Professor Hines' Choice

07/11/2026

I walk through the R train entrance at Jay Street-Metro Tech station often, but never saw this mezzanine level being worth taking a photo from… but at this moment I saw this shot and was lucky to capture a person at the other end. I rarely see other people when I’m walking through here, so that in itself was amazing for me lol. // Sony Alpha 7C II, Cinematic Street Tones Presets
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06/11/2026

NEW YouTube: Using HDR in 2026 for a majestic sunset in Beijing, China

Professor Hines takes you through his workflow for capturing a city...

05/11/2026

After a torrential downpour it was quite pleasant to end the evening going down on the cable cars from the Great Wall of China and seeing a beautiful sunset, while being amongst the trees. // Vario-Tessar 4/24-70 ZA, Cinematic Tones Presets
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03/11/2026

Being unseen in street photography is my preferred style of photographing. I want to be a part of what’s happening without being a distraction to it, changing the course of events that happen. How people are in the moment is what I feel stands out about my photography. Every photographer has their own way of capturing the world, but I personally feel that mine is documenting those naturally occurring events.

I never aim to make people feel uncomfortable or capture people in a negative manner. Over the years many people have found themselves in my images and I pride myself in that no one has ever disliked an image or requested it taken down. It’s a testament to making people feel noticed, but doing so that is pleasing. Such photography outside of the art world is intrusive or uncomfortable for some and rightly so. That’s why I approach it the way I do, to show the positive of street photography and how compassion in it can capture these candid moments of strangers and be tasteful pieces of art. // Sony 1.4/85 GM II, Cinematic Tones Presets for Lightroom
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01/11/2026

Sunday’s Worship was epic! 🔥 One of the best we’ve had! Here’s a new BTS on JIB from this past week’s Worship Weds. Full video: Worship on Weds 10/25 (Change Worship on YouTube)

Video Director: Cory
Audio: CPA Studios Atlanta | CPA Creative Group
Camera: Blackmagic Design
JIB: VariZoom

30/10/2026

A partial view of the downtown Manhattan skyline, from the highest elevation station of the NYC subway, Smith-9th Street in Brooklyn. Even got a little view of my favorite building, One WTC 🥹 // Sony 2.8/70-200 GM II, Cinematic Street Tones Presets
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29/10/2026

A Coney Island bound N train, at the 36th street subway station in Brooklyn. I spent about a half hour on the platform taking photos. This is a busy stop, being that it’s a transfer point for the D, N and R trains. // Sony Alpha 7C II, Cinematic Street Tones Presets
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28/10/2026

Above the streets of Tokyo, in this color composition of a spot my good friend Jason Vong introduced me to. It was quite a perfect framing with the ZM 35 lens on my Leica. // ZEISS ZM 1.4/35 Distagon, Leica M10, Cinematic Tones Presets for Lightroom
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27/10/2026

5 years later, I returned to New Croton Dam, but this time for the Autumn Colors 🥹. Normally I capture landscapes with my ZEISS Loxia or Otus ML lenses, but I was with my ZEISS folks shooting some content on Batis, so I whipped out the 25 for this image. // ZEISS Batis 1.8/85, Sony Alpha 7C II, Haida 3.0 ND filter, SIRUI ST-125 tripod, Natural Wonders Tones Presets for Lightroom
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26/10/2026

It’s been a long while since I’ve been underground in the subway of NYC. Thought I’d visit one of my favorite stations in Brooklyn and see what kind of shots I could capture. // Sony Alpha 7C II, Cinematic Street Tones Presets
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