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Photographs by Justin Beck

Through my lens.

Places, people and small details that made me stop, look and remember.
From my own travels, including the journeys Brian and I share.

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Brian & me

Journeys we share

Justin on the right and his partner Brian on the left in a Zodiac beneath Antarctic glaciers — Me on the right and my partner for 18 years, Brian on the left

Justin and Brian inside a mirrored light installation at teamLab in Tokyo — Brian and me · teamLab, Tokyo

Antarctica

Ice, wildlife & light

Deep blue ice reflected in Antarctic water — Blue beyond blue · Antarctica

Warm sunlight falling across ice and an Antarctic shoreline — The light on the ice · Antarctica

A weathered wooden boat surrounded by bones and penguins on an Antarctic shore — Traces of another journey · Antarctica

A seal resting on an ice floe in Antarctic water — A quiet rest · Antarctica

Intricate transparent patterns and bubbles in a piece of ice — A world within the ice

Red buildings on a rocky Antarctic shore reflected in icy water — Red against the ice · Antarctica

A chinstrap penguin standing on a rocky Antarctic shore — A chinstrap’s world · Antarctica

An expedition Zodiac alongside a ship in vivid blue water, viewed from above — Ready for the next landing

Encounters along the way

Wildlife, near & far

A group of young elephants standing close together — In good company

Three cheetahs resting on a grassy mound overlooking a vast plain — The lookout

A blue and orange bird perched on a wooden railing, seen from behind — A small pause

A group of hippos gathered in the water beneath a wooded shore — Just above the surface

A safari vehicle beneath the setting sun on an open plain — The last light of a safari day

Close portrait of an African elephant with long ivory tusks — Every line tells a story

An Asian elephant facing the camera with its trunk curled — An encounter to remember

Japan & teamLab, Tokyo

Japan, in the details

A wall of decorated sake barrels — Sake barrels · Japan

A glowing red lantern and vermilion fence beneath cherry blossoms — Lantern light and blossoms · Japan

Looking up through a mirrored light installation — Inside the light · teamLab, Tokyo

A green bonsai framed by a wooden doorway — A carefully framed moment · Japan

A Japanese stone monument beside a moss-covered wall — Stone and moss · Japan

A closer look

Color, texture & the street

A gate covered in green graffiti and colorful posters beneath vines — Layers of the street

Weathered blue paint and ochre texture — Color in the everyday

A golden leaf-shaped ornament against colorful lanterns — Color, wishes and light

A door layered with colorful stickers — A wall of stories

Handwritten markings on a metal shutter in black and white — The rhythm of a street

A flowering tree illuminated in pink after dark — Blossoms after dark

A leopard face outlined in yellow and white neon with blue eyes — After dark, in neon

Yellow street posters beside a vivid blue and purple painted wall — Words and color

A glowing yellow El Club del Sweater sign on a dark street — A corner of yellow light

Landscapes & quiet encounters

A moment to pause

An intricate sand drawing beside the ocean at sunset — Art at the water’s edge

Woodland and mountains reflected in still water in black and white — A landscape in monochrome

Pink and white water lilies among floating green lily pads — At the water’s surface

Green tea terraces and houses beneath misty hills — A quieter landscape

A wineglass and candle beside a city window — An evening pause

A spider in its web photographed in black and white — The smallest architecture

A chapel interior reflected in a window in black and white — Reflections in monochrome

A sunlit stone mausoleum in black and white — Stone, sky and light

Antarctica · January 2026

At the edge of the world

Ice, wildlife, and a different sense of scale. Photographs from my Atlas Ocean Voyages expedition.

Sculptural icebergs reflected in Antarctic water — Ice, shaped by time

A whale fluke trailing water before a glacier — A final glimpse

Three chinstrap penguins on an ice floe — A small gathering

Penguins and chicks on a rocky Antarctic shore — Life at the edge

Safari & Kenya

Time to watch

The big encounters—and the quiet moments between them.

A lioness looking down toward her cub on a tree branch — Mother and cub · From my safari travels

A young elephant and keeper at Sheldrick in Kenya — Sheldrick, Kenya · September 2019

Brian at the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, Kenya — My partner Brian at the Giraffe Centre in Nairobi, Kenya · September 2019

Japan & Italy

The details that stay

A doorway after dark, blossoms above a canal, a city seen from the water.

Cherry blossoms over a canal in Kyoto — Kyoto · April 2026

Black and white Japanese storefront with lantern and bonsai — Japan after dark · April 2026

The Pantheon illuminated at dusk — Rome · May 2019

A canal beneath the Bridge of Sighs — Venice · May 2019

A row of colorful gondolas in Venice — Venice · May 2019

Light, texture & the natural world

A reason to pause

Sometimes the smallest detail is enough.

A kayaker silhouetted against the sunrise — On the water · February 2020

An owl butterfly resting on a tree trunk — A closer look · September 2018

Morning mist across wooded hills — Before the day begins · May 2020

A stone bridge in a green valley — Italy · May 2019

A Maya temple beneath a blue sky — Ancient places · September 2018

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