Due to the sheer scale of Tokyo and its environs, pretty much every walk is special, even when regular, day-to-day moments are all there is to photograph. In fact, more often than not, that’s even better, as there’s invariably something pleasing about such mundane encounters. Small episodes that make up so much of our lives, and yet at the same time are all too easily dismissed as mere interludes between supposedly more important activities.
Below then are a series of such scenes, along with some similarly ordinary urban backdrops. All of them captured on a couple of recent walks in Tokyo and Kanagawa.
Denise says
I adore the repeating colors in the first shot! 🙂
Lee says
Thanks a lot. Very happy with how that one came together. Lovely when that happens.
Richard says
Gritty, real life rather than the glitz of high rise buildings and fashionably dressed younger people. The red baskets tilting a bit and the somewhat tattered sign in the first photo say a lot. Thanks!
Lee says
Thanks a lot. Definitely the Japan I prefer and like to photograph. These kinds of places feel so much more genuine and warm.
Erica says
Great record of a fading past.
Lee says
Thanks a lot. Feels increasingly important to photograph such scenes.