1. sweet potatoes in seoul 2. grandma in taipei 3. squidward tentacles

1. cute finnish grandma 2. random finnish grandpa 3. view from an evening stroll I realized early on that I experience the world differently. In sixth grade, my art teacher asked us to close our eyes and "imagine you are in a forest." All I saw was the blood-red light filtering through my eyelids. While my classmates described vivid scenes filled with towering trees and dappled sunlight, I relied on other senses—the crispness of the forest air, the dampness of the soil under my feet, the distant chirping of birds high above.

1. caught a cod 2. eikelandsosen 3. bergen 4. oslo 5. me, somewhere in there 6. munch 7. good boy It wasn't until later that I learned I have aphantasia: the inability to visualize images.

1. germany vs spain 2. oh munich 3. you have my heart 4. and thank you berlin At fourteen, my mother gifted me my first life capturer: a camera. Finally able to capture life as I saw it, at the end of each week, I transferred the photos to my computer and paired each image with a story detailing my thoughts and sensations.

1. ice 2. in-between 3. fire For example: "This Estonian lady gave me apples. They smell like quinces, reminding me of Yi Driver's car when I was six years old—the slowly rotting fruits nestled between the headrests."

1. berkeley hills 2. berkeley blazin' 3. campanile This ritual became deeply therapeutic, and reflecting on each moment, I started to live life more deliberately. Though aphantasia took away my ability to visualize, photography and storytelling gave me a way to preserve and relive my most precious moments.

1. booja 2. booja But photography isn't just for me; it's a bridge to others. I realized this recently, back at the cabin after a long hike in Yosemite.

1. tallinn, word play 2. boat back to helsinki "Everyone huddled around me, vying for a spot on the sofa as we flipped through the photo album from the day's hike. Laughter filled the room as we relived each moment—the stumble over a tree root, the tallest tree that any of us had ever seen, the sudden downpour that soaked us all."

1. best mode of tuna consumption 2. oops you caught me 3. 柿って何か分かる？ 4. average japanese vending machine Photography isn't just about light and composition; it's a sharing of memories and our mark on the world, shouting: "We were there. We did that!"

1. grizzly taking a shit 2. people amused by grizzly taking a shit 3. yaaaa! 4. cows And I am grateful to experience these moments again with you.

1. geneva 2.copenhagen 3.prague 4.bar in prague

1. the bridge 2. to the bridge 3. escapes 4. home in hands

1. moonlight in my hands 2. distance 3. sequoias 4. luminosity 5. expanse 6. buck 7. trek 8. the chair 9. wavelengths

1. free bikes 2. free views 3. old beer 4. entrepreneurs 5. brat summer 6. hearts 7. reflections 8. then and now