Korea is the most difficult country
in which to photograph people
that I have yet experienced.
Nara lensflare
Kyoto Grave Spider
Gyeongbokgung Sunset
I was put off posting anything for a long while by some strange idea that I would have to systematically update chronologically post-facto. I have laid that to rest and will simply sometimes drop some colour or languid prose.
taking care of business
Recycling is a common activity for retired people
in Korea, as is wearing loud items of clothing
leap of faith
Tightrope acrobats from Xinjiang, China, perform
Hangang High Wire Championships, Seoul, 2009
school lunches
Eastern religion
Korean Catholics bless a new vehicle with prayer and holy water
Itaewon, Seoul.
Buddha’s birthday
Blessings to all the teachers,
the self-enlightened ones,
and all sentient beings.
passing through
the calm before the Chinese new year spring festival
has descended on the French Confusion of Shanghai.
Tomorrow the roads will be red with innumerable
spent crackers, and the ghosts will all be banished