The Travel Support Program (TSP), which is aided through donations to the Geeko Foundation, is now accepting applications for the openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026.

Funds are allocated by the foundation specifically for travel assistance for speakers attending the event.

Applications for the TSP are open now and will run until July 31, which will follow an announcement related the Call for Papers.

People whose talks are accepted can submit a request at tsp.opensuse.org.

The TSP exists to ensure financial constraints don’t prevent passionate contributors and community members from participating.

The openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026 organizers of the summit encourage you to apply early.

For questions about the TSP process, visit the wiki for more information and read the Geeko Foundation’s travel policy.

Further details will be shared later about the event planning, so please pay attention to announcements for the summit.

We look forward to seeing you there!

For more details on openSUSE.Asia Summit 2026, visit events.opensuse.org.

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Back in 2012, I photographed one of Osaka’s more unusual sights from a distance: the Hanshin Expressway (Ikeda Route), where an exit ramp passes directly through a building. It’s one of those pieces of urban engineering that feels almost impossible until you see it with your own eyes.

For this trip, I wanted to revisit the location, but with a different perspective. That meant spending quite some time researching possible vantage points and figuring out how I could get closer to the structure while maintaining a composition that showed just how remarkable it really is.

Eventually, I found my way into an office building across the street. The view was exactly what I had been looking for, but the conditions were far from ideal. The windows were covered in dirt and grime, leaving only a small clean section near the very top. Reaching it required some creative maneuvering and an almost impossible shooting position, balancing both camera and tripod in a way that probably looked rather ridiculous to anyone watching.

Despite the challenges, I'm quite pleased with the result. Sometimes photography is less about perfect conditions and more about persistence. Finding a way to make an image despite the obstacles often makes the final photograph all the more rewarding.