The PHOTOhype Project is your sneak peak into the awe inspiring world of backpackers & hostel travellers. Just like the title reads on the book about the late photographer, Dan Eldon "The Journey is the Destination."

12 years of PHOTOhype, imagine that! I can still remember when I first started this photo project in 1997 with Surf City Hostel & a handful of backpackers in Hermosa Beach. We have journeyed pretty far since that humble beginning, which presents a deeper meaning & insight behind The Point of Travelling .

In total, the project was based in five different cities within the last 12 years. The All-American scene of [ Hermosa Beach. Viva, Las Vegas. The laid back lifestyle in San Diego. The quiet romantic beauty of Bruges & now the endless nightlife adventures & classic drama tales inside a historic Polish city known as Krakow. We just started our infamous 3rd year in Krakow, Poland which makes me wonder if I've seen the end of PHOTOhype's so-called city hopping ways.