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Tokyo, 2008.04.26

Sometimes I take photos of rather mundane things like whatever is under my feet, or whatever wall or doorway I happen to be passing. It doesn't make for gripping, visceral stuff, but I enjoy making scenes out of a few odd shapes on the ground, or capturing some of the countless incidental man-made arrangements that mark our public spaces.

Here are some recently examples. These were taken in Gotanda within minutes of one another on an overcast day.

rand()m quote

The skill of accurate perception is called cynicism by those who don't possess it.

—-Alan Millar