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Category: Photography

  • Learning from Sensei

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    Here’s a beautiful series of black and white photos by photographer Ben Beech of the sensei who teaches him shodo (calligraphy) and sumie (ink painting) on a weekly basis.

  • Harajuku Stroll

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    Strolling around Harajuku with my dog was a pretty regular activity when I lived in the area, and so seeing this collection of photos by George Popescu brings back a lot of memories.

  • Ami Sioux Tokyo 35ºN

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    I’m very happy to see my ex-OK Fred Radio partners — and current creators of Too Much magazine — release their first book under the Too Much: Romantic Geographic Archive label (a “new book series [that] will focus on archiving individual memory of place, providing invaluable documentation of a world in a state of flux”).…

  • CX Nobeyama

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    Here’s a fantastic photo story for the Rapha website by Tokyo-based photographer Lee Basford (who’s done a lot of cycling-related photography in the past, and whose work I love) covering Rapha’s Supercross series in Nobeyama. Striking shots. Found via Canvas.

  • Koya Bound, the Website

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    You’ll of course remember Koya Bound, the beautiful photography book that Craig Mod and Dan Rubin recently Kickstarted, covering one of the annual (or is it bi-annual) walks that Craig likes to do. Part of the Kickstarter promise was to launch the content of the book as its own website, and that site has now…

  • Charisma Blogger

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    My buddy CheapyD uncovered this old photo of us, posing with Danny Choo and Andrew Shuttleworth, at an event in Tokyo back in 2009 (CGM Night, which had to do with online content creation, but I can’t remember what the “CGM” stood for). I just find it funny to be described as a “Charisma blogger.”…

  • Shibuya at Night

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    The Japan Times has a photo essay up by Tokyo-based photographer Andrew Curry, who gives us his version of Shibuya at night.

  • When the Night Comes

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    One of the things I love about Tokyo is how you come across these interesting juxtapositions of old and modern. It’s usually why sci-fi settings that take inspiration from Tokyo (like Blade Runner) feel so interesting and alive. Photo by Sean Brecht, found on Canvas.