Memories of a life less ordinary... https://www.themountainborn.com/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:39:55 +0900 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:39:55 +0900 Jekyll v3.7.2 <p>Departures and arrivals…</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/catch-flights-not-feelings/catch-flights-not-feelings-full-01.jpg" alt="Ricoh GRIV + 28mm f/2.8 GR" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/catch-flights-not-feelings/catch-flights-not-feelings-full-02.jpg" alt="Ricoh GRIV + 28mm f/2.8 GR" /></p> <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/56ehF3tXMjwLJkAmuKzRE2?utm_source=generator&amp;theme=0" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2026/02/04/catch-flights-not-feelings https://www.themountainborn.com/2026/02/04/catch-flights-not-feelings japan tokyo airports photography <p>Days turn into nights driving cross-country with the Ricoh GRIV…</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/because-its-love-that-we-need/because-its-love-that-we-need-full-01.jpg" alt="Ricoh GRIV + 28mm f/2.8 GR" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/because-its-love-that-we-need/because-its-love-that-we-need-full-02.jpg" alt="Ricoh GRIV + 28mm f/2.8 GR" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/because-its-love-that-we-need/because-its-love-that-we-need-full-03.jpg" alt="Ricoh GRIV + 28mm f/2.8 GR" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/because-its-love-that-we-need/because-its-love-that-we-need-full-04.jpg" alt="Ricoh GRIV + 28mm f/2.8 GR" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/because-its-love-that-we-need/because-its-love-that-we-need-full-05.jpg" alt="Ricoh GRIV + 28mm f/2.8 GR" /></p> <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7a1jKlij4hReZVlHNOuhai?utm_source=generator&amp;theme=0" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> Fri, 02 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2026/01/02/because-its-love-that-we-need https://www.themountainborn.com/2026/01/02/because-its-love-that-we-need japan skies cityscapes sunsets awajishima nagoya osaka urban clouds <p>Throttle full-open racing the sunset back to Tokyo…</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/we-were-just-thinking-about-you/we-were-just-thinking-about-you-full-01.jpg" alt="Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max + 24mm f/1.78 back camera" /></p> Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/12/30/we-were-just-thinking-about-you https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/12/30/we-were-just-thinking-about-you japan mount-fuji skies nature landscapes mountains sunsets shizuoka <p>Long wending days spent in the mountains…</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-01.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-02.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-03.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-04.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-05.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-06.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-07.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-08.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-09.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-days-are-long-and-wending/the-days-are-long-and-wending-full-10.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/4ef0bZuCoMw9rPXM83Edoj?utm_source=generator&amp;theme=0" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/10/28/the-days-are-long-and-wending https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/10/28/the-days-are-long-and-wending canada nature banff mountains skies landscapes clouds photography canadian-rockies <p>Journeying across the early autumnal landscapes of the Canadian Rockies with the Sony RX1Rm3…</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/i-will-have-to-show-you/i-will-have-to-show-you-full-01.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/i-will-have-to-show-you/i-will-have-to-show-you-full-02.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/i-will-have-to-show-you/i-will-have-to-show-you-full-03.jpg" alt="Sony RX1Rm3 + Zeiss Sonnar T* 35mm f/2.0" /></p> <p style="text-align:center; font-style:italic;"> If I want to win your heart<br /> I'm gonna have to show you <br /> How much I love...<br /> How much I love you... </p> <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2XQoVOMOrBQepKyYMn5TLN?utm_source=generator&amp;theme=0" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/09/21/i-will-have-to-show-you https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/09/21/i-will-have-to-show-you canada nature banff mountains skies landscapes clouds photography canadian-rockies <p>Those misspent California nights of our youth…</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/do-you-think-about-the-days/do-you-think-about-the-days-full-01.jpg" alt="Leica Q + Summilux 28mm f/1.7" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/do-you-think-about-the-days/do-you-think-about-the-days-full-02.jpg" alt="Leica M11 + Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/do-you-think-about-the-days/do-you-think-about-the-days-full-03.jpg" alt="iSony A6600 + E 16-55mm f/2.8 G" /></p> <p style="text-align:center; font-style:italic;"> Do you think about the days when we sat down<br /> Smoking, wine and drinking haze or?