Michael Lyon

mlyon0486@photog.social

Teacher, Photographer, Translator, Video Gamer, Scuba Diver, Free Diver, and Oregonian, currently located in Kigali, Rwanda.I enjoy photography, playing video games, snorkeling and scuba diving, watching movies, and traveling.PRINTS available at <a href="https://mlyonphotography.darkroom.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://mlyonphotography.darkroom.com</a>English / 日本語　大丈夫です。

Posts

Post #3782740
Château le Marara #flickr https://flic.kr/p/2rR83Qt #photography
Post #3703308
When you have no new photos to share as a photographer, do you reshare older photos on social media, or just share nothing until you have something new that you feel is worth sharing?
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Sakurajima
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Out and about in Kagoshima city
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Good morning from Kagoshima
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Lunch
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Morning
Post #2652309
Arrived in Tokyo and heading to a hotel for tonight. Fly to Kagoshima tomorrow.
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Morning from Tokyo
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Kagoshima ramen for lunch
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Sushi for dinner.
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Good morning from Kagoshima!
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Soba for lunch
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Lunch
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シロクマ🐻‍❄️
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Thunderstorms ⛈️ rolled in tonight
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Morning
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Lunch
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Enjoying Kagoshima
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Neighborhood park
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Onsen
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Lunch
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Sakurajima
Post #2011853
Nature&#39;s fireworks 🌸✨ The Flat-crown Albizia (Albizia adianthifolia) a tree native to East and Central African forests. Each bloom is a perfect starburst of silk stamens: white at the base, deepening to rose-purple at the tips. No petals. Just pure botanical drama. Spotted in Kigali, Rwanda 📍 #NaturePhotography #Botany #Rwanda #MacroPhotography #AfricanFlora #WildFlowers #Plants #photography #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
Post #1574465
Earth Day looks different depending on where you&#39;re standing. I&#39;ve stood in a lot of places. Oregon waterfalls, Okinawa coral reefs, and Rwandan forest canopy. Three continents. One planet worth protecting. 🌍 #EarthDay2026 #photography
Post #1186673
Went from a sunny day to a rainy day. #photography #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
Post #1179833
Plumbago in bloom in Kigali, Rwanda. These are a common sight around the city, easy to walk past. Up close, the fine veining and sticky calyxes make them worth a second look. Shot with a Nikon D7200 and a Micro Nikkor 105mm 1:2.8. Natural light, late afternoon. 🌿 #Photography #FlowerPhotography #MacroPhotography #Rwanda #NaturePhotography #Plumbago #Botany #NikonD7200 #MicroNikkor105mm
Post #1166539
Magenta orchids photographed in Kigali, Rwanda. 🌺 Shot with a Nikon D7200 and 105mm macro lens. If you look closely, a tiny ant is sheltering on one of the central buds. A happy accident that makes the image. #MacroPhotography #Orchid #FlowerPhotography #Rwanda #NaturePhotography #Photography #Flowers #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Nikon #NikonD7200 #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
Post #742135
#classicmono 🌊 Stillness between the waves at the Kadena Seawall in Okinawa, Japan. Concrete sentinels rise from the sea as the sky churns above. #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #longexposure #seascape #okinawa #japan #moodygrams #minimalmood #fineartphotography #oceanmood #monochrome #landscapephotography #photography #PhotosOfMastodon #マスト写真部
Post #457857
🎡 Night spins in Okinawa. The Ferris wheel at Mihama American Village is turning in a blur of color, its circles echoing in the reflections below. I leaned into motion, long exposure transforming light into something almost painterly. 📍 Mihama American Village, Chatan, Okinawa, Japan #photography #nightphotography #longexposure #cityscape #Okinawa #Japan #travelphotography #fineartphotography