About Matthew Stinson / Matthew Stinson  

I'm an American who's been living abroad in Tianjin, China, since early 2004. As a photographer, I'd rate myself a serious amateur (or amateurish professional) who looks to photography more as a hobby than as a way to make money. Flickr allows me to personally document my life in China, share my experiences with friends and family, and let Westerners see how different -- and yet similar -- China is.


My core subjects are of course Chinese culture, the scourge (or whimsy) of Chinglish, and urban life in China (Tianjin is a city of 10 million+ people at the edge of Beijing). I also enjoy forays into nature photography, portraiture, architecture, and the occasional foodie pic. I used to moblog quite regularly though this has diminished with my advancement into DSLR photography. (What's more, China and Flickr have cooperated less and less of late, making moblogging less convenient.) Besides traditional digital photography I frequently dabble in HDR and IR photography, but these are two fields where I am far more amateur than professional.


The work found in my photostream is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic license, and my photos are free to post on your website or use in your non-for-profit publications so long as proper attribution is given. My photos have been featured in publications by Tianjin Jin Wan Bao group, the United Nations, and several charities and educational institutions. If you would like to use my photos commercially, they can be made available for reasonable rates of compensation.


Now, on to the geek stuff.

My camera gear over the years has included:
» Canon EOS 50D
» Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
» Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
» Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
» Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
» Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
» Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
» Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
» Canon Speedlite 580EX II
» Canon EOS 450D
» Canon IXUS 750 aka SD 550
» Hoya R72 IR filter
» Sony DSC-F828
» Sony Mavica CD-1000

I've also used Flickr for moblogging with several cell phones:
» Nokia N96
» Nokia N82
» Nokia N95
» Nokia N73
» Nokia N70
» Nokia 6682
» Nokia 7610

(Notice all the Nokia brand loyalty? This is subject to change in the future.)

In addition to browsing my photostream you can also follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/stinson

Hope you enjoy the photos!