I made this image on a cold early spring morning during a bicycle ride near my house. When I have some time to spare I love taking long rides along the coast with my camera, trying to find new locations and interesting subjects to photograph. On this particular morning the weather was just perfect for long exposures, with thick dark clouds and not so many people around. I took several compositions of these very simple rocks, trying to include the subdued cliff in the background. I really love the contrast between the dark rocks and the white water in this particular shot, I think it gives the whole composition a lot of dynamism.

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I captured this image of Meoto-iwa, also known as the “Married couple rocks”, on my first visit to Mie prefecture. I was expecting a quiet location, but the whole shrine was flooded with tourists and worshipers, visiting for the New Year. I arrived on location in the afternoon and I ended up waiting all night and up to the next morning just to be able to have ten minutes alone with these rocks. The calm atmosphere of this image might be misleading, but even if I had to go through a lot to make it, looking at it now after some time has passed makes me feel in peace nonetheless.

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