Starain is a part time photographer and experienced world traveler who has been to all seven continents. She lives and works in Shanghai as a consultant specializing in digital marketing and data analytics. Her diversified experiences in various photography genres include wildlife, people, landscape, and events. She has a sensitive approach to explore the relationship between people and wildlife within their environments, be they natural or artificial. In recent years, she has dedicated herself to the culture of the emerging young generation in China, such as street dance. Starain has taken photos for famous street dancers and some underground hip-hop performances in Shanghai.