John

Twenty years photographing bamboo forests across Japan, China, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia taught me something unexpected: size means nothing without soul. I’ve walked through sprawling groves spanning miles, yet none prepared me for what happens inside Arashiyama’s compact 400-meter path where towering bamboo creates what Japan’s Ministry of Environment officially recognizes as one of the … Lire plus

I stumbled onto this rope swing completely by accident, following a muddy side trail off the main Waihee Valley path that most hikers walk right past. The bamboo forest opened up to reveal a turquoise waterfall pool with a thick rope dangling from a massive banyan tree, and I realized I’d found what locals have … Lire plus

I spent two decades chasing bioluminescent bays across the Caribbean, dragging my camera equipment through crowded tour groups and competing for elbow room in waters that barely glimmered. At 50, I finally discovered what I’d been searching for all along—and it wasn’t in any of the famous spots guidebooks kept recommending. Mosquito Bay in Vieques … Lire plus

I stood on Miyajima’s shore at dawn watching the torii gate emerge from mist-covered shallows, its vermillion pillars planted firmly in wet sand. Six hours later, I returned to find the same structure floating impossibly above sapphire waters, waves lapping at bases that had vanished beneath the tide. This transformation happens twice daily at Itsukushima … Lire plus

I spent ten years photographing New York’s skyline from every possible angle – rooftops, ferries, observation decks that cost more than Broadway tickets. Then one October evening, walking the East River Greenway between the two great bridges, I found something that made every expensive vista feel incomplete. A 50-meter stretch where both the Manhattan and … Lire plus