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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.

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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.

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Pure Gold Japan

I love Kanji that is written in a calligraphy or brush sort of style. Along with the green and gold tones, I also thought the grunge feel of this Kanji portrait was pretty cool too. You can view more of my kanji and grunge photos by checking out my special Jim Atwood Kanji [...]

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Kanji in Effect Japan

This is a closeup shot of a Japanese Kanji character engraved in stone. The photo was shot with a Nikon DSLR and 105mm Macro Lens. The image was then post processed in Photoshop for desired look. I’m a big fan of digital art and grunge being originally from Seattle, so I like [...]

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The Entrance to Japan

Another great old style looking entrance to a rather old building. I wish I could write like this as it’s quite cool to look at. I particularly liked the contrast and details shown in the photograph. Plus the building has great grunge sort of look to it. I see a lot [...]

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