Sunday Stillness: Manhattan Beach, California
Somehow life is more beautiful and clearer in the hazy fog.
The Quiet Photograph by Tommy Lei
Photos and prose. Exploring the peace and grounding in the everyday and how it directly influences my visual art practice.
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A Quiet Photograph #2: Fatherhood
As seen on LenScratch's 2026 exhibition on modern Fatherhood
What blooms waits for no one
On turning thirty-eight.
I've been writing again
Albeit, slowly and mindfully. Sharing a poem I wrote for this year's Altadena Heals event.
Sunday Stillness: Gabrielino trail, Altadena
Walking up the Gabrielino Trail is a gentle introduction to the magical hold that the San Gabriel Valley foothills has over us here in Altadena and Pasadena.
A Quiet Photograph #1: A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table
The pond that waited
As the lunisolar year truly begins, I’m taking time to return to the quiet habits that sustain and guide my days.
Sunday Stillness: Emergence and Window Worker
Maybe the quiet and unseen were never empty to begin with. Maybe we just needed to learn how to look.
The want to be seen and free
why I photograph the quiet and the unseen
Sunday stillness: Snow Cows
A quiet meditation on resilience and winter wonder.