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surfacing

Time, tilting away from the solstice, sends us headlong into autumn.  Summer slipping out gracefully. Rice ripens, nights cool. It’s been a busy summer, and I’m just coming up for air, surfacing to say I’m still here. Nikon D700. 1/200s … Continue reading

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somewhere I have never travelled

Having written a lot of copy for a travel company that specialized in Japan, there are a lot of places I know about but have never been.  Kenrokuen Garden was one of these. A lot of our recent trip around … Continue reading

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another glimpse

Nikon D700. 20s at f32, 80mm, ISO100. There’s something about the ocean. Maybe it’s because I spent my childhood summers beside it, listening to the waves breaking on the rocks, watching the tide roll in, looking in tidepools and exploring … Continue reading

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back, with so much to think about

including monkeys. There will be more to come, but like all journeys it may take a while to digest, to turn into something. Nikon D700. 1/1600 at f9, 125mm, ISO 1000.

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Myoshin-ji Morning

Taken with my trusty old Nikon D700 just after sunrise at Myoshin-ji Temple in Kyoto last weekend. 1/60 at f11, 35mm, ISO400. We’d spent the night at Torin-ji, one of the sub-temples at Myoshin-ji, and woke early enough to explore … Continue reading

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suddenly, spring

Suddenly, it’s spring, and visitors are filling up my days, taking me driving up still snow-covered mountains, taking me out to lunch, taking me away from my computer. I’m sorry to have been away from here for so long, but … Continue reading

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The Road Onward

On March 11, 2011, Japan’s northeast was struck by a devastating tsunami. One year later, the worst-hit areas are still struggling to rebuild their lives and communities. All proceeds from print sales of images in my gallery “the Road Onward … Continue reading

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