A simple shot of wooden tablets at a temple in Kamakura.
Normally this is a very boring scene, but I believe the camera shake gives it a little bit more mystery, making for a much more interesting photograph.

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One of the torii gates at Hakone shrine. I like how the ICM technique turned a single gate into a thousand.
I believe this help symbolizing the path towards spirituality that people go through at the temple.

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This image is an experiment of multiple exposure in camera, and how to show the passing of time on a static subject.
I chose this statue because of its character, and the way it stood still against the sky.
By shooting multiple images of it at different angles and putting them together in camera I wanted to show movement, and how everything around us changes continuously.
If you look carefully enough, nothing stays still, everything moves as you move as an observer.

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I mainly shoot landscape images, but when I am on location I like to visit the local shrines and temples to get inspiration from Japan’s traditional architecture and spirituality.
This particular scene here is from a small temple in Shiga prefecture that had a beautiful pond with lots of colorful carps.
I tried to capture the motion of the fish in the water and turn it into something more abstract and painterly-like.

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