BreathYoga

20/04/2026

Fresh off a three day mountain training on Miyajima with the Yamabushi, led by this lovely man Masao Kuniyoshi Hard hiking up, down, around the mountains, meditation, chants, insufficient food and sleep- pushed to the edge and wrapped up on the last day with hot springs, amazing food and deepening connections. It isn't easy to manage that outfit strapped with two cameras but I think the photos are worth it.

11/04/2026

Today, is World Breathing Day and at 2:45pm, I turned 54 and Julian turned 6. Same time, same day. I'll never stop finding this mysterious. I love being his Dad. We all took the shinkansen to Kyoto for a wonderful experiential ambient art thing called Biovortex.

I'm enjoying life- working on an AI driven Japan event website and a photo book on Japanese mountain mystics. Next month is the big pilgrimage - 4 days of 38kms a day across the mountains of Shikoku. To prepare, I do my daily yoga, meditation and sauna plus hiking 16-20kms 3x a week. My sleep, diet and supplements are all dialed in with genetic precision and as a result, I find I'm in the best shape of my life, mentally and physically.

Could die tomorrow, who knows, but today, right now, I'm grateful and celebrating life! Thank you to all who sent birthday wishes!

09/06/2025

I just returned from another Shugendo training on Ominesan- the two day event gathers over 300 Shingon Buddhist monks commemorating the death of En-no Gyoja, the founder of Shugendo. Here, prayers are performed in the dead of night before we take the long ascent up the mountain. There is something truly special, otherworldly about Ominesan- a sacred practice place for over 1,300 years. It is regarded as a mandala womb of the Buddha mind. It was beyond words.

#大峯山 #修験道 #赤外線

19/05/2025

Just sold my first print!
"Master Hoshino" printed on bamboo washi paper from Limited first edition 1/10

22/04/2025

25/03/2025

A photograph I made last year made the cover of a forthcoming book on Japan's mystic path by Shayne Dahl! An encouraging win for me and I can't wait to read the book! ⭐ Photographing this little known sect is an ongoing project, and I will join another training next month.

21/02/2025

Family ❤️

08/09/2024

A Shugendo Monk of Senkoji Temple in Nara

06/09/2024

Abstract.

24/08/2024

A family of Japanese monkeys on Yakushima Island. Yakushima is a remote, lush island designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site for its pristine nature. A very special place. We were surprised how close they let us get, Japanese monkeys seem more chill than other monkeys I've encountered.

24/08/2024

A family of Japanese monkeys on Yakushima Island