Yaga'26

Mycelium Institute

7/21/2026

Mycelium Institute.

Black and white silhouette of two people standing in thick fog at Yaga Gathering
Black and white silhouette of two people standing in thick fog at Yaga Gathering

Hi everyone ^^

It's good to be back.
It's fun to take pictures.

Shadow of a person giving a peace sign next to a camping wagon with a pink disco ball.
Shadow of a person giving a peace sign next to a camping wagon with a pink disco ball.

I would like to take you with me on a small journey;
to walk around the Yaga.
Let me be your legs & eyes.
Some might say a curated vision

For my second visit to Yaga and with a still-recovering knee.
I was able to get some more portraits for People of Yaga series.
But I was more excited to capture Forest Transformation, and what the hell is this doing here? lol

This sums up the short intro.
I recommend watching it on a big screen.
You will figure out your own story anyway.

enjoy. ^^
p.s. replay the song if needed.

A scenic dirt hiking trail winding through a dense green forest with tall pine trees and golden sunlight.
A scenic dirt hiking trail winding through a dense green forest with tall pine trees and golden sunlight.

Almost the same spot as last year... new camp has emerged - The "swamp" camp. It was bigger, with new residents and neighbors. Good place; I kinda like the Pinewood Camper side.

Nothing much to add here; we got trolleys, and they rock. Yet coming with the bus would still be the best. You can pack the whole village in it... got some ideas already. Even tho I wont gonna lie... I kinda feel like I want to switch the role for next yaga... and bring some lights. ^^

and now... Let the forest meet:

A black and white pirate flag featuring a cat skull and crossbones hanging in a forest setting.
A black and white pirate flag featuring a cat skull and crossbones hanging in a forest setting.
Surreal forest scene at night with vibrant orange smoke and blue light beams illuminating people on a trail.
Surreal forest scene at night with vibrant orange smoke and blue light beams illuminating people on a trail.

As you might not recognize the same space here at all...

vol. II

Black off-road SUV with a rooftop tent parked in a sunny pine forest campsite.
Black off-road SUV with a rooftop tent parked in a sunny pine forest campsite.

good luck brother ~yb

A white Fiat motorhome camper van parked among tall pine trees in a sunny forest campsite.
A white Fiat motorhome camper van parked among tall pine trees in a sunny forest campsite.
A large white canvas tipi tent stands in a grassy forest clearing at a summer camping retreat.
A large white canvas tipi tent stands in a grassy forest clearing at a summer camping retreat.
Professional DJ equipment and lighting rig set up inside a geometric wooden A-frame festival stage.
Professional DJ equipment and lighting rig set up inside a geometric wooden A-frame festival stage.

good luck sister ~yb

Group of friends loading camping gear and backpacks into a white camper van for an outdoor road trip.
Group of friends loading camping gear and backpacks into a white camper van for an outdoor road trip.
Black and white photo of people relaxing on a grassy field during a summer picnic outdoors.
Black and white photo of people relaxing on a grassy field during a summer picnic outdoors.
Young women participate in a creative workshop inside a rustic tent on hay flooring at an outdoor festival.
Young women participate in a creative workshop inside a rustic tent on hay flooring at an outdoor festival.
People participating in a creative mud painting workshop at an outdoor festival.
People participating in a creative mud painting workshop at an outdoor festival.
A black and white photo of five friends standing on a dirt path in bright, foggy morning light.
A black and white photo of five friends standing on a dirt path in bright, foggy morning light.

Great lad, he was shooting yaga on film.
Hope you had a blast with it ^^

A man in a Scuffers jersey and denim shorts stands on an outdoor path with staff credentials.
A man in a Scuffers jersey and denim shorts stands on an outdoor path with staff credentials.

welcome home ^^

The backstage

My personal favorite point of view...

Coiled black heavy-duty power cables and industrial electrical connectors on green grass.
Coiled black heavy-duty power cables and industrial electrical connectors on green grass.
A woman sits at a desk in a rustic workshop filled with festival supplies and camping gear.
A woman sits at a desk in a rustic workshop filled with festival supplies and camping gear.
A man in a bucket hat stands on a Kaabo electric scooter with a large cable reel.
A man in a bucket hat stands on a Kaabo electric scooter with a large cable reel.

How is your work?
-Someone didn't return the Drill bit.
Is that your main or side quest today?
-Been calling all numbers the whole morning, no luck yet.
Ahh, it's main... You'll find it. ^^

Plot twist - nobody found it.

