Joshua Bulriss is an American photographer whose work explores stillness, ritual, and human presence throughout Asia. Since first traveling to the region in 2006, he has spent nearly two decades photographing Buddhist temples, sacred sites, and everyday moments of contemplation, creating a long-term body of work shaped by repeated journeys throughout Asia.


Working primarily in natural light and subdued tones, his photographs focus on atmosphere, silence, shadow, and the emotional weight of place. Moving between documentary observation and contemplative imagery, his work frequently centers on Buddhist temples, monks, sacred spaces, and fleeting moments of human presence shaped by memory, devotion, and time.


Following the passing of his mother in 2014, Bulriss began what would later become The Buddha Project, an ongoing body of work documenting Buddhist statues, rituals, architecture, and spiritual environments across Asia. What began as a personal search for peace gradually evolved into a broader photographic meditation on stillness, impermanence, and the quiet emotional spaces that exist within everyday life.


His photographs have appeared in numerous international publications, including Buddhadharma Magazine, Heartfulness Magazine, Om Yoga & Lifestyle, and Light of Consciousness, as well as on the covers of several books related to Buddhist thought and meditation.


Bulriss’s work is defined by restrained composition, immersive shadow, and an ongoing attempt to translate atmosphere into feeling.