Paddled out, got humbled
186sessions
4boards
2reef cuts
I go until the fear stops being a thought and becomes homework. That's the session.
Entry no. 184 — Wed, Apr 15 · 05:42 local
— field notes, from wherever
Jorge Bustamante. Photographer, traveler, engineer, extreme-sports wanna-be. This site is the logbook — dated, imperfect, mostly honest. I ship software between flights and shoot the parts worth remembering.
~ jbshooting since 2019 · A7R III + DJI Mavic Pro 4
first light, glass waterApr 15 · 05:42 · f2.8
approvedby the sea · 2026
wanna-besurfer · since '95
paddled out at first light. water was glass. shot 17–29 with the wide — the rest I just watched.
Ch. 01 — arrivalcurrentlyroadtrip · AR → PEscroll for log ↓
02· who, roughlyapr '26
Jorge
as told by Jorge
Fig. 02 — self-portrait, elevator, Lisbon '24stillmoving · 2026Free as the waves.
I'm Jorge — traveler, photographer, and adventure-adjacent engineer. My life moves between surfboards, airports, and cameras; whichever one happens to be charged.
I ship iOS apps that help other nomads move through the world less painfully. I shoot the things I'd want to remember — not the things that look good on feed.
The “wanna-be” in my bio is real. I surf badly, with joy. I dive until the fish get bored of me. I pretend to know what the focus ring does.
- 42countries
- 186surf sessions
- 42dives
- 7years shooting
- 2cameras
- ∞wrong turns
05:42
Avg. wake-up
2.3kg
Camera on body
04
Boards owned
JP
Currently
03· photographs38 plates
A long look,
not a scroll
The grid is out. Photographs arrive in pairs and triptychs, paced like a print spread. Each one gets a caption because it earned one.
“The water remembers you even when the map has moved on.”
— log 184, april
“The water remembers you even when the map has moved on.”
— log 184, april
04· atlasnot to scale
42 countries,
give or take a visa
visitedlived in— flights
Lima
Prague
Mexico City
Istanbul
Tokyo
Patagonia
Male
Bali
not to scale. never to scale.
Recent entries
- 04·15Buenos Aires, ARasados, late042
- 03·22Mar del Platacold swell041
- 02·09Jujuy, ARpink hills040
- 01·17San Pedro de Atacama, CLstars, no moon039
- 12·30Maldivesglass, every morning038
- 11·11Sri Lankadawn patrol037
- 10·06Kenyaplains, red dust036
- 09·01South Africacold current035
countries42
flights214
currentAR
05· the outside partself-certified
Extreme sports
(ish)
Rankings are unofficial. Self-certified. The judges are waves I do not know personally.
Breathe slower
42dives
28mdeepest
1eel
Open Water, not Advanced. I stop when the fish do.
Dirt + hubris
12rides
3falls
The footage looks better than the riding feels. That's the deal.
00:00since last bruise10+yrs in the ocean0sponsorships (fine)— keep going
06· send a postcardi read all of them
Say hi.
I'm probably awake.
No form. No newsletter. Just the handles. If you want to talk work, say what it's about in the first line. If you want to send me a surf spot, thank you in advance.
instagram@jo_bntemostly waterthreads@jo_bnteopinions, quietlytiktok@jobntewhen the light is weirdlinkedinin/jobntefor boring but necessary thingsemailfor real things
Free as the waves ~ wherever the current goes
open forthe good ones · 2026postcard · from wherever I amSay hi —
— Jorge
Say hi —
don't say
circle back.
— Jorgewhere to find me
01@jo_bntemostly waterIG →02@jo_bnteopinions, quietlyTH →03@jobntewhen the light is weirdTT →04in/jobntefor boring but necessary thingsLI →
send a letterjobnte12@gmail.com
ARpost
to:someone with a good ideaar · cl · pe
04·2026
04·2026
reply time ≈ 48hwrite back, ok?