A man refuels a portable diesel generator from a trailer tank in a wooded outdoor setting.
A man refuels a portable diesel generator from a trailer tank in a wooded outdoor setting.
A technician refueling a yellow industrial Caterpillar power generator with a black fuel hose.
A technician refueling a yellow industrial Caterpillar power generator with a black fuel hose.
Rustic festival lineup signs with artistic carvings standing in a sunlit forest near a small stream.
Rustic festival lineup signs with artistic carvings standing in a sunlit forest near a small stream.

The Duskwood.

Golden sunbeams filtering through mist and tall green trees at Duskwood stage at Yaga Gathering
Golden sunbeams filtering through mist and tall green trees at Duskwood stage at Yaga Gathering
Geometric artistic stage design for an outdoor music festival set in a lush forest clearing.
Geometric artistic stage design for an outdoor music festival set in a lush forest clearing.
A smiling guy in front of an intricate, textured grey stage set at yaga gathering
A smiling guy in front of an intricate, textured grey stage set at yaga gathering

Won't gonna lie, the stage was crafted with love... but we will revisit it at night ^^

Already excited to print this out big ^^

Hiiii laki.eve ^^

Was a pleasure to see ya again. This year Evelin was hosting performing artists from Duskwood stage, and I guess she did a flawless job since we practically never met during the 4 days of the festival haha.

fun fact, I did meet a cool cat out there on Yaga, and guess who's the owner?

Black and white artistic photo of a bra hanging on a tree branch in a dense forest.
Black and white artistic photo of a bra hanging on a tree branch in a dense forest.
Vibrant blue light beams and fog illuminate a dark forest path at night with people walking through trees.
Vibrant blue light beams and fog illuminate a dark forest path at night with people walking through trees.

Random hour.

And we are transitioning into the first night at the yaga

Low angle view of tall pine trees in a coniferous forest with golden hour sunlight hitting the treetops.
Low angle view of tall pine trees in a coniferous forest with golden hour sunlight hitting the treetops.
Crowd walking through a dark forest at night toward a vibrant light installation and laser show.
Crowd walking through a dark forest at night toward a vibrant light installation and laser show.
Mysterious person standing in a dark forest path illuminated by vibrant blue and red smoke flare lighting.
Mysterious person standing in a dark forest path illuminated by vibrant blue and red smoke flare lighting.
Silhouetted people walk through a dark forest path illuminated by dramatic blue light and orange smoke.
Silhouetted people walk through a dark forest path illuminated by dramatic blue light and orange smoke.
A DJ performing at a music festival with blue and orange stage lighting effects.
A DJ performing at a music festival with blue and orange stage lighting effects.
Nighttime outdoor music festival with blue and orange stage lights illuminating a crowd in a forest setting.
Nighttime outdoor music festival with blue and orange stage lights illuminating a crowd in a forest setting.
Ethereal night forest landscape featuring dark tree silhouettes illuminated by vibrant blue and orange light.
Ethereal night forest landscape featuring dark tree silhouettes illuminated by vibrant blue and orange light.
A vibrant psychedelic light projection on an outdoor stage structure at yaga gathering at night.
A vibrant psychedelic light projection on an outdoor stage structure at yaga gathering at night.

THE
DUSK
WOOD.

Crowd dancing at a yaga gathering with projection mapping on a geometric stage structure.
Crowd dancing at a yaga gathering with projection mapping on a geometric stage structure.

And this one probably will be hanging in my studio in glowbox ^^ will show it off when I make it.

btw. enjoying the music? song is a blast.

Silhouetted pine trees illuminated by a warm orange glow against a dark night sky.
Silhouetted pine trees illuminated by a warm orange glow against a dark night sky.
Illuminated geodesic dome tent at a night festival in the forest with warm interior lighting and blue trees.
Illuminated geodesic dome tent at a night festival in the forest with warm interior lighting and blue trees.

Good morning ^^

Hah, that was a sudden change, right? Well, to be honest, i barelly moving photos up and down; they pretty much went chronologically as I did shoot, so it was a big contrast to me too, I guess.

Let's scout around a lil bit more... It's the most fun activity to do in Life anyways. Just wander around

A photographer YokohamaBandit takes a mirror selfie with a phone booth in a sunny pine forest.
A photographer YokohamaBandit takes a mirror selfie with a phone booth in a sunny pine forest.
Vintage blue Taksofonas phone booth standing in a dense green forest with tall pine trees.
Vintage blue Taksofonas phone booth standing in a dense green forest with tall pine trees.

