Jack Huynh

Jack now resides in the aftermath of the American Dot Com Dream. Following a tepid stint as a software engineer amidst the zenith of the dot boom, he pivoted his career trajectory to pursue photography. Presently, he finds fulfillment in the endeavor to establish an innovative creative agency, one that seamlessly melds his passion for art, technology, and purpose.

He ardently believes in the potential of business as a force for positive societal change, particularly in a culture fixated on short-term gains and purely economic benefits. Consequently, he endeavors to infuse his personal ethos into his professional endeavors by championing nonprofit causes and embarking on a long-term exploration of Buddhism’s relevance in the contemporary landscape.

He has another portfolio website that contains a collection of landscapes and personal projects. His work portfolio is here.

Favorite Bands and Performers?
Sigur Rós, Max Richter, Cocteau Twins, M83, The Radio Dept.

What inspires you?
I am inspired by people/organizations that are making a difference in a sustainable way while incorporating seemingly disparate trains of thought. Whether it’s combining technology and creativity to solve social issues or using social issues to drive a bottom line, the synthesis of these ideas and how they manifest gets me up every day much earlier than I should.

Favorite Destination?
Vietnam, India, Tibet.

Favorite Place to Eat?
Turtle Tower, Chez Maman, Henry Hunan, Ti Couz.

Do you have any special/hidden talents?
I’ve been complimented on my cooking skills on occasion.

Favorite Quote or Last Thoughts?
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” – Dalai Lama

Badlands and Yellowstone National Parks photography

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As part of my project to find subjects that practice Buddhism, I embarked on a 6 week tour of the northwest part of the US. Naturally, part of my motivation is to visit national parks along the way and my first two stops where Badlands and Yellowstone.

Jack's Southern Migration Tour

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Jack embarked on a southern migration a few weeks ago to escape the Michigan winter and work on his multimedia project, Beyond the Cushion. Having been in lock down for the past several years like everyone else, this is the first time he is able to use this nimble conversion van for an extended period...

Southwest Highlights

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The second segment of my epic road trip was in the Southwest and even though it was in the winter months, the weather was great during that time of the year. The great thing about the arid southwest is that things don't look that different compared to the summer. Undoubtedly my two favorite cities during...

Jack launches a new portfolio website

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As a silver lining of the great pandemic of 2020, I took some time (actually a lot of time) to reflect on my body of work and put together some 'highlights' from the past 20 years of professional work. Ironically, the bulk of what I've pull together is a very small percentage of the type...

Beyond the Cushion Update

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Highlight video montage of 3 month journey working on personal project about buddhism in the west.

Life as a nomad

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"The journey of fifty thousand miles starts with a good internet connection."

I wish I could say I was disengaging from the "Matrix" on this pilgrimage in the west but the reality of the digital economy is a rather constant connection to the virtual world. And even though it was only really 3 short months, the...

Beyond the Office

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During our transition to being a virtual company, I took the opportunity to reexamine my own situation after being in the Bay Area for over 25 years. I had been considering relocating outside the Bay Area for some time but finding a mutually agreeable place with my ex hadn't been easy. Regardless, I decided to...

Sarah & Mike's Wedding

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Sarah and Mike meet in Washington DC but having been raised in the Bay Area, Sarah opted to tie the knot at the venerable Flood Mansion. We spent a good amount of time going to the classic San Franciso hot spots for portraits with the entire wedding party. Sarah was a natural in front of...

i was on my bike on the lakeshore trail and almost missed it but pleasant to find buddhist public art in chicago.

So the last leg of the trip was up to Banff from Waterton Lakes NP. Unfortunately, many parts of Canada were experiencing significant wild fires and we could see and feel the smoke in the NP. We tried our best

I drove to Cleveland for the solar eclipse as the duration of the totality was over 3 mins. I was a bit too ambitious in trying to capture different scenes from the eclipse with 3 cameras set up but gave

Although I wasn't really in 'retreat' mode, the 4 days spent at @serenityridge_retreat_center was rejuvenating. The health and wellness retreat was on the secular side with experts from the western perspective to balance the buddhist underpinning. Rincophe is definitely one

this was a first for me where a Rincophe suggested doing a selfie with him because he knew i had been taking photos of everyone else at the retreat. hard to contain my joy about it! #tenzinwangyalrinpoche

I wasn't sure if a glass green tara would photograph well in the field but i played around with it a bit during the solar eclipse. I think it has some nice potential with different qualities of light. #greentara #buddhism

enjoying a wellness retreat and weather in virginia this time of year. bon lineage seems to draw strong reactions but i m staying out of that thread!

the prize is the strength and confidence from the journey to stabilize the view. may beings benefit from the mountain prostrations.

so one of the upside of travelling off peak is being able to land a campsite in a national park without planning months ahead. these are the pictures from around the campsite/town that #watertonlakesnationalpark is in. for the first few

meditation on impermanence. #dharma

same hike part 2. #watertonlakesnationalpark #hiking

after glacier np, we headed up to canada’s waterton national park, right across the border. unfortunately the park had a big burn recently and there was still snow on many trails. still, we found a fairly challenging ‘trail’ that kicked

Went to another tibetan retreat center outside of rockville maryland last week. this one had a particularly interesting history as the founding teacher, a western woman, was recognized as an reincarnate by penor rincophe. they had a wonderful park across

quick trip to dc to photograph amazon web service's conference for non profits. great to hear inspiring people doing good for the world and using AI to have more impact. pretty productive trip where i got to photograph dr biden,

Had the pleasure of interviewing @bornimusic today for my project. I barely covered the main talking points after 2 hours and I could have spent another 2 hours with him. What an inspirational dharma brother. It's been amazing how much

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