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ANNYEONG HA SHIM NI KA!
greetings from the eastern port city of wonsan, a bumpy 5hr drive from the capital pyongyang, north korea.

fun fact: this sleepy beachside resort town doubles up as a missile/artillery/weapons test site - in fact two missiles were fired a day before we arrived. 😓

anyhoos heres a rare photo of me standing in front of one of the gazillion mosaic murals featuring the two kims. and cuz the kims are revered like gods i had to adhere to many rules before this photo could be taken:
no selfie.
no poses.
no smile.
stand 10m away.
crop out the skeleton face on tshirt.

but i like the skeleton on my tshirt! ☠️✊🏼

#rozzinDPRK
#wonsan
#northkorea
#darktourist
#shotoniphoneXs
#portraitmode
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. taken in North Korea by @heyrozz

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7 years ago

I FOUND TRUE NORTH!!!

after walking in knee-deep snow for about 140m from our helidrop point, a fellow expedition mate from china found it 2m from where i stood and we all rushed towards him to borrow his phone for a photo. this 90° north location lasted all of 30seconds before shifting again because the earth is constantly rotating.

many have thought i was crazy to pay USD21,000 for a 3-day expedition to spend only 1hr at the north pole. ill admit it was a painful decision that i took months to be ok with, simply cuz im not financially stable or floating in cash. but i figured ill prob not make it to mars or explore outer space in my lifetime so why not visit at least one of the earth’s poles upon which it spins? there is nothing to see out here. its a barren desert of snow and ice. but theres something quite special about being at the top of the world, where every step you take is south. everyone on my expedition team has only one goal: to locate 90° north. after being here i realized the mad logistics and expertise required to transport people to the north pole. a single plane ride already costs USD100,000. im convinced that in order to explore extreme locations, id have to commit a little more. its not for everyone thats for sure. only 200 people make it to the north pole every year.

we heard that the expedition team last year only managed 89° north cuz of where they had to land, and one year before that 90° north was located over a body of water!! so we were extremely fortunate this year! im so giddy from joy right now i dont know if ill ever recover from this high, or ever go back to mundane city living after having had a taste of the extremes this world has to offer. ill be having major withdrawals for months to come. and if/when i become broke, ill look back on all my photos and videos and smile.

#rozzin90degreesnorth
#geographicnorthpole
#UncharteredAdventures
#WorldClassAt30KFeet
. taken in Arctic North Pole by @heyrozz

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8 years ago

SILFRA RIFT, checked! scuba diving for the first time in a dry suit, in melted glacier water between two tectonic plates! one hand's holding on to the eurasian plate, and the other is holding on to the north american plate. this is possibly THE MOST AWESOME THING ive ever done in my life - right up there with skydiving. big thanks to my boys at www.dive.is for makin my bucket list-worthy experience such a beautiful and stress-free one! book with them if you're gonna be diving in the silfra, aka one of the top 3 dive spots in the world!

#rozziniceland
#silfrarift
#drysuitdive
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. taken in Silfra Rift, Þingvellir National Park, Iceland by @heyrozz

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13 years ago

Jalan Besar hits different.

Most tourists miss it, but locals know this former post-WWII industrial hub is home to some of the absolute best eats in Singapore hidden in plain sight.

Join me me in supporting our local F&B heroes on the Grab Full House Mission, in partnership with @enterprisesg

#GrabSG #EnterpriseSG #GrabFullHouseMission #ChaoDessert #AD
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. taken in Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர் by @heyrozz

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19 days ago

love the nature in Katon-Karagay in east Kazakhstan… but i really came here to drink and soak in Maral blood, typically harvested from the blood-rich velvet antlers of the Altai maral deer.

fun fact: the use of maral deer antlers and blood dates back thousands of years and was heavily practiced in Tibetan and Chinese traditional medicine, as well as by the nomadic peoples of the Altai region who discovered the regenerative properties of the deer.

i once hosted a TV show called “Weird Food Diaries” that had me travelling across asia eating everything from rat’s testicals to live red ants so ill try anything once. but this Maral blood experience is a once and done thing for me. never again.

#rozzinkazakhstan
#katonkaragay
#shotoniphone taken in Kazakhstan by @heyrozz

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11 days ago

left my DSLR at home..

brought this beast of an iphone along instead:
iphone 18 pro max, now with variable aperture, which is a fancy way of saying your camera lens can now change the size of its opening.

having a range of f/1.48 - f/4 is wiiiild for a smartphone… this AND the powerful A20 chip to power fast, hand-held shooting, crisp images even in lowlight and moving subjects. this is the biggest hardware upgrade for pro iphone users. color me impressed.

im currently leading a travel group across Kazakhstan over the next 10 days. will post more when i am able to and when connection is stable. meawhile here are some snaps of my first coupla days in Almaty. will be heading further east to the Kazakh Altai region in the next coupla days.. watch this space!

#rozzinkazakhstan #shotoniphone18promax @apple
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. taken in Almaty, Kazakhstan by @heyrozz

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a month ago

i love my  tribe.

the annual september keynote event is where ill meet so many incredibly talented photographers (my cover shot is by @victorabarca), reconnect with old friends, make new ones.

“we obsess over the details. we care enormously about design and simplicity. we want our products to be incredibly powerful, but also want them to be simple, and natural and intuitive. at the end of the day we want to make things that have a meaningful impact on people’s lives.” - #JohnTernus, CEO @apple

we tech’ed hard, partied even harder with @domdolla x @disclosure inside apple park. thnks fr th mmrs and for including me. til the next one… SURPRISE AND SHINE!

#appleevent #iphone18pro
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. taken in Apple Park Cupertino by @heyrozz

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a month ago

theres tech… and then theres @apple with intuitive, well-designed tech 

and thats a wrap for another solid keynote! i will be dropping an in-depth review on 16th september. for now.. show some love cuz.. it was A LOT.

#iphone18pro #iphoneDUO #appleevent
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. taken in Steve Jobs Theater by @heyrozz

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a month ago

today’s decision to forgive myself…

inspired by a quote @janiceymkoh shared this morning. and my photo of last night’s blood moon, courtesy of the partial solar eclipse.

#rozzquotes
shot on #SonyA7C FE 70-200 f2.8 OSS ll
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. taken in Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர் by @heyrozz

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a month ago

oh @hermes.. y’all sure have a knack for creating immersive, whimsical worlds. meh-seee-boo-cooo for inviting me to tag along, always 🤍

#hermes #venturebeyond by @heyrozz

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a month ago

yoohoo! ive checked in on myself so thought id check in on yall too! wtf its august and im feeling anxious for some weird ass reason. am i alone on this?

what on this list have you done lately, or will never do? honestly i’m still finding it hard to leave a tip for subpar service.

also ps: i still have a coupla spots open on my Syria tour 22-29 nov 2026 if yall are keen to “go somewhere you’ve never been”. deets on my IG stories.

tomorrow is promised to no one. live well.

xRozz

#rozzquotes @anthonybourdain
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. taken in Singapore by @heyrozz

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2 months ago

my spirit contained…
SYCOMORE Extrait de Parfum.

Part of the Les Extraits collection which represents the peak of CHANEL’s perfume artistry, where each bottle delivers the highest concentration of raw materials.. masterfully blended to feel intimate, rich, and unforgettable.

#CHANELBEAUTY LESEXTRAITSDECHANEL @chanelofficial

shot by @esyk
assisted by @sojin_kwak
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. taken in 1933 Old Millfun by @heyrozz

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