{"id":34,"date":"2026-10-03T18:54:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:54:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/patterns\/journal\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T18:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T18:54:47","slug":"journal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/patterns\/journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0979b498 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-117eff64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:0.85rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label has-primary-color has-text-color is-style-label--1 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/patterns\/\">\u2190 All patterns<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--2 wp-block-paragraph\">6 patterns<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xx-large-font-size\" style=\"font-weight:300;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1.15\">Journal<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">. Latest posts, topics and newsletter.<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"makani-topics has-secondary-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-weight:300;letter-spacing:-0.03em;line-height:1.3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/patterns\/heroes\/\">Heroes<sup>4<\/sup><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/patterns\/about\/\">About<sup>6<\/sup><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/patterns\/work\/\">Work<sup>8<\/sup><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/patterns\/services\/\">Services<sup>6<\/sup><\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/patterns\/testimonials\/\">Testimonials<sup>4<\/sup><\/a> \/ <strong>Journal<sup>6<\/sup><\/strong> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/patterns\/contact\/\">Contact<sup>7<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c88ad40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--0)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-117eff64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:0.85rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label has-primary-color has-text-color is-style-label--3 wp-block-paragraph\">01 \u2014 Journal \u2014 cards<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--4 wp-block-paragraph\">makani-pro\/journal-cards<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f9d62371 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"journal\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e36ee5a6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xxx-large-font-size\">Journal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group wp-container-content-292a31d2 is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-70183d16 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Field notes, behind-the-scenes stories and the occasional essay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--5 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/journal\/\">All notes \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 has-native-responsive-grid wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-bb3bb2cc wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-travel tag-azores tag-landscape tag-road-trip\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/ten-days-on-the-island-road\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-island-road.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ten days on the island road\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-island-road.jpg 960w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-island-road-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-island-road-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-461c73cd wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-22T09:10:00+00:00\">September 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/ten-days-on-the-island-road\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ten days on the island road<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-travel tag-fishing-towns tag-long-form tag-portugal\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/a-winter-with-the-fishermen-of-the-tagus\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-fishermen-tagus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A winter with the fishermen of the Tagus\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-fishermen-tagus.jpg 960w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-fishermen-tagus-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-fishermen-tagus-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-461c73cd wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-02T08:30:00+00:00\">September 2, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/a-winter-with-the-fishermen-of-the-tagus\/\" target=\"_self\" >A winter with the fishermen of the Tagus<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays tag-light tag-lisbon tag-street\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/lisbon-at-seven-in-the-morning\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-lisbon-morning.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lisbon at seven in the morning\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-lisbon-morning.jpg 960w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-lisbon-morning-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-lisbon-morning-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-461c73cd wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-14T07:05:00+00:00\">August 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/lisbon-at-seven-in-the-morning\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lisbon at seven in the morning<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c88ad40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--0)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-117eff64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:0.85rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label has-primary-color has-text-color is-style-label--6 wp-block-paragraph\">02 \u2014 Journal \u2014 featured post<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--7 wp-block-paragraph\">makani-pro\/journal-featured<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-24f3d71b wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"journal\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-117eff64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:0.85rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label has-primary-color has-text-color is-style-label--8 wp-block-paragraph\">Latest essay<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--9 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/journal\/\">All notes \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-travel tag-azores tag-landscape tag-road-trip\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-332861cf wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/ten-days-on-the-island-road\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-island-road.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ten days on the island road\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-island-road.jpg 960w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-island-road-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-island-road-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-b2e21295 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-xx-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/ten-days-on-the-island-road\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ten days on the island road<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-medium-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">S\u00e3o Miguel has one road that matters, and it goes all the way round. I drove it slowly for ten days, stopping wherever the light or a conversation asked me to, and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0e306fa9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-22T09:10:00+00:00\">September 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--10 wp-block-paragraph\">\u00b7<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-time-to-read\">1\u20132 minutes<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<a style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/ten-days-on-the-island-road\/\" target=\"_self\">Read the essay \u2192<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ten days on the island road<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c88ad40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--0)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-117eff64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:0.85rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label has-primary-color has-text-color is-style-label--11 wp-block-paragraph\">03 \u2014 Journal \u2014 post grid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--12 wp-block-paragraph\">makani-pro\/journal-grid<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-07910a1c wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-117eff64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:0.85rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label has-primary-color has-text-color is-style-label--13 wp-block-paragraph\">More from the journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--14 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/journal\/\">Archive \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 has-native-responsive-grid wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-bb3bb2cc wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-travel tag-fishing-towns tag-long-form tag-portugal\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/a-winter-with-the-fishermen-of-the-tagus\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-fishermen-tagus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A winter with the fishermen of the Tagus\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-fishermen-tagus.jpg 960w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-fishermen-tagus-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-fishermen-tagus-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-461c73cd wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/category\/travel\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travel<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/a-winter-with-the-fishermen-of-the-tagus\/\" target=\"_self\" >A winter with the fishermen of the Tagus<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">For four months I spent my early mornings on the river with a handful of men who still&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-02T08:30:00+00:00\">September 2, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays tag-light tag-lisbon tag-street\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/lisbon-at-seven-in-the-morning\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-lisbon-morning.