Dispatch № 117: Hilltop Heebie-Jeebies

Night shot in monochrome of a stone gate at a small neighborhood shrine

On a cool spring night, I was on a mountain road in Yamanashi well after dark. I had gone out to try to photograph star trails over nearby peaks, but ended up just taking a walk, as there was a fog settling over everything that obscured the view. There were no street lights within a […]

Dispatch № 61: But Only Just

Snow falling outside the gate and wall of Gyokuzoin, a Buddhist temple located in Urawa Ward, Saitama City, Japan

It falls on stone statues with both facial features and inscriptions worn indecipherable by centuries of exposure to the elements.

Dispatch № 15: Rabbits

Photograph of a stone carving of rabbits at the main gate of Tsuki Shrine in Urawa, Saitama City, Japan. Print available at drm.darkroom.com

There are many rabbits in this place. It is a shrine dominated by them. Some of them are doing jobs more commonly held by foxes or lion-dogs, while others hide in corners of carvings or sit under shelters, relaxing in their old age.

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