Little did I know that this photo would start a journey to find a creative visual identity. Unsurprisingly, it was in Japan, just off the shore of Naoshima’s famous art island. The photo below is a companion photo. Both photos were made with a Leica Q — which quickly lost relevance as a tool. They were both JPEGs. I forgot to record the scene in the native DNG format.
August 5, 2022. San Francisco
Reinterpretation of old images is mostly a futile exercise. All it does is expose you to your shortcomings. On the other hand, you are suddenly made aware of the progress you have made as a photographer. When I look back, this is one of the images that proved to be crucial in my development as … Continue reading Reinterpretation (of self)
It was about three years ago I visited Japan for a photo adventure. I was taking a walk past this bamboo grove on a decidedly dark and gloomy day. The light was quite flat. The undergrowth was dark and full of shadows. What caught my eye was the different colors of the leaves — from … Continue reading Light on the leaves
Tokyo is one of my favorite cities, and I think most of the time, people look at the city at the eye level. For me, the real beauty of Tokyo is in its architecture and how it reminds me of origami. The shapes, the perspectives, and the profiles of buildings change as you walk a … Continue reading [Photo Gallery] Tokyo captured on Leica SL2
In the U.S., Twitter has been dogged by the perception that it’s a non-intuitive platform, more suited for public figures, entertainers, and journalists. But in Japan, it has mass appeal. Twitter seems to have found a place in Japan. If you read the story, you realize it is cultural. People preferred to be anonymous and … Continue reading Twitter is Big in Japan
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