Ayeee!

A smiling man with dreadlocks and sunglasses at an outdoor festival in a forest setting.
A smiling man with dreadlocks and sunglasses at an outdoor festival in a forest setting.
A Bob Marley t-shirt hangs on a clothesline between two pine trees at a sunny forest campsite.
A Bob Marley t-shirt hangs on a clothesline between two pine trees at a sunny forest campsite.
Three bearded men sitting on wooden benches at an outdoor summer festival in a forest setting.
Three bearded men sitting on wooden benches at an outdoor summer festival in a forest setting.
A vintage Sony video camera and Ikegami color monitor displaying macro footage in a forest setting.
A vintage Sony video camera and Ikegami color monitor displaying macro footage in a forest setting.
Friends relaxing and swimming at a wooden lake dock surrounded by a pine forest on a sunny summer day.
Friends relaxing and swimming at a wooden lake dock surrounded by a pine forest on a sunny summer day.
A group of young people carrying camping gear and a wooden table through a sunlit forest trail.
A group of young people carrying camping gear and a wooden table through a sunlit forest trail.
A glass terrarium tube containing green moss and a dried lemon slice suspended above a table.
A glass terrarium tube containing green moss and a dried lemon slice suspended above a table.
An illuminated glass terrarium art installation featuring a woven boot with white oyster mushrooms.
An illuminated glass terrarium art installation featuring a woven boot with white oyster mushrooms.
A magnetic stirrer lab machine mixing an orange liquid culture jar for mushroom cultivation.
A magnetic stirrer lab machine mixing an orange liquid culture jar for mushroom cultivation.
Mushroom mycelium cultures growing in petri dishes inside a DIY laminar flow hood for sterile laboratory work.
Mushroom mycelium cultures growing in petri dishes inside a DIY laminar flow hood for sterile laboratory work.

The beauty of working with Agar in Petri dish - Creation of living culture, selective process of finding the "strongest"
with transfering it to liquid base. All to create liquid micelium for further use for incalucation of substrat (a future home) for micelium to grow and fruit.

I love that Yaga is full of interesting workshops. But to see it all here in the forest - for people to learn how to work and research a shroom culture is happening around the world.

Most of the people alive to this day.. only because of curiosity to learn what shrooms can do... and Fleming discovered Penicilin.

Laboratory worker using a modern compound microscope with a digital camera attachment for research.
Laboratory worker using a modern compound microscope with a digital camera attachment for research.
A weathered tan trench coat with metallic eyelets hangs on a rustic wooden post in an outdoor setting.
A weathered tan trench coat with metallic eyelets hangs on a rustic wooden post in an outdoor setting.
A man in a paisley shirt selling artisan bread and pastries at an outdoor farmers market stall.
A man in a paisley shirt selling artisan bread and pastries at an outdoor farmers market stall.
A red Volkswagen camper van with a leather sofa strapped to the roof in a pine forest campsite.
A red Volkswagen camper van with a leather sofa strapped to the roof in a pine forest campsite.
A woman writes a vegan stew and soup menu on a chalkboard sign at an outdoor festival food stall.
A woman writes a vegan stew and soup menu on a chalkboard sign at an outdoor festival food stall.
A brown leather sofa sits outside a red camper van at a scenic forest campsite.
A brown leather sofa sits outside a red camper van at a scenic forest campsite.
A woman with gothic style, dreadlocks, and cat ears chilling at Yaga Gathering
A woman with gothic style, dreadlocks, and cat ears chilling at Yaga Gathering
A small white kitten with a blue harness relaxes on hay while camping outdoors.
A small white kitten with a blue harness relaxes on hay while camping outdoors.

When couches get a high ground... does it mean the rain is coming? ^^

Friends camping in a lush forest with tents, outdoor speakers, and cozy rugs for a woodland retreat.
Friends camping in a lush forest with tents, outdoor speakers, and cozy rugs for a woodland retreat.
A musician performs live electronic music using a modular synthesizer at an outdoor festival.
A musician performs live electronic music using a modular synthesizer at an outdoor festival.
Two friends sitting at a campsite in the woods, with one man wearing white tribal face paint.
Two friends sitting at a campsite in the woods, with one man wearing white tribal face paint.
Overhead view of a person using a smartphone to photograph vintage black and white photos on a red tray.
Overhead view of a person using a smartphone to photograph vintage black and white photos on a red tray.
Vintage large format field camera on a tripod in a forest setting, black and white photography.
Vintage large format field camera on a tripod in a forest setting, black and white photography.
Misty morning fog hovering over a calm lake surrounded by a lush evergreen pine forest at sunrise.
Misty morning fog hovering over a calm lake surrounded by a lush evergreen pine forest at sunrise.
A DJ performing a live music set at Yaga Gathering
A DJ performing a live music set at Yaga Gathering
2 ethnic girls on festival yaga gathering
2 ethnic girls on festival yaga gathering

Burning Stage.

