Yohei Abe is a Japanese photographer, writer, and DJ based in Los Angeles. Educated in International Politics and Environmental Ethics at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo and holding a Master’s in Accounting from USC, he brings a multidisciplinary perspective to his practice. Founder of Balse.org, his work explores solitude, cross-cultural experience, and humanity’s relationship to nature, memory, and spirituality. In 2025, he will publish his first monograph, Ghosts Angels Beyond Light, with dePAOLA Pictures, supported by Leica Akademie USA and Leica Store San Francisco.