Javier Leon Visuals

13/09/2026

seven days. one remote island.

Dongsha Atoll is one of those places that makes you realise how little of the world we actually see. Remote, contested and surrounded by an incredible marine ecosystem, it feels almost completely removed from everything.

in collaboration with Olympus and the Dongsha Atoll Marine Research Center, i was invited to spend seven days documenting marine life and the people working to understand and protect it. throwback 2019

Awards and exhibitions:
- Taiwan Film Awards 🥇
- Exhibition .tw 🏆
- Awards 🎖️

the kind of place that changes how you look at the ocean, exploration and storytelling.

full vlog on my YouTube channel.

08/09/2026

day 1: behind the camera. 🎥

teams of 4, strength, endurance, technical skills and a pretty epic location under the bridge.

here are a few frames from day one. on day two, i was on the other side of the camera racing — pretty fun to experience WePower from both sides.

big shoutout to and and the whole Waypoint crew. from Challenge Taiwan to WePower, they always seem to come up with something different, fun and genuinely engaging for the community.

already looking forward to being back.

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台灣的選手們 👋

這次 WePower 我也會在現場拍攝，現在開放預約！
想留下比賽照片、RAW 素材、影片或剪輯影片，都歡迎直接 DM 我。

一起記錄你們的比賽，做出一些值得留下來的畫面。🔥

07/09/2026

04/09/2026

exploring the Acropolis, but with one question in mind: what did this place look like 2,500 years ago?

a few vintage 50mm shots, some depth of field, and a little AI imagination.

imagine doing this with VR at Tikal, Machu Picchu, the Pyramids or Angkor Wat.

which ancient place would you bring back to life?

01/09/2026

the furthest i’ve ever been from home. what’s yours? 🗺️

have you ever wondered where the exact opposite side of the world would be if you dropped a pin from where you were born?

i did the Chadar Trek in early winter 2023 with a group of Indian and Air Force elite forces crew. following the frozen Zanskar River, one of the major tributaries feeding the Indus, a river that shaped one of the earliest great civilizations.

i’ve always been fascinated by the Himalayas: Nepal, Kashmir, the Tibetan plateau… and now Ladakh, where the Himalayas meet the Karakoram.

during this assignment with , I was documenting communities living in some seriously tough environments. in winter, heavy snow blocks the roads, leaving many places accessible only by air.

apparently, 2023 was among the last years this version of the Chadar Trek could be organised, as changing conditions are making the frozen river increasingly unpredictable.

one dot on the map. one hell of a journey.

27/08/2026

almost 10 years ago, i was there volunteering. today, i’m watching the same places on the news in devastation.

in 2017, i spent weeks in Trishuli, Nepal, volunteering after the earthquake. wake up at 5am, mix cement, carry gravel, build columns, sweat all day… games with kids in the afternoon.

it was exhausting but one of the most rewarding trips i’ve ever done. dal bhat somehow kept the entire operation alive. 🇳🇵

this week, devastating floods have hit the same region, with communities along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli corridors badly affected.

these are just some raw, unedited memories from my GoPro and Olympus EM10. almost a decade old, but suddenly very present again.

volunteering taught me something i still carry: you go thinking you’re there to help someone else, and you usually come back having changed yourself.

when the time comes, i hope we can help Nepal rebuild again.

🇳🇵🙏

20/08/2026

hide and seek, but make it venice.

i first came here when i was 9 with my family. coming back years later with my partner and a drone licence this time, felt like seeing the city for the first time.

venice is basically an engineering experiment that somehow became one of the most beautiful cities on earth.

add a little depth of field, some vintage glass, and a drone looking down from above… and suddenly you start seeing venice very differently.

have you ever returned somewhere from childhood and barely recognised it?

14/08/2026

a little throwback from a year ago at the Best Body TV competition in Taiwan. somehow these photos only made it onto my account now 😅

i’m getting back into another training block after a very lazy summer, and it got me thinking about being a hybrid athlete.

my challenge for you: make every workout this week different.

run. intervals. lift. carry something heavy. swim. play a racket sport. join a team sport. do some mobility. try something you normally wouldn’t.

mix up the movements, the energy systems, the environments and the people you train with. you might become a much more capable athlete.. and probably have more fun doing it ⬅️

and if you’re in Taipei, come join us at Burpees Please on Tuesdays