In the land of bears…

There are places we leave, yet never truly leave behind.

 

Slovenia was my home for a few years. Mana joined me there. We lived in the hills above Lake Bled, surrounded by forests and lulled by the rhythm of the seasons. As we wandered its paths, certain places became rituals, and certain rituals became stories. Here are a few of them…

Gladiator: Filming Locations in Tuscany
October 15, 2025 / movie

In 2000, Ridley Scott chose the landscapes of the Val d’Orcia to give Maximus one of the most unforgettable endings in cinema history.Like many people, I already knew these images by heart...

THE STORY BEHIND MANA’S STUMP
July 9, 2026

Did you know that on the shores of Lake Bled in Slovenia, a viewpoint is called Mana’s Stump? It wasn’t named by chance. For nearly three years, almost every morning, whatever the weat...

Sur la terre des ours...

There are places we leave, yet never truly leave behind.

 

Slovenia was my home for a few years. Mana joined me there. We lived in the hills above Lake Bled, surrounded by forests and lulled by the rhythm of the seasons. As we wandered its paths, certain places became rituals, and certain rituals became stories. Here are a few of them…

Gladiator: Filming Locations in Tuscany
October 15, 2025 / movie

In 2000, Ridley Scott chose the landscapes of the Val d’Orcia to give Maximus one of the most unforgettable endings in cinema history.Like many people, I already knew these images by heart...

THE STORY BEHIND MANA’S STUMP
July 9, 2026

Did you know that on the shores of Lake Bled in Slovenia, a viewpoint is called Mana’s Stump? It wasn’t named by chance. For nearly three years, almost every morning, whatever the weat...

Sébastien Joly

Where Mana Is

Visual artist and traveler.
In search of places that radiate a unique kind of magic.
Some call it mana.

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