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PHOTO PERSONAL PROJECT · TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY

Moments worth a second look

Photos from my travels, where I practise the same things I care about in design: composition, colour and light, just with a camera instead of a canvas. Everything here was shot on my Canon G7X Mark III and edited in Lightroom and Photoshop.

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Personal travel photos
MY ROLE
Photographer, shoot to edit
EDITED IN
Lightroom and Photoshop
SHOT ON
Canon G7X Mark III
Osaka Castle in Japan
Hālona Blowhole (Aquaman film scene) in Hawaii
Exterior of Shibuya MODI in Japan
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve in Hawaii
Ottawa River Pathway in Ottawa
Ghibli Museum in Japan
Robot Soldier from Ghibli Museum in Japan
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo in Japan

Behind the lens

Travelling with a camera keeps my eye sharp. Framing a shot trains the same instincts I use every day as a designer: where the eye lands first, how colours play together, and what to leave out of the frame. Then editing in Lightroom and Photoshop lets me fine tune the mood until it feels just like I remember it.

What I learned: good design and good photos start the same way, by noticing the little details most people walk right past.

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