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Wilson Zhao

About

Wilson Zhao in a white hoodie and black jacket, standing in front of a graffiti mural.

I study music technology, which makes me — officially — “not” a photographer.

The camera started as a side project and never quite stayed there. Most of what I make sits somewhere between portraiture and street photography: people in ordinary moments, and places when the light does something unexpected — rain across a pavement, a gallery after hours, a road the morning after snow.

Sound and image feel like the same habit to me. Both are ways of paying attention — to people, to the places we pass without looking, and to the things that don’t sit quite right. I’d rather a picture feel true than look expensive.

The quotation marks stay. They’re a reminder that I’m still learning.

Practice
Portrait, street and landscape photography. Music and sound.
Studying
Music Technology
Selected tools
  • Canon EOS R6 Mark II
  • Canon EOS 6D
  • RF 24–105mm F4–7.1
  • EF 24–105mm ƒ/4L
  • EF 24–70mm ƒ/2.8L
  • iPhone 14 Pro

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