Osaka In The Rain With Cheap Umbrellas

Shadow Games

Shameer The Great!!!!

This is my nephew Shameer.  He's visiting Kyoto for the next few weeks.  This is his first time outside of the United States.  I am going to re-edit this post and continue to update it with new pics as I take them over the next few weeks.  So check back:)

Zen In Black and White

This is Kennin-ji. It is the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto and was founded by Yousai in 1202. There are three branches of Zen in Japan (Rinzai, Soto, and Obaku) and Kennin-ji is part of the Rinzai tradition. The first day I shot this temple I spent three hours taking pictures and then somehow my sd card malfunctioned and I lost all of the pictures once I got home. I was so upset until I thought to myself: "Dude relax you cannot get upset about loosing pictures that you took in a zen temple. That is so unzen of you. Calm down and go back the next day." I calmed down and two days later I was back and all was right with the world:) Enjoy

An Ode To Below

They speak for themselves:)

Ricoh GR III Black and Whites

Okay I took these pics this evening on my way home from work with my new Ricoh GR Digital III serious compact. This is a cool little camera that allows you to take pictures on the low and not attract to much attention. It weighs almost nothing so you can keep it with you everyday. I'm really excited about what I will be able to do on the street with this little baby. I've become such a camera nerd--its pathetic, but I love it:) Enjoy!!!

Feelin' It!

These cats were off the hook.  The legendary DJ Moni was in Nagoya and I had an opportunity to meet her and witness her amazing skills on the 1's and 2's. I've got pics of Moni coming up soon.

This is Tammi Cool and Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro, a Tokyo based funk band that performed during our Nippon In Black art exhibition.  This was a great performance. 

Crossing The "Bridge"

I captured these shots in downtown Kyoto near Kyoto station--the main train and public transportation hub in the city.  I was walking by this mural and noticed how people passing by were kind of blending into the picture.  So I stopped, clicked and thought--"wow this might be interesting."