Interests

Film photography

I shoot film and run AvoidXray, a community for analog photographers. My photos live at avoidxray.com/zigaowang.

Canon AE-1 Program

35mm SLR · FD 50mm f/1.8

Snapic A1

Kodak point-and-shoot · 25mm

Sprocket Rocket

Lomography · 35mm panoramic

Music

I play tenor saxophone in my school's jazz band. Off-stage I'm learning live looping on a small controller, and I spin vinyl on a belt-drive turntable.

Tenor saxophone

Cheap one, but good enough to play.

Akai MPK Mini 4

MIDI controller, learning live looping.

AT-LP60XBTa

Belt-drive turntable for vinyl.

Running & fitness

Long runs, some weight training, basketball with friends.

Drama

I act in school productions. In 2025 I performed as a lead at the Edinburgh Fringe and got a 4-star review. Currently studying IGCSE Drama.

Building

I ship iOS apps and web projects — see the projects on the home page. I also help organize AdventureX, China's largest student hackathon.

Reading

Books I've reviewed on my blog:

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余华

Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

The Mom Test

Rob Fitzpatrick

Zero to One

Peter Thiel

The Cold Start Problem

Andrew Chen

Travel

I like to travel.