Category Film Photography

Film photography capturing moments of presence, perception, and quiet observation through the lens of lived experience.

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…

Emerging Light

People exiting a Berlin subway station into daylight, candid street scene with soft shadows and urban architecture, 35mm film photography by Percy Lin 2016

2016 · 35mm Film Photography / FM2 · Berlin, Germany At the end of 2015, Maggie and Teresa invited me to visit Germany. In early 2016, we went. For twelve days we moved from city to city —Frankfurt, Berlin, Leipzig,…

Between the Lines of Light

Black and white geometric ceiling structure inside a bookstore corridor with repeating beams and shadows, film photography by Percy Lin 2016

Feb 2016 · Film Photography / FM2 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam I found this place by accident. No map.No recommendation.Just walking. The afternoon in Ho Chi Minh City was loud —motorbikes weaving through traffic,street vendors calling out,heat rising…

First Taste, Again

Everyday street moment in Ho Chi Minh City with warm light and relaxed human interaction, film photography by Percy Lin 2016

2016 · Film Photography / FM2 · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam This year, Pat and I came to Ho Chi Minh City.It was his first time here — but not mine. Ho Chi Minh City was the very first…

Urban Jurassic

A small dinosaur sculpture rising between tall city buildings in black and white, film photography by Percy Lin 2015

June 2015 · Film Photography · Taipei, Taiwan After returning to Taiwan from Canada, the first thing I searched for wasn’t food, friends, or even home. It was a film lab. In the digital age, finding a place that still…

Walking Home Together

An elderly couple holding hands and walking home under blooming white trees at sunset, film photography by Percy Lin 2015

May 2015 · Film Photography / FM2 · Simcoe, Ontario, Canada 2015 was the year I quietly began searching for the meaning of love again. Not the dramatic kind we see in movies.Not the loud, passionate, fireworks kind. But the…

LOVE, we found.

Two small red heart-shaped decorations hanging from a tree branch outdoors, with soft sunlight and a blurred city background.

2015 — Toronto, CanadaSLR Photography It was the middle of summer. Toronto was warm and bright, the kind of afternoon where the light feels almost too generous. The trees were full, branches stretching wide, leaves moving softly in the wind.…

Between Holding On and Letting Go

Street scene with a headless mannequin wearing a red dress and an elderly man walking away on a sidewalk in Bangkok, expired film tones, film photography by Percy Lin 2014

2014 · Film Photography / FM2 · Bangkok, Thailand Every time I look at this photograph, a quiet heaviness returns. Not sadness exactly. More like a soft ache. The kind that sits somewhere between memory and acceptance. October, 2014. Bangkok.…

Turning Together

Front bicycle wheel casting a strong shadow on cracked concrete ground in black and white, film photography by Percy Lin 2014

2014 · Film Photography · Banqiao, New Taipei City, Taiwan 2014 marked a quiet turning point in our lives. That year, Pat stepped into his fiftieth year. Fifty sounds like a simple number when you say it out loud, but…