Smiling man with curly hair holding a bubble gun at a music festival at Yaga Gathering
Smiling man with curly hair holding a bubble gun at a music festival at Yaga Gathering
A person walking barefoot on a textured stage platform during a black and white concert production.
A person walking barefoot on a textured stage platform during a black and white concert production.
DJ set at Burning Stage at Yaga Gathering
DJ set at Burning Stage at Yaga Gathering
People dancing at a vibrant electronic music festival at Yaga Gathering
People dancing at a vibrant electronic music festival at Yaga Gathering
Crowd dancing at Yaga Gathering with bubbles, retro TV monitors, and bright stage lighting.
Crowd dancing at Yaga Gathering with bubbles, retro TV monitors, and bright stage lighting.
A DJ wearing a faux fur coat performs for a dancing crowd at Yaga Gathering
A DJ wearing a faux fur coat performs for a dancing crowd at Yaga Gathering
Bearded DJ performing an electronic music set at an outdoor night festival with neon lights.
Bearded DJ performing an electronic music set at an outdoor night festival with neon lights.
A colorful geometric art installation with psychedelic patterns set against a backdrop of tall green forest trees.
A colorful geometric art installation with psychedelic patterns set against a backdrop of tall green forest trees.
Projector mounted on a tree house in a forest projecting red light beams through autumn foliage.
Projector mounted on a tree house in a forest projecting red light beams through autumn foliage.
People gather under a lit canopy for an outdoor dinner party in a dark pine forest.
People gather under a lit canopy for an outdoor dinner party in a dark pine forest.
A group of people standing outside a small rustic cabin in a foggy forest with glowing orange and green lights.
A group of people standing outside a small rustic cabin in a foggy forest with glowing orange and green lights.
Mysterious forest path at night illuminated by glowing blue mist and red neon lights among tall trees.
Mysterious forest path at night illuminated by glowing blue mist and red neon lights among tall trees.
Crowd at an outdoor night music festival with red stage lights and a triangular stage structure in the woods.
Crowd at an outdoor night music festival with red stage lights and a triangular stage structure in the woods.
A DJ performing live at a music venue with dramatic blue stage lighting and smoke effects.
A DJ performing live at a music venue with dramatic blue stage lighting and smoke effects.
64ksana getting ready at Yaga Gathering
64ksana getting ready at Yaga Gathering
64ksana music performance featuring a DJ and musicians under dramatic blue stage lighting.
64ksana music performance featuring a DJ and musicians under dramatic blue stage lighting.
Crowd of people at a music festival concert stage with bright orange lights and fog.
Crowd of people at a music festival concert stage with bright orange lights and fog.
64ksana at Yaga Gathering concert with red stage lighting and professional audio equipment.
64ksana at Yaga Gathering concert with red stage lighting and professional audio equipment.
64ksana performs on a stage with dramatic blue and red lighting during a live music concert.
64ksana performs on a stage with dramatic blue and red lighting during a live music concert.
A bearded male artist paints an intricate visionary canvas under a lamp at an outdoor night festival.
A bearded male artist paints an intricate visionary canvas under a lamp at an outdoor night festival.
Visitors explore an immersive light art installation at Yaga Gathering
Visitors explore an immersive light art installation at Yaga Gathering
Crowd watching a light projection and art installation at Yaga Gathering festival in a forest.
Crowd watching a light projection and art installation at Yaga Gathering festival in a forest.

Thank you.

Thank you all for taking your time to check out this collection of work.
Thank you all for comming to Yaga this year. I tried my best to keep distance from people yet still had pleasure meeting all of you.

What is comming next? I have no clue... will wind down, probably let camera chill for now and focus on other type of work: probably will be printing and making some merch soon.

And I miss the swimming pool so much... everything hurts guys. I want to swim ^^

love ya all.
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