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lisbon at seven in the morning\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-lisbon-morning.jpg 960w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-lisbon-morning-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-lisbon-morning-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-461c73cd wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/category\/essays\/\" rel=\"tag\">Essays<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/lisbon-at-seven-in-the-morning\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lisbon at seven in the morning<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Before the trams fill up and the tour groups arrive, Lisbon belongs to the people who live in&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-14T07:05:00+00:00\">August 14, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-10 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-portraits tag-consent tag-portraits tag-process\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/on-photographing-strangers\/\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1201\" src=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-photographing-strangers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"On photographing strangers\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-photographing-strangers.jpg 960w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-photographing-strangers-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-photographing-strangers-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/10\/makani-journal-photographing-strangers-768x961.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-461c73cd wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/category\/portraits\/\" rel=\"tag\">Portraits<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/on-photographing-strangers\/\" target=\"_self\" >On photographing strangers<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">People often ask how I approach strangers. The honest answer: slowly, and usually without the camera in my&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-21T10:00:00+00:00\">July 21, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c88ad40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--0)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-117eff64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:0.85rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label has-primary-color has-text-color is-style-label--15 wp-block-paragraph\">04 \u2014 Journal \u2014 latest posts<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--16 wp-block-paragraph\">makani-pro\/journal<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f9d62371 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" id=\"journal\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-971f3bbe wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--17 wp-block-paragraph\">07 \u2014 Journal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes from the road<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query makani-post-list is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--line);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-travel tag-azores tag-landscape tag-road-trip\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--line);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbe79d13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-22T09:10:00+00:00\">September 22, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/ten-days-on-the-island-road\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ten days on the island road<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow wp-block-hidden-mobile\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/ten-days-on-the-island-road\/\" target=\"_self\">Read \u2192<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ten days on the island road<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays category-travel tag-fishing-towns tag-long-form tag-portugal\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--line);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbe79d13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-02T08:30:00+00:00\">September 2, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/a-winter-with-the-fishermen-of-the-tagus\/\" target=\"_self\" >A winter with the fishermen of the Tagus<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow wp-block-hidden-mobile\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/a-winter-with-the-fishermen-of-the-tagus\/\" target=\"_self\">Read \u2192<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A winter with the fishermen of the Tagus<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essays tag-light tag-lisbon tag-street\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--line);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fbe79d13 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-14T07:05:00+00:00\">August 14, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/lisbon-at-seven-in-the-morning\/\" target=\"_self\" >Lisbon at seven in the morning<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow wp-block-hidden-mobile\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\"><a class=\"wp-block-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/lisbon-at-seven-in-the-morning\/\" target=\"_self\">Read \u2192<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Lisbon at seven in the morning<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2c88ad40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--0)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-117eff64 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;padding-top:0.85rem\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label has-primary-color has-text-color is-style-label--18 wp-block-paragraph\">05 \u2014 Newsletter \u2014 soft band<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--19 wp-block-paragraph\">makani-pro\/newsletter<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"newsletter\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-e796cfff wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-1a8cd227 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:52%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--20 wp-block-paragraph\">Newsletter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-xxx-large-font-size\">One letter a month, <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">from wherever I am.<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">A few photographs, a short essay and a list of places worth the trip. Join 2,400 readers \u2014 unsubscribe any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#\">Subscribe \u2197<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--21\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.romanfink.com\/makani\/journal\/\">Read past letters<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:48%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--22 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Recent letters<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group makani-rows is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-33f5920b wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-color:var(--wp--preset--color--primary);border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78dab463 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--line);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label wp-container-content-40d3884b is-style-label--23 wp-block-paragraph\">No. 14<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\">Storm season in Peniche<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--24 wp-block-hidden-mobile wp-block-paragraph\">Oct 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78dab463 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--line);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label wp-container-content-40d3884b is-style-label--25 wp-block-paragraph\">No. 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\">Notes on slowness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--26 wp-block-hidden-mobile wp-block-paragraph\">Sep 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78dab463 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--line);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label wp-container-content-40d3884b is-style-label--27 wp-block-paragraph\">No. 12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\">The last ferry to Corvo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--28 wp-block-hidden-mobile wp-block-paragraph\">Aug 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-78dab463 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--line);border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"is-style-label wp-container-content-40d3884b is-style-label--29 wp-block-paragraph\">No. 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a wp-block-paragraph\">A desert in black and white<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-label is-style-label--30 wp-block-hidden-mobile wp-block-paragraph\">Jul 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group 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