street performer on Granville

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RIP Steve Jobs. You were a crazy one.

Photo credit: Jonathan