Ryan | Photographer & Videographer

▪️Currently: van life Japan
▪️Off-the-beaten-path adventures
▪️More fun on YouTube

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

Not all your lessons were bad, some of them are true, it just took me a while to separate which ones were you.

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

@777saltybvmi what is she thinking about right there

[Susan Martinez @saiprenathy]

Kintsugi Buddha ✨

When I SEE-it, I say, oh wow! “Broken but beautiful!”
As a SEEker, what I have notioned about this Japanese art is; them golden lines are ontological rebirth, the essence of the (Buddha face here) is redefined, not restored to its original,…

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

Possibly the most beautiful setting I’ve witnessed in Japan to watch the sun sink into the ocean… I was pretty low on money last month and I almost didn’t take this trip up to Hokkaido because of that,…

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

While we’re on this map trend, I thought I’d put together some recaps of my favourite regions in Japan and the photos I’ve taken in them. Starting with the beautiful Kii Peninsula, making up most of Nara, Wakayama, and Mie.

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

A few photos from Hokkaido’s “Flower Island”, which gets its nickname from being home to over 300 alpine wildflowers. An incredible place for nature appreciators.

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

I just rounded out a trip to Japan’s very northern tip. A couple years ago I remember seeing photos of these landscapes while sitting at my 9-5, back when van life in Japan was just a dream..…

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

In honour of hiking season commencing, here’s a list of my favourite hikes I’ve done in Japan. Stoked to expand on this list in the coming months 🥾

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

Chugoku is the westernmost region on Japan’s main island of Honshu, and since the bullet train only goes through the south side of the region, what’s left is just too time-consuming to get to for most people.…

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

A few photos from the beautiful Kurashiki. Wishing I had a few more but I’m forever trying to balance both photo and video and always coming out of it wishing I had more of the other 🥲.

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

@cheftudavib48y i just sat here in silence for 30 seconds processing what i just watched

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

My mom visited me in Japan for a couple weeks this month and we drove through most of Chugoku region together. Chugoku is the least visited region on the main island of Honshu, yet it's filled with beautiful landscapes and rich culture and history.…

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

Shimane was ranked as Japan’s least visited prefecture in 2024. It’s no wonder, with no bullet train stops or much connectivity to large urban areas in general, it’s simply difficult to get to.…

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

I’ve been trying my hand at using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K on some of my explorations around Japan. I’m mind blown by the sheer amount of control you have in post when using Blackmagic RAW,…

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

@beprettywiupvf the way i immediately forwarded this to three different platforms

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

When the boys visit you in Kyushu, you go seek out mystical shrines and dolphins in the Amakusa Sea, or hike around Aso-Kuju National Park, find hidden watertalls, and you definitely soak in wild onsens in Oita ♨️. With @physio.yu & @jasonnsmith

[Ryan | Photographer & Videographer @GeorgeGarcxdil]

And this is not even half the prefectures in Japan! There’s so much to see in such a small country, even I haven’t seen it all despite travelling around it full time for a year and a half now. What’s your favourite prefecture you’ve been to?