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A month later, seeing the scans from my last roll of film come in, I realise how much I miss those morning walks in Japan.

escape route

The sun rose early, and I could explore the quiet streets, some quieter than others.

spring, relentless.

I’d watch the streets fill with people making their way to work, to school, to anything...

headlong into the void

...while I floated in a temporary void, needing to be nowhere in particular, enjoying the New Ordinary.

walking out in the morning dew

#japan #travel #photography #film #hipstamatic #osaka #street

[ Photo notes: the 3x black & white ones are from the same roll in my trusty Olympus XA2, the square one’s from Hipstamatic on my iPhone ]


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We visited Ueno Station one cold, grey morning, entirely because of a memory of an old song, as you do – or, well, as I do.

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My wife found it odd. I couldn't really explain how songs seep into your bones over time, but it related to how I needed to experience a more random nature of Tokyo beyond other people's top-N lists.

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We could've seen anything at all here, and it would've helped a few more connections form somewhere in my brain. That's what I'm looking for – the joy of less-conscious discoveries. After all, it's up to you what the image means.

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#music #travel #japan #tokyo #photography #film #digital #memories

[ photo notes: the first one's on film from my Olympus XA2, the other two are from my Leica M Typ-240 with an old Canon 35mm M39/LTM lens ]


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When the pandemic hit and we were stuck with just being able to walk in an N-km radius from home, I assumed it’d all be fine because I’d still be able to pursue my #FilmPhotography and find plenty of things to take photos of. Somehow, though, it didn’t work out like that.

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