Photo Journals

Travels

Adventures documented through photography — temples, mountains, cities, and quiet moments found along the way.

Ako holding up her hand with the engagement ring on the plane to Tampa, Eddy beside her — Tampa 2023 Photo Journal

February 2023

Tampa 2023

The trip where everything changed — on the flight to Tampa, Eddy proposed and Ako said yes. A Florida engagement, downtown wanderings, and a first-class flight home.

YES The Answer
14 Photos
Eddy in the doorway of the presidential helicopter with his arms raised — the Nixon Library 2023 Day Trip

February 2023

The Nixon Library

A quick day trip close to home — the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda: a full-size Oval Office, the Vietnam War gallery, and the presidential helicopter parked out back.

37 37th President
8 Photos
Eddy and Ako on the Queen Mary deck at sunset — Ako's Birthday Weekend 2023 Photo Journal

October 2023

Ako's Birthday Weekend

A birthday dinner with friends at Hanagi in Anaheim, an overnight stay aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, and a day trip to Catalina Island.

3 Locations
3 Days
Eddy and Ako in a sunny selfie at the Laguna Cliffs, the Pacific behind them — Honeymoon 2024 Photo Journal

August 2024

Honeymoon 2024

Dana Point, Ka'anapali Maui, and Waikīkī — sunsets, a luau with fire knife dancing, the Royal Hawaiian, and a banyan tree.

3 Locations
2 Islands
Eddy and Ako in kimono facing each other at Sensoji Temple — Japan 2024 Photo Journal

October–November 2024

Japan 2024

A photo journal across Tokyo — Ginza nights, Meiji Shrine, the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Skytree, and a kimono shoot at Sensoji in Asakusa.

東京 Tokyo
65 Photos
Eddy and Ako in a dusk selfie with the golden Ueno Tōshōgū shrine glowing behind them — Japan 2026 Photo Journal

May 2026

Japan 2026

Ten days across central Japan — Tokyo temples and shrines, the Fuji Shibazakura Festival, Hakone, an Izu coast ryokan, and more.

13 Locations
10 Days