Tag: photography
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Peak hour transit.
Camera: iPhone17 pro max Catching the Tokyo subway during peak hour is an unforgettable experience. There is nowhere left to sit. There is nowhere left to hold. There is nowhere left to fall. On the curves, and the stops, we all move as one. Everyone crushed together yet totally encapsulated in their own withdrawn internal…
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Vowz cocktail bar.
Location: ///fracture.probably.rummage Down a side alley, turn off an even side-e-er alley and up a narrow wooden staircase gets you to the Vowz cocktail bar. A small rustic affair run by Buddhist monks that serves simple vegan dishes and, well.…buddhist cocktails. The ceiling was papered with large Japanese characters. Perhaps names of previous patrons. Perhaps…
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Ginkgo Avenue disappoints.
Of course it is Autumn. But not all Autumns are equal, and the peak autumnal blush rises and falls across Japan at different times according to location and altitude. You have to chase it. Tokyo boasts the Icho Namiki or “Ginkgo Avenue” in the Meiji-jingu Gaien Park as a spectacular wash of gold foliage down…
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That person.
Camera: Fujifilm XT5 Snapped this photo at an underpass in Tokyo. The torn poster caught my eye and as I was composing the shot this dude walked into shot. I am happy with both these photos: 7/10. —ooOoo— I just don’t want to be that person. I have been pretty diligent about wearing a mask in Japan.…
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Getting it down.
If you enjoy my photography, you can always help fuel my mojo and shout me a coffee.
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Torii gate.
Not a barrier, but a welcoming. Ive walked through a few Torii gates this trip. At first I just strolled through, looking up ahead at the temple or shrine or whatnot. But I learned. It is a gateway. A liminal space. A threshold. Intended to separate the sacred from the mundane. A portal to mix…
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