Beyond the Tamagawa

When I was in high school, I found a photography book in the library about Japan. This was no ordinary Japan photo book as there was little in it that would would have been identified with the stereotypical Japan. As I recall, there were seascapes, landscapes, and other types of photos, but no temples, no shrines, no festivals, no geisha, and no shots of the intersection in front of Shibuya station. I was disappointed.

I wish I could recall the name of the book for I'd love to see it again. It comes close to my view of Japan. I don't think of the country or its people as weird, uniquely unique, Zen-like, or anything like that. It is a country, a people, and a culture that differs only by degree---when it does actually differ---from other countries. Just like every other country and culture on earth.

I no longer bother much with the typical "Wow, it's Japan" photos. I try to photograph things which for some reason interest me, or represent something to me, or perhaps I just like the colors, tones, shapes, or light. Perhaps disappointing for anyone looking for photos of Kinkokuji Shrine (though some are here), but those types are readily available anywhere. If nothing else, I will amuse myself with an expensive hobby.

(Since I am occasionally asked, I generally use Nikons: D300, D70s, or borrow my wife's D40. I occasionally use an old Olympus OM-1 for film, as well as Oly digicams, and a now sadly deceased Oly 35ED rangefinder.)

Beyond the Tamagawa

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Red & Yellow

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Rainy Season Blues

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Only one

Sunday, July 08, 2007

A sea of green

前ぼけ

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Pissed Pigeon

Friday, June 29, 2007

Summer?

Monday, June 25, 2007

First summer sunset

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Jiyugaoka rain

Friday, June 15, 2007

Flower Garden

Friday, June 08, 2007

Warm evening on the Tamagawa (River)

Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Tokyo Fishin'

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