Raidy, photographer

Raidy，摄影师

Instagram: @raidyphotography, @raidyscapes

In September of 2014, I made one of the most important decisions of my life; to leave Beijing, the place where I had spent 7 years, and come to Dalian where I would experience new ways of life, new environment and meet new friends.

2014年9月，我做了人生中一个重要的决定：离开生活了7年的北京，选择去大连，开启生活的新篇章。

Before coming to Dalian, I had hard time deciding if I should leave Beijing, but when I started doing research about this city I saw so many beautiful pictures of beautiful sceneries that convinced me to spend some time in this place. One of the things that attracted me to move here was the idea that I would live near the sea. I'm a man that grew up in an island, so any opportunity to be near to the sea is always a very good thing to me.

在决定来大连之前，我其实很难决定是否要离开北京的，但当开始考察这座城市的时候，这里的景色深深吸引了我，这让我下定决心要在这里呆上一段时间。吸引我的一大原因就是因为大连的海，我从小是在海岛长大的，对大海有着深厚的感情，所以任何一个能够接近大海的机会对我来说都弥足珍贵。

I came here because I was hired by an IT company, for which I work as a Senior Software QA for development of Portuguese Application and web applications. When I’m not working, I spend my time practicing my hobbies: body-building and photography.

我来大连另一个原因是受聘于一家IT公司，担任葡萄牙语版APP及Web开发的QA（质量保证或测试）一职。在我的闲余时间，我会花大量的时间在我的兴趣爱好上，比如健身，还有摄影。

One of the things I really like about Dalian is its environment. Even though it is a small city if compared with Beijing, Dalian is a place any person who likes photography would want to be; the variety of beautiful sceneries to shoot is endless, and there’s so much to explore here starting from beautiful seaside landscapes to friendly people around. 

我真正喜欢大连的原因是她的环境。虽然与北京想比，大连并不大，但却是每个摄影爱好者都向往的城市。各种美丽的风景线，海滨风景，还有友善的人们。

Last year, I decided to buy a drone. The major purpose of it is to make a short movie showing the beautiful sceneries in Dalian, and the movie ended up being 16 minutes long because there are so many beautiful places that needed to be included in that video.

去年我买了一架无人机，为了制作一部展现大连美丽风景的短片。因为要介绍的景点太多了，最终短片时长确定为16分钟。

I’m a photographer who likes to take pictures of urban cityscapes, landscapes and also portraits of people. By combining beautiful people of Dalian with the city’s beautiful sceneries, I can always get the best shots that I want.

我喜欢把人物与景色融合到一起。把善良可爱的大连人与这座城市的美丽景色相融合，总能得到我想要的照片。

I have been living in China for 10 years now, and the last 3, which I spent here, are the best years of my life. I have taken the time to pursue my passion in photography and improved it to the next level. That is because this city really inspires any person who owns a camera to keep on shooting.

我在中国生活了10年，过去的3年，是我在中国度过的最开心的时光。我花了大量的时间去追求我的摄影梦，并将我的摄影水平提高了一个新的高度，都是因为这座城市真的能够激发摄影人的热情，因为她美的出奇。

Another thing that I like about Dalian is the expat life. Here, most of the foreigners know each other, and even though we are living in this foreign country, that network we have with each other makes us feel at home.

另外，作为外国人在大连生活的很舒适。这里的很多外国人彼此之间都互相认识，即使我们生活在异国他乡，这种联络让我们有家的感觉，并不孤单。

In 2018, due to some changes in my professional life, I will need to move on to face another life challenges in another cities. But Dalian, just like Beijing, will always be in my heart. Dalian is my second home in China, so I promise myself that whenever I have the time, I will always come back to visit; to see my friends, to enjoy the seaside sceneries, and to keep taking beautiful pictures. Because I believe that there are so many snaps left to shoot and photographs left to recompose in this beautiful and romantic city of Dalian.

2018年，因为工作的原因，我需要到另一个城市接受新的生活挑战。但是大连，和北京一样，这段回忆我会一直留在心中的。大连是我在中国的第二个家，以后只要我有时间，一定会经常回来的。去看望我的朋友们，去海边吹吹风，拍拍照......这些照片会将大连的美一一记录下来的。

Instagram: @raidyphotography, @raidyscapes