About
Self Portrait (2011)
NOW
Last updated: April 12, 2026
- I'm re-releasing Architecture Perspective: The Ambré Collection as a photo book and a PDF that contains 30 photographs from my solo photography exhibition in 2007.
- I will be traveling to Venice, Italy, on April 26 and backpack/bike tour eastern Europe until the end of July.
My Favorite Posts from this Blog
My most meaningful cycling memories and thoughts about certain things.
- Riding with Crispin (2018, 2021 GAP Trail, 2022 C&O Towpath) - Crispin Schamp, at over 70 years old, is the best cycling friend one can ask for. His cycling journals are on CrazyGuyOnABike.com.
- Taoism and Minimalism - Many great quotes about simple living in the ancient Chinese book "Tao Te Ching."
- The Psychology of Selling Things - My thoughts about downsizing your possessions and how it changed my mindset.
Links
- hiattzhao.github.io - My coding portfolio
- photos.hiattzhao.com - My photography portfolio
- Home Inventory Manager - A free desktop application I built for Linux and Windows to organize your material life
Books
- Zhaoism - The Autobiography of Hiatt Zhao: The First 25 Years (Kindle ebook and paperback from Amazon)
- Architecture Perspective: The Ambré Collection (Blurb hardcover photo book and PDF)
Support Others
Some of my favorite nonprofits. Please consider donating to them.- Warmshowers.org - "Couchsurfing" for cyclists
- Kiva.org - Micro-loans that can be reinvested to help others
- FreeCodeCamp.org - Learn programming for free on your own pace
- The Odin Project - Learn coding for free online with a dedicated course
- Linux Mint - One of the best open source Linux distributions out there
- Warmshowers.org - "Couchsurfing" for cyclists
- Kiva.org - Micro-loans that can be reinvested to help others
- FreeCodeCamp.org - Learn programming for free on your own pace
- The Odin Project - Learn coding for free online with a dedicated course
- Linux Mint - One of the best open source Linux distributions out there