Circles everywhere. This is a garden at the NHK Studio in Shibuya. I thought it was a pretty great compositional find when I saw it. I have no idea what’s going on here with all the manholes but I like how they and round bushes go together.

Uniform lighting. I remember wanting to take this photo, one for the fact that it was going to be part of my vending machine series and two because I love the light. I really really appreciate the attention to detail paid in Japan. I find it amazing that all the way down to public lighting it seems to be a considered thing. You can go out at night and find that all the lights are daylight balanced. Everything matches. It’s fantastic to me. I find it to be really beautiful that all the light color is consistent. This at the Osaka Kansai Airport.

Unstoppable nature. I love how these trees are growing out of the smallest space between the buildings and the waterway. I’m not sure but I don’t think they are supposed to be there. This is a waterway that is right next to Shibuya Station.

I was here. This is another image from my ‘I was here’ series. This was taken at Toji Temple in Kyoto. The huge Pagoda here is really great and the buildings surrounding it are full of amazing sculptors. There is a neat little bridge you can cross from one of the back or side entrances (I’m not sure which it would be but definitely not the main entrance.) that crosses a pond and has the biggest Koi in it I’ve ever sean. 

Attention to Detail. The attention to detail at this temple in Koyasan is incredible. So much love and amazing craftsmanship went into making Kongobuji. It is such an amazing place to go to. The wood carvings are so amazingly detailed. The dragon in the picture is such an awesome piece of craftsmanship. The whole temple in fact is crazy. It has so many beautifully painted screens inside and the gardens that are on the backside are awesome too.