Beyond Boudoir: Stories, Adventures & Photography Insights
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The Beauty of Growth: A Macro Look at a Sprouting Potato
April 27, 2025
Published on Kian Photography
When most people think of potatoes, they imagine hearty meals, rich soils, and rustic farm stands. Rarely do we take a closer look — a much closer look — at the incredible process of growth and regeneration happening right beneath the skin. In my latest macro…
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Time in the Vapour: Capturing the Soul of Vancouver’s Gastown Steam Clock
April 17, 2025
There’s a moment, if you’re lucky, when time feels suspended — when the world hushes around you, and the ordinary turns magical. For me, that moment happened on a grey Vancouver afternoon in Gastown. I had walked this street many times before, past the legendary Gastown Steam Clock, with…
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My Fluevog Obsession — A Love Letter to 75 Pairs of Art for the Feet
April 17, 2025
There are obsessions, and then there are Fluevogs.
What began as a single whimsical pair of shoes has evolved into a full-blown, unapologetic devotion: I now own 75 pairs of Fluevog shoes, and each one holds a special place in both my closet and my heart. Some people collect…
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The Party Is Over
April 14, 2025
The Party Is Over, A story behind the stillness.
There’s something jarring about silence after chaos.
Not the peaceful kind—like a quiet evening after a good meal, or a sleeping house wrapped in dreams. No. This is the other kind of silence. The one that creeps in after the shouting…
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Love in Decay: Finding Beauty in the Broken
April 7, 2025
There’s a strange kind of beauty in things that have passed their prime. The photo above, titled “Love in Decay,” captures a bouquet of dried roses—frozen in time, brittle and bowed, but still undeniably poetic. It’s a still life, yes—but there’s nothing still about the emotions it stirs.
At first…