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Ni Goes There Japan

“Ni” is simply a syllable in the Japanese language which grammatically shows location or place. I thought this sign was pretty cool and made for an interesting shot.

Ni Goes There

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Scribbled Graffiti Japan

I was in extremely tight quarters here so I had no choice but to chop off all sides of this photo. I thought it worked though as even in regular framing, there was no coherent design or message. Thus I shot this with more of a texture style.

Scribbled Graffiti

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Sunflower Summer Breeze

Sunflower Summer Breeze depicts the contrast of the blue sky and the yellow sunflower. The sunflower here is showing it’s age a bit with the slightly curled petals, but I think that adds a bit of character and dimension to the flower. Despite the aging, the suflower still stands tall.

Sunflower Summer Breeze

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Red Rum Kanji

This is an old Banner that had a tint of red which I found interesting. I particularly liked the blurred or faded black Japanese Kanji characters on the left. For some reason this flag gives off a sense of history. Fun shot.

Blood Kanji

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Tengu Statue in Japan

Tengu are a class of supernatural creatures found in Japanese folklore, art, theater, and literature. This statue was located at a large park high up in the mountains near Nagano City, Japan.

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