Ja Soon Kim Photography

From here and there... over the mountains and across the sea!

Soft evening colors on the water...
Prettiest time of the day and still enough time for a evening stroll in the park with my Ipo. 🐶
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From all the beautiful shores of my beloved Hawaii... from all the islands.
So happy to be finally home and near family! I’ve dragged these shells around the world so I won’t be so homesick... Paris, New York City, Santa Fe... and now back home!

Beautiful and colorful garlic at the farmers market.

High desert drama!

Fallen cottonwood leaves from my
tree in autumn in the high desert!
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Sunset over the .... from my roof in Santa Fe.

Taking in the beautiful turquoise color of the sea in Lanikai...
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So honored to have had an opportunity to work with for the launch!
This was a very special commission for me. I created many pictures using cactus behind my house in Santa Fe in late summer.
They have wilted a bit showing the spectacular fall colors!
They were posted on my account, which of course is now lost due to my account being hacked... I intend to show more tho’.. this particular group of jewelry is beautiful and playful. Check out the hashtag above. It was lovely working with the team.

Two paddlers gliding by our house at dawn.
i am posting this one again as the original one disappeared from my feed. 😾 Hope you enjoy it again!
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Stones tell stories, not because I am crazy but geologist would more than agree... and I am forever listening...
When I was a little one, growing up in war-torn Korea, I wanted to be an artist, We had no fancy toys like American children but we could play all day with rocks. Well, I still do! 🙄
I did have a plastic kitchen set, a gift from my uncle, my father’s oldest brother who brought it to me from Hong Kong. It was the most treasured kitchen set ever! So young ones, be creative, be grateful for what you have.

Stones tell stories, not because I am crazy but geologist would more than agree... and I am forever listening...
When I was a little one, growing up in Korea, I wanted to be an artist, We had no toys like American kids, but we could play all day with rocks.
Well, I still do!

Two tiny paddlers gliding by our house at dawn...

Sorry I deleted this picture by accident... so here it goes again. Hope you will like it again! 😅

Found under a giant banyan tree
at the park!...

Detail of one of pictures
I made for

Many days in this forest with just me and my tiny pup, Ipo if weather allows... best place to think and to make sketches, write notes.

New Mexico rocks inside dried Hawaiian palm frond...
I collect to reminisce, to remember,
and because I see beauty in
“the ordinary” everyday!
Today I saw beautiful waves from
my little lanai in my new tiny place
by the ocean. Yes! I brought my
favorite rocks from New Mexico
to Hawaii!
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Never got tired of New Mexico sunsets... always climbed up on my flat roof to enjoy the colors like no other on this planet! ... and I’ve seen around a bit! 🌎 🌏

On an early dawn beach walk... listening to smooth beach rocks
make music on black sand beach,
as they move up and down with tides, bumping into each other, making perfect symphony by the sea 🌊
Always the best trips with

Rare white Bird of Paradise in the neighborhood... first time I’ve seen one!

Inspired by . The poet I love... “Lotus Moon” 🌕
These are grown by at her home... they have been growing for a long time.
We have a ceramic pot outside and there grows a beautiful lotus plant.
I plan to grow my own lotus in my teeny tiny place by the sea.

There’s no fall season per se but we do have subtle changes.
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Fishermen enjoying the sunset at the end of the day!

Light as butterflies...
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Every sunrise... more beautiful
than the one before. Sometimes we paddle out to the island 🚣‍♀️
for a whole day.

Things from our neighborhood by the sea! 🌊🌴🌊🌴

Missing my New Mexico skies...

On the first day of May, long ago, she was born, on a magical island... a perfect, beautiful being that I love so much... She is my perfect star!

Tropical colors! 🌴
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Homeward bound, finally!
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#808

Desert skies... in the summer.

My neighbor’s Lilac tree is at the height of its fragrance! moment as I pack to move...

From the hikes into National Forests in Korea with
Nov.2016.

Beautiful day for solo snowshoeing
yesterday... through the winter aspens in deep snow... taking in all the beauty of these mountains in winter.
Didn’t see anyone on the trail!...
not even a squirrel 🐿 but those
eyes 👁 on aspen trees watching over me!
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Tiniest tropical tree blossoms... there’s always something blooming in all seasons in Hawaii.

A visual concept/sketch sans jewelry for the collection, project for last year.
I could not have done this without hands on assistance from Cartier team and organization by
Shot on location in Santa Fe for with foraged cactus.
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Missing the fall on this windy, snow day!
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