I’m Sebastien J. Zanella, photographer, filmmaker and poet.
Welcome to my world ; a poetic journey through reality, where creation becomes a way of being.
In the streets of Honolulu, Ethan Lau skates not to perform, but to connect.
Gatherer, wanderer, skater and seeker, he walks barefoot to feel the earth, letting the trees guide his path.
From branch to hand, from fruit to mouth, he turns the city into an orchard — a living dialogue between concrete and nature.
Each tree is a compass, each harvest a ceremony, each ride a gesture of freedom.
This is not just a skate film — it’s a meditation on presence.
The Path
Every week, I send a fragment of my handwritten journal — written on the road, in the silence, or in the storm.
Thoughts, photos, and questions to walk with.
The Utopia
A hidden room for those who want to go further.
Full access to my world: photo essays, interviews, behind-the-scenes, letters, and stories from the road.
no ads, no noise. Just meaning
Join me on this journey : a week to explore who you are through the act of creating, to reconnect with meaning, and to build together a world where life itself becomes the work of art.
Feb 23-27
Two workshops — ten people only
Tenerife
Canarias Island
2026 Subscription open
TOGETHER
August 3-7
Tenerife
Canarias Island
2026 Subscription open
WE BECOME
“What if we truly are the world we create? Then let it flow, let it go, let it stay raw—like waves, birds, time, life, tragedy, and love. All it takes is that first step, arms open, into the unknown.”
Echoes & Fragments
This is not just a store.
It’s an extension of the path — a place where images, books, prints, and words gathered along the way become tangible.
Each Books was thought, carried, sometimes scribbled in a notebook or dreamt on a cliff’s edge. They hold the dust of the journey, the doubts, the sparks, the raw beauty of fleeting moments.
Photographer, filmmaker, and poet, Sébastien J. Zanella explores the unseen. For over two decades, his work has documented freedom in all its forms—from skateboarding to surfing, from the margins to vast open spaces, from the tangible to the intangible.
His vision, both raw and lyrical, captures the moment where movement becomes poetry. Through his images and narratives, he seeks to reveal what lingers beneath the surface of reality.
After collaborating with some of the world’s most prestigious organizations and crafting books for Louis Vuitton and Saint Laurent, he has shaped visual poetry for Chloé, Hermès, and more.
Today, he steps away from fleeting validations to build a space where art is no longer just observation, but participation. Desillusion Utopia, his immersive workshops, and his epistolary exchanges invite a deeper connection—a world where the unknown is not to be feared, but embraced as a promise of creation.
Let’s Create Together.
contact me on thepath@sebzanella.com