Week 47

The Need For Space

Highway built directly over the famous Nihon Bashi and
a man rushing somewhere.


Not the most pleasant walk, but very Gothic looking dragons
and light posts along the bridge.


Homeless box cart stuffed beyond the rim with cardboard and
other pieces of collected junk.

The Ramen Corner near Nihonbashi. Standing only. Also,
my reflection strangely looking like that man's legs.


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Week 46

The Portraits

I recently picked up a copy of Deja Vu Volume 8 featuring the complete works of Gocho Shigeo.
His disability took his life at the age of 36, but he left some very interesting books and photos.
His height kept his perspective at nearly eye level or lower with the most of his subjects...children.

These first shots where just a couple young kids with cameras taking photos of the pond. The other shot is a portrait of a woman in an ad. I liked how the street sign looked like part of the woman's microphone and that she seems to be looking right at me. Also, several other signboards in the evening from the train platform...







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Week 45

The Fan

I've been taking live photos for years here in Tokyo. I usually focus on the band (of course) and try to get in as close as possible, while keeping the shots in focus amongst the either thrashing or half sleeping crowd. Usually depends on the type of band whether or not people dance or chill. This band called SF ,who kind of reminded me of Promise Ring or The Sea and Cake, has a great little emo/dance/pop thing going on and this guy felt the same. It was great to see an enthused fan letting go and not caring that everyone else was just sitting there. Could have been his Premium Malts he was downing, but you can almost feel the music pulsing through him in this little set of images...





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Week 44

The Streets

As if their aren't enough shots of this city already...





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Week 43

The Barge Under the Eitai Bridge

I was torn this week on what to post. I got a few strong images of the Eitai Bridge itself and I've always liked it. But as I was walking over it, I notice this approaching barge. I took a quick set of shots as it went under me. I was really really really happy with the horizontal shot. Couldn't have asked for a better timed and framed shot.... (unedited with no cropping!) Makes me wonder why I didn't shoot all horizontally!?






Reminds me of the Universe Kuwait (Tip of the hat to Nate)


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Week 42

The Shots I Can't Remember

These we're the last few images of a night of drinks with friends. I barely remember the train ride home. It's interesting how when I saw the images, my memory of the moments instantly came back and I could recall taking the photos. But before that, nothing. I was apparently a bit bolder with the camera, taking shots in the toilet and on the train. So quite a surprising if not revealing set this week.








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Week 41

Typologies and The Traffic Cones

I read another book by the Bechers a few weeks ago and was inspired to try a typology of my own in Tokyo last week. The Bechers were very particular about lighting, the weather, time of day, film and camera placement before even taking the photo. I, on the other hand, went for spontaneity.

I decided to go on a walk and the first repetition I started seeing on the street were the traffic cones. They were on nearly every street I turned down and came in so many varieties and colors. I tried to maintain some balance and correlation with the framing and camera settings, but other than that, I just kept walking, finding more types of cones and shooting. I'll definitely go back and do color someday, but you can almost tell what color they are even though they are black and white. An ignored urban eyesore or tiny cityscape peaks of potential street art that goes unnoticed?













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Week 40

The Tree near the Train

This tree caught my eye this week. Thought it looked like something out of a Tim Burton movie.






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