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Sunny sakura season

Sunny sakura season

I know, I know - It’s been a while since the last update on here. Even this post about this year’s sakura season comes a mere two months after the fact. Hear me out, there is a reason for this. It simply took ages to get these photos

Walking Kiso-ji

Walking Kiso-ji

It's summer time in Japan and given the grueling temperatures here in Tokyo, you really do not want to step outside anytime after 6am and before 6pm. To escape this scorching heat, we decided to head for the mountains this past weekend and go for a hike in

Nightly Tokyo on film

Nightly Tokyo on film

Walking the streets of Shinjuku or Shibuya these days, you can't help but notice how different this city feels following the lift of most pandemic restrictions in Japan and the country's re-opening to tourists in October 2022. These spots are proper crowded again – full with lost

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2021, everyone! You made it through the mess that was 2020 and are more than deserving of a year filled with less stress and anxiety. May you, your family and friends be safe and have a joyful, prosperous new year. Instead of any celebration on New Year’s

Christmas in the City

Christmas in the City

Winter has arrived in Japan –in some places much harsher than in Tokyo– and temperatures have been dropping to the low single digits in recent days. It is this time of the year that I am reminded again just how insufficient the insulation in your typical Japanese apartment is. (Seriously,

Hanami in times of Corona

Hanami in times of Corona

It’s the evening of April 7 and Japan’s prime minister has just announced a one-month state of emergency for several of the country’s prefectures, including Tokyo. However, there’s a chance that this move will bring about little change in everyday life, as there’s no legal

It's always rainy in Kanazawa

It's always rainy in Kanazawa

… but that doesn’t make it any less pretty! The quaint port town on the Japanese Sea definitely has a lot of things to offer for a long weekend, regardless of the weather conditions. Most notably, Kanazawa is famous for its flawlessly preserved neighborhoods from the Edo era. Whether it’

Sign of Life

I know, I know, it’s gotten a little quiet on my blog over the past couple of weeks. Lots of different things currently ongoing don’t leave much time for any creative output. I’ve started working on my master’s thesis, went through some personal changes, and work

Kansai Region Wrap-up

Kansai Region Wrap-up

Just got off of the night bus from Osaka this morning and although I’m bummed out that this concludes the Christmas travels for now, I couldn’t be more excited to finally start up Lightroom and edit the shots from the past week. For practicality and versatility reasons, I

Visiting Königgalerie Tokyo

Visiting Königgalerie Tokyo

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a NY Times article by chance that reported renowned German gallerist Johann König would be setting up shop in Tokyo. Even better, the first exhibition would feature Jürgen Teller, one of my favorite photographers. Awesome! So after this place opened on Saturday, November

Going on old-school holidays

Going on old-school holidays

As many film photographers, I usually refrain from experimenting with my film stock. Once you’ve found a favorite kind – in my case Kodak Portra for color and Ilford Delta for b/w shots – that’s usually what you gravitate towards again and again. You get a feeling for how

Tokyo in Black and White

Tokyo in Black and White

Seems like winter is finally rolling around in Japan, as the temperatures were mostly in the single digits recently and are projected to fall below zero in the next few days. Luckily, I’ll be escaping to Munich from Tuesday to Friday, even though it’s just for work. Looking

Tidying up Tama River

Tidying up Tama River

A while ago I wrote about typhoon No. 19, one of the strongest typhoons in recent Japanese history. Due to the heavy rainfalls throughout the whole Kanto region, the Tama River rose over 6 meters in certain areas, causing massive damage and leading to the evacuation of thousands that night.

Norikura & Kamikochi - The scans got in

Norikura & Kamikochi - The scans got in

No major trips outside of Tokyo this weekend. Instead, I finally managed to get my bike operational again after having it shipped all the way from Germany. Technically, you’re also supposed to register it with any of the bike shops in town (same as you’d do with a

Shooting film with the Mamiya RZ67

Shooting film with the Mamiya RZ67

Film photography has been a love of mine for a couple of years now, but it was only last year that I first got my hands on a medium format camera (referring to the size of the negative). Back then, I was living in Prague and picked up a Flexaret