a personal introduction to Japanese photography
The cherry blossom season is just over in Japan and all that can now be seen is petals on paths and waterways, which creates a more contemplative atmosphere than the euphoric blossoming. This Cover Photo by Toshio Enomoto, taken from the series Sakura, shows such a scene. Upon arranging for this photograph, Enomoto-san wrote to us from Amsterdam, where...
Text and images by Tyler Ensrude for Japan Exposures In Toshio Enomoto’s series Arlequin we can see a beautiful, present-day version of the classic circus right here in the heart of Japan. Arlequin is the French word for clown or jester; sometimes also written harlequin. At first glance, it’s hard to tell when these photographs were taken. It turns...
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Pentax K1000 with 50mm f1.8 lens
This was being shot by a visitor from Thailand- the K1000 is known as THE ubiquitous student camera seemingly everywhere in the world but one that’s somewhat rare in Japan. Indeed, the only ones I’ve ever seen in Tokyo have been around the necks of foreign visitors. For whatever reason Japanese student cameras are usually Nikon FM2s. Can’t go wrong with a solid Pentax like this, though.
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