Category Creation

Creation is a collection of artistic works exploring presence, emotional process, and lived experience through visual creation.

Where the Light Rests

Silhouetted tree branches frame a warm sunset over layered mountains and a distant valley in Jiufen, Taiwan. Golden light filters through the haze, creating a quiet and nostalgic atmosphere.

Spring 2023 · Film Photography/FM2Jiufen, Taiwan That spring, Pat’s family came to Taiwan. His older sister, younger sister, and niece —their second visit since 2010. This time we traveled together,moving between Taiwan, Busan, and Fukuoka,sharing trains, meals, drinks, conversations, and…

Where the Sky Becomes Larger Than Me

A vast white salt flat stretching to the horizon under a deep blue sky with sweeping clouds. Tiny human figures stand far away on the right, and a small kite flies in the sky, emphasizing the scale and openness of the landscape.

Summer 2022 · Film Photography/Nikon FM2Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah 2022 marked USANA’s 30th anniversary. Because of the pandemic, I attended alone this time. I had been to several conventions before — the 20th, the 25th —bigger, louder, more crowded.This one…

Headed West

Black-and-white film photograph of a man in side profile sitting on a sailboat, wearing glasses and a jacket, holding a line or rope, with water and a distant shoreline blurred behind him. The image has visible grain and a rough texture.

2022 · Film Photography/FM2Simcoe, Ontario, Canada This was taken from Pat’s point of view. I’ve always loved the roughness of this frame —the grain, the contrast, the wind against the light.Nothing polished. Nothing posed.Just real. It was our second time…

Mantou

A close-up film photograph of a young tabby cat lying indoors beside patterned fabric cushions. The cat looks directly at the camera with wide, bright eyes, its ears upright and body relaxed. Warm indoor lighting and shallow depth of field create a soft, intimate atmosphere.

2021 · Film Photography/FM2Shanjia, New Taipei City, Taiwan This is Mantou. In May 2021, we adopted Baozi and Mantou.Baozi, a calico girl.Mantou, a tabby boy. Their adoption came with its own quiet story,but the simplest way to explain it is…

Between Sand and Sea

Close-up photograph of wet sand meeting white sea foam on a beach, with a small smooth pebble resting near the edge where the water touches the shore.

2021 · Film Photography · Manzhou Township, Pingtung, Taiwan Manzhou, Pingtung has always been a place we love returning to.Raw. Untouched. Quiet in a way cities never are. That morning, we woke up before six. The guesthouse was only a…

A Quiet Corner of Light

A hanging fern and a vertical metal rain chain beside a white wall and dark wooden window frame at a Japanese-style café. Soft daylight creates a calm, minimalist atmosphere.

2020 · Film Photography/FM2Yangming Mount., Taipei, Taiwan It was just a small café on Yangmingshan. The kind of place people visit for photos,for coffee,for a slow afternoon. Nothing particularly famous.Nothing grand. But something about this corner made me stop. A…

Between My Mother and the River

A black-and-white film photograph of a woman sitting on large rocks beside a flowing river, holding a white umbrella. A small squirrel stands on the rocks nearby, with trees and forest in the background.

2019 · Film Photography/FM2Valley of the Five Lakes, Jasper National Park, Canada In the summer of 2019,I traveled with my mom and a group of friends and family for the USANA international convention. Our journey stretched across cities and landscapes…

Between Waves

Two family members standing on a sandy beach facing the ocean under a dramatic blue sky, waves rolling in, 35mm film photography by Percy Lin 2018

2018 · 35mm Film Photography / FM2 · Jinshan, New Taipei City, Taiwan Some memories arrive quietly. No posing.No arrangement.Just the world as it is. This photograph was taken during a family trip to Jinshan Beach in northern Taiwan. Our…

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…