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Qamera. See the world, save the planet.

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Qamera Design is a small design & build shop with offices in Seattle and Saigon.

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We created co-work spaces not just for our team, but for other like-minded creatives. In Seattle we are Qamera Design Shop. In Saigon we are QSpace.

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The more we see, the more we learn. Check out our galleries.

 Escape

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Harper Hill is our sanctuary, just 20 minutes from downtown Seattle by water taxi. Book on Air B&B, or attend a retreat hosted by one of our partners. Homes, cabins, meeting facilities, and a yoga yurt.

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Blogs

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What’s the Big ID.4?
HMI, UX, EV, Automobiles
What’s the Big ID.4?
HMI, UX, EV, Automobiles

Bauhaus meets R2D2 and Volkswagen spawns yet another lovable creature.

HMI, UX, EV, Automobiles
A Simple Workflow for Lightroom on your iPad
A Simple Workflow for Lightroom on your iPad

With Lightroom Mobile, your iPad can be the front end of your digital photography workflow, particularly when you are not in the studio.

Social Distancing on Thunder Mountain
Social Distancing on Thunder Mountain

It’s the end of the world as we know it. As the Covid wildfire raged confusion and fear across the world, I decided to do something stupid and climb a mountain alone.

The Rain on Trains is Mainly Better Than Plane Shame
places
vancouver, travel, trains, a7r
The Rain on Trains is Mainly Better Than Plane Shame
places
vancouver, travel, trains, a7r

Vancouver is too close to actually be plane shamed. Indeed we usually jump in the car and drive. But this time we decided to try a train…

places
vancouver, travel, trains, a7r

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Traveling Light
Design
Traveling Light
Design

A quick look at Sony’s smallest, highest resolution camera and its smallest all-around zoom.

Design
The UX of AI
Design
The UX of AI
Design

A few words of advice for the artificially intelligent. Humans do not like to learn new ways to do the same thing. Despite our taste for fashion, variety, and constant improvement, we are creatures of habit. So please stop changing the UI every five minutes and calling it ‘updating based on feedback.’ Got it? 

Design
Surfing the Big One
Surfing the Big One

What does surfing have to do with the climate crisis? Easy. It's all about riding that big wave, and deciding whether or when to kick off.

Life in Death Valley
every picture
Life in Death Valley
every picture

One of the reasons I keep coming back to this place is to see life. Yes, life. The valley is teeming with creatures - from humans (mostly of the European and Asian variety, so it seems) to the beetles and bugs that inhabited my motel room. 

every picture
Back to Gas? No Thank You
Back to Gas? No Thank You

After my first road trip in a fully electric car, I swore I would never go back to gas. Yet here I am, nearly two years and six road trips later, cruising down I-5 in our ‘old’ gas car, to see how the receding side of the driving world lives. I was not impressed.

A Trip With Friends to Afghanistan
A Trip With Friends to Afghanistan

A memorable trip to a misunderstood country with some very magnificent travel companions.

What Happened to 2023?
every picture
What Happened to 2023?
every picture

2023 was, a year of transitioning from Covid back to normalcy. That included connecting with new people, re-connecting with family and some very dear friends, and some disconnecting as well…

every picture
A Walk In The Park
A Walk In The Park

At what point in your life did you cry out “I’m Alive!”? Other languages and similar expressions of ecstasy accepted.

Eclectify America
Eclectify America

Recently I acquired an electric vehicle. It was an emotional choice. I didn’t really care about the net carbon footprint, I just wanted to be done with my end of the carbon economy.

To The End of the World
To The End of the World

15 people, one sailboat, and many mountains to climb and ski back down.

EV 102: How to quickly build "Carma"
EV 102: How to quickly build "Carma"
What’s the Big ID.4?
What’s the Big ID.4?

Bauhaus meets R2D2 and Volkswagen spawns yet another lovable creature.

A Simple Workflow for Lightroom on your iPad
A Simple Workflow for Lightroom on your iPad

With Lightroom Mobile, your iPad can be the front end of your digital photography workflow, particularly when you are not in the studio.

A Nice Lens
A Nice Lens

The Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 Probably the best travel zoom out there. In my opinion.

Social Distancing on Thunder Mountain
Social Distancing on Thunder Mountain

It’s the end of the world as we know it. As the Covid wildfire raged confusion and fear across the world, I decided to do something stupid and climb a mountain alone.

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