#Photos of the Month

Scooters, blossoms and books: photos from March 2023

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Monday, April 3rd, 2023

These are some of the images I shared on social media, with a little of the history behind them. March saw the start of spring as first plums, then cherry trees burst into flower. It was also a chance for a couple of my long photo walks.

Just a heads up: This is the last of the monthly round-ups I will be posting. My photography posts will take on a longer and more documentary form than these have been. If you still want to see what I get up to with [keep reading...]

Portraits, snow and houses: photos shared in February 2023

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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023

These are some of the images I shared on social media, with a little of the history behind them. February was a little thin on the ground thanks to cold weather curtailing my usual ad hoc wanderings, and a couple of [keep reading...]

New year, a level crossing and long walks. Images from January 2023

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Wednesday, February 1st, 2023

The new year is already a month old, and I've taken more than 300 photographs already. These are a few of the ones I shared on Social Media in January with a little bit more of the stories behind them.

The start of a new year in Japan is often celebrated with a visit to the local temple. This year I ventured down to the one in Suma as part of a planned walk around the area. It wasn't as busy as I expected, and there [keep reading...]

Gardens in Himeji, Brutalism in Nagasaki and a toy car: photos from December 2022

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Sunday, January 1st, 2023

Each month I share nearly a hundred photos across social media. Some are freshly taken from my wanders around Japan, others are pulled out of my archive. These are a handful of the ones shared in December, with some of the stories behind them.

Visit Himeji and chances are you'll go to the impressive castle. Rightly so, it's one of the [keep reading...]

Brutalism, skies and folktales: photos from November.

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Thursday, December 1st, 2022

Each month I share nearly a hundred photos across social media. Some are freshly taken from my wanders around Japan. Others are dragged out of my archive for one reason or another. These are a few I shared in November on Twitter or Tumblr, and the stories behind them.

There's a lot of architecture in Japan that could be inspired by Brutalism. Bold, angular structures of concrete feature heavily in everything from [keep reading...]

A gigantic robot, Lego and shooting toy cars. Random photos from October

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Tuesday, November 1st, 2022

Each month I take a few hundred photos as I wander around Japan, or share something from my expansive archive. These are a few from the past month I shared on Twitter or Tumblr, and something of the stories behind them.

Taken many, many years ago in London. This gentleman was busy fixing the traffic lights, which I'd never seen before. Funny [keep reading...]

Abandoned bikes, smiles and beachside apartments. Random photos from September.

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Saturday, October 1st, 2022

Each month I take a few hundred photos as I wander around Japan, or share something from my expansive archive. These are a few from the past month I shared on Twitter or Tumblr, and something of the stories behind them.

A brief mention of my BMW MINI led me back to the car that came after it. As much as I liked the MINI Cooper, it was a bit lifeless. Maybe there was [keep reading...]

Meditation, rope and boats. Random photos from August 2022

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Thursday, September 1st, 2022

Each month I take a few hundred photographs around Kobe and Japan in general. A few make it onto my photowalk posts, or more serious features. More get shared on Twitter and Tumblr. Most stay in my private collection.

These are a small selection of images I shared this month on social media, but which [keep reading...]

Supercars, architecture and longer nights. Random photos from July 2022.

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Monday, August 1st, 2022

Every month I take several hundred photos. While a few make it onto the pages of photowalk commentaries, or posts about aspects of life in Japan, many stay in my private collection, waiting for me to enjoy in a quiet moment.

This is a small selection of images from this month that didn't make it onto [keep reading...]