SEEING THE CITY: 2025

When I tell people I see Rochester, New York, as a coastal city, they usually laugh. I get it—it sounds ridiculous at first. There’s no...

Long before Reston became known as a bustling satellite city on the skirts of Washington D.C. and notorious for being home to tech giants...

Some places live in memories, not just for what they are, but for what they represent. Hung Hom, the southeastern corner of Yau Tsim Mong...

Nestled between towering mountains and the glistening blue coastline, with plentiful lush greenery, Vancouver is undeniably one of the...

My first encounter with Shanghai was in 2008, during the World Expo. Seventeen years later, my memory of that journey has been pretty...

The first thing I notice is the heat. Stepping out of the airport, it wraps around me like a thick blanket—humid, heavy, and most...

"Where are you from?" "Guangzhou." This simple exchange has become a routine since I came to Cornell. While many may not recognize my...

Nanjing's "Phoenix Tree" Road. I drew my first breath in Nanjing’s gentle embrace of autumn. From that moment on, autumn became my...

1922 Adams Avenue. Flint MI 48503. Taken April 15, 2024. The attributes of a photograph that are often chosen to represent the City of...

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When you think of Chicago, you think of its beautiful skyline and historic buildings. Chicago is known to have some of the best...

This city is full of people daydreaming during their day jobs; a population all far from home wanting for more. Ironically, this is the...

Finding inspiration in small town Connecticut. Rows of residential neighborhoods and never ending streets of commercial plazas define the...

People see golden fields when they hear me say home. Cabins on Lake Superior. Rolling hills dotted with cows, the smell of them blowing...

When you think of DC you think of the federal government and the National Mall. The massive Washington Monument. The Smithsonian. The...

In the heart of China's eastern seaboard lies a city unlike any other, pulsating with energy, history, and innovation: Shanghai. My...

The Steel City, the City of Bridges, the City of Champions—these nicknames describe Pittsburgh’s storied history and distinctive urban...

In 2009 my mother, sister, and I left our home in the city of Kathmandu, Nepal to chase the “American Dream” in the States as so many...

While it may not be deserving of its title as "the Greatest City in the World", New York is certainly endowed with something special....

I hail from a city with a distinct vernacular landscape. Metal cages adorn windows and the facade of buildings. Store signs and...