Percy

Percy

  • Joined: July 29, 2025
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Wide Morning

A hot air balloon floating in a vast blue sky above an open grassy field in Grand Teton National Park.

August 2017 — Grand Teton National Park, USAFilm Photography — Nikon FM2 Nineteen of us traveled together that summer. After the USANA convention, we drove north to Yellowstone and Grand Teton, turning the trip into something between a conference and…

If Anything Remains, Let It Be Love

Large outdoor letters spelling “LOVE,” constructed from many colorful padlocks, installed against a red brick wall in Toronto’s Distillery District.

Summer 2022 · Film Photography/FM2Distillery District, Toronto, Canada I have always been drawn to the word love.Whenever I see it—on a wall, in a window, in passing—I instinctively lift my camera. Maybe it’s because I keep asking myself what remains…

Before the Goodbye

A wide street view of San Francisco’s Castro district featuring a rainbow-striped crosswalk stretching across the foreground. Three pedestrians and a small dog walk toward the camera, with storefronts, cars, and city buildings lining both sides of the street under a soft gray sky.

August 2017 — San Francisco, USAFilm Photography — Nikon FM2 This was my first time in San Francisco.And my first time walking down Castro Street. I knew this place was more than just a neighborhood.It carried history, stories, and a…

After the Storm, a Rainbow

Dark blue storm clouds opening to sunlight with a faint rainbow over the sky in Okinawa, film photography by Percy Lin 2016

August 2016 · Film Photography · Okinawa, Japan Sometimes the moments that stay with us are not the grand ones. Not the famous landmarks.Not the carefully planned destinations. But the small, accidental seconds we almost didn’t notice. This photograph was…

Where the Water Turns Turquoise

Turquoise harbor water with a small fishing boat under wide summer sky in Okinawa, film photography by Percy Lin 2016

August 2016 · Film Photography / FM2 · Okinawa, Japan For many years, Pat and I had a small ritual. Every year or two, we would go back to Thailand.Same beaches. Same humidity. Same familiar comfort. It became our default…

Either Way

2016 · Keelung, Taiwan Two arrows pointing in opposite directions, like a quiet reminder that every road asks for a choice.

August 2016 — Keelung City, TaiwanFilm Photography — Nikon FM2 I’ve always liked driving up the north coast of Taiwan. Watching the ocean.Eating seafood at small roadside places.Letting the wind rush through the car windows. Nothing special.Just small escapes from…

Afternoon Interval

overhead view of an empty local restaurant with round tables and black-and-white tiled floor, two elderly men resting during the afternoon break, film photography by Percy Lin 2016

2016 · Film Photography / FM2 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Fifteen years after graduation,I finally visited Kuala Lumpur to see my college friend, Ze-Yi. He walked me through the city as if opening drawers of his past —streets he grew…

After Dusk, We Satay

close-up of satay skewers grilling over charcoal with a vendor’s hands in the background, evening street food scene at Lau Pa Sat, film photography by Percy Lin 2016

2016 · Film Photography / FM2 · Lau Pa Sat, Singapore After two years of ups and downs,of learning, failing, and quietly rebuilding myself,I arrived in Singapore in the spring of 2016 for the USANA Asia-Pacific convention. It felt less…

First Pilgrimage

Back view of Edgar Degas ballet dancer sculpture with a white ribbon inside Musée d’Orsay, black and white 35mm film photography by Percy Lin 2016

2016 · 35mm Film Photography / FM2 · Paris, France After saying goodbye to everyone in Frankfurt,I traveled alone to my dream city — Paris. For years, Paris had lived in my imagination. In high school, my art teacher told…