Just a photographer traveling the world.

[jamakea]

St. John’s Bridge, Oregon.

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[jamakea]

Voodoo Doughnuts.

Portland, Oregon.

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[jamakea]

Beacon Rock State Park, Washington.

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[just--space]

[spacedbitch-blog]

FINALLY look at the clarity in everyone one. No longer pixel blots

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Click it

[life-screamss]

this is so badass

[mitski-miyawakis]

this is planet porn

[jamakea]

Space Needle.

Seattle, Washington.

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[jamakea]

Pioneer Square, Washington.

[jamakea]

What true love means to me. 2/2

[jamakea]

What true love means to me.

[jamakea]

Seattle, Washington.

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[best-of-memes]

[intj-confessions]

Neat.

[toservethequeen-deactivated2015]

neat. neat?!?! youre looking at day and night AT THE SAME TIME, don you realize thats been completely impossible until like the past ten years. To be looking at this is straight up INSANE.

neat.

you fuckin kidding me

[intj-confessions]

Neat.

[thatkindofwoman]

[jamakea]

California Coast, August 2015.

[jamakea]

Williams, Arizona.

I’m scared of so many things. Failure, rejection, boredom, stagnation. I’m scared that my life won’t mean anything. That I will have taken more than I have given. I get really lonely sometimes. I cry in the shower or cry myself to sleep - sometimes for no reason at all. I get lonely in large crowds or even when I’m surrounded by everyone I love. I often wonder what’s wrong with me. I wonder why I wake up sad some days when I was born with so much privilege. So much abundance. I used to think I was the only one who felt this way. I’m not, though. Almost everyone does. We just don’t talk about it. Everyone is obsessed with their own PR. We create virtual stories about ourselves. Leaving out the pimples, the arguments with our significant others, the bills we don’t know how we are going to pay. How can we, such intelligent and capable human beings, compare our behind the scenes with a world that’s retouched, censored and edited?

[liryae-blog]

There is literally nothing in nature that blooms all year long, so do not expect yourself to do so.

[jamakea]

I have a tender spirit. I live in my head. I decide from my heart. I am often in an internal battle and between major life decisions. My biggest downfall is that I get caught up in decision-making rather than executing. I always think that all my ducks have to be in a row before I can pursue something fully. I’ve read hundreds of books. Many of them autobiographies. Often in a “successful” person’s life they experience stagnation and not knowing where the correct path is. Maybe even for half their lifetime. I find peace in that. I find peace in the fact that people who have done great things, have once felt clueless and lost. I feel an urgency to make a commitment to something and dominate in it. I want to create an environment of goal-accomplishing and success. But then what? What happens when I accomplish everything I set out to do? What happens when I attain another black belt, a pilot’s license or have one of my photos published in Time or NatGeo? One moment of satisfaction. One breath of relief. Then I will be right back to thinking about what I have to do next. What I have left to accomplish. What I have left to prove to myself and to the people around me that believe in me. I’ve accepted that I’ll never feel accomplished. Maybe that’s what will make me great.... Never being satisfied with what I’ve done. I’ve come to believe that success belongs in the hands of those who never see a finish line. Their only finish line is the ultimate one that awaits for us all. Success is about aspiring to create something. Not basking in what you’ve already created.

[jamakea]

This is my mom, Toni.

She is a beautiful, eccentric, free-spirited and courageous woman who’s dedicated her life to emotional wellness. Because of her, I can cope in this world. Due to her example, I can overcome the most painful of hurts. There is something that I would like to publicly acknowledge about my mom. My mom had a terrible childhood. Both of her parents were volatile, selfish and not ready to be parents. They were not even ready to take care of THEMSELVES. I will not go into details. My mom decided that she would dedicate her life to becoming what she never had - a wonderful mother. Although she was young and had much to learn when she brought me into this world, she has only gotten better. She has only worked harder to overcome her own voids and scars. She has made mistakes only to come back with an opener mind and a refreshened sense of understanding. A lot of us are a product of our environment. It can take a lifetime to remove yourself from bad habits stemming from bad examples. When we resent our parents, we become just like them. My mom has learned to forgive in order to be better. I don’t know how she’s done it. I don’t know how she continues to better at it. All I know, is that I’m lucky. Luckier than most. Thank you Universe for this special human being and this life.

[conceptualsolitude]

concept: i know exactly what i need to do and i’m capable enough to do it 

[jamakea]

this.