<br /> Was it the other way?<br /> </p> <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/2FAZskT9yRjp2Oow9szJD8?utm_source=generator&amp;theme=0" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> Fri, 15 Aug 2025 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/08/15/do-you-think-about-the-days https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/08/15/do-you-think-about-the-days sunsets cityscapes san-francisco travel california nature mt-tamalpais marin-headlands <p>Impromptu mid-week escapes from the grind of the city life<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote">1</a></sup>…</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/we-miss-you-when-you-sleep/we-miss-you-when-you-sleep-full-01.jpg" alt="Hasselblad X2D 100C + XCD 20-35mm f/3.2-4.5E" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/we-miss-you-when-you-sleep/we-miss-you-when-you-sleep-full-02.jpg" alt="Hasselblad X2D 100C + XCD 20-35mm f/3.2-4.5E" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/we-miss-you-when-you-sleep/we-miss-you-when-you-sleep-full-03.jpg" alt="iPhone 15 Pro Max + 24mm f/1.8 back camera" /></p> <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/7FTILEBNnJ53CF9nXbQq5w?utm_source=generator&amp;theme=0" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> <div class="footnotes"> <ol> <li id="fn:1"> <p>Even as we <a href="https://www.themountainborn.com/2019/07/27/haunting-a-memory-of-when-we-were-young">long to return to California</a>… <a href="#fnref:1" class="reversefootnote">&#8617;</a></p> </li> </ol> </div> Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/07/30/we-miss-you-when-you-sleep https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/07/30/we-miss-you-when-you-sleep japan nagano astrophotography nature mountains skies <p>Evening sunsets over Darling Harbour in Sydney…</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/silence-on-a-golden-plate/silence-on-a-golden-plate-full-02.jpg" alt="Sony A7CR + FE 28-70mm f/2.0 GM" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/silence-on-a-golden-plate/silence-on-a-golden-plate-full-01.jpg" alt="Sony A7CR + FE 28-70mm f/2.0 GM" /></p> Fri, 11 Jul 2025 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/07/11/silence-on-a-golden-plate https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/07/11/silence-on-a-golden-plate australia sydney sunsets architecture cityscapes skies <p>Still Tokyo morning walks…</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out-full-01.jpg" alt="Leica M11 + Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out-full-02.jpg" alt="Leica M11 + Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out-full-03.jpg" alt="Leica M11 + Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out-full-04.jpg" alt="Leica M11 + Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out-full-05.jpg" alt="Leica M11 + Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out-full-06.jpg" alt="Leica M11 + Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out-full-07.jpg" alt="Leica M11 + Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH" /></p> <p><img src="/assets/images/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out-full-08.jpg" alt="Leica M11 + Summilux-M 28mm f/1.4 ASPH" /></p> <iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/0qw5NG3gqoPVJX9rnNPNuG?utm_source=generator&amp;theme=0" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> Sun, 25 May 2025 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/05/25/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/05/25/all-the-mornings-spent-sleeping-out japan tokyo cityscapes architecture <p>The first shots out of the Sigma BF<sup id="fnref:1"><a href="#fn:1" class="footnote">1</a></sup> during a quick 48 hour trip to Osaka for a final test of a soon-to-be-released new bag.</p> <p><img src="/assets/images/the-long-years-are-my-compass/the-long-years-are-my-compass-full-01.jpg" alt="Sigma BF + 35mm f/2 DG" /></p> <iframe style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/track/0qw5NG3gqoPVJX9rnNPNuG?utm_source=generator&amp;theme=0" width="100%" height="152" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe> <div class="footnotes"> <ol> <li id="fn:1"> <p>BF standing for “Beautiful Foolishness”… While its relative foolishness has yet to be fully assessed, one thing is for sure - it is indeed truly <em>beautiful</em><sup id="fnref:2"><a href="#fn:2" class="footnote">2</a></sup>. <a href="#fnref:1" class="reversefootnote">&#8617;</a></p> </li> <li id="fn:2"> <p>Naturally, we got the silver edition with matching lens and it now sits on our shelf of beautiful gray <em>objets</em> next to some of our other beautiful silver cameras like our Leica M10 and Q2 “Ghost” Hodinkee Editions. <a href="#fnref:2" class="reversefootnote">&#8617;</a></p> </li> </ol> </div> Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0900 https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/04/27/the-long-years-are-my-compass https://www.themountainborn.com/2025/04/27/the-long-years-are-my-compass japan osaka blueskies architecture cityscapes skies