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Every time I visit Kencho-ji temple of Kamakura, I always manage to capture some unique images. Last time I was there I arrived just for the daily bronze bells singing, where monks are hitting temple bells in certain order, and the bells are afar from one another, so if you sit in the middle of the temple grounds the effect is incredible. After the bells go silent the monks gather inside one of the temple buildings for a prayer and sutra recitations. They drop a net around windows to seclude themselves from the surrounding world. I could have completely bypass those ropes in the photo but i thought it adds a lot to the mood of the image and send a very special message. To see other travel photos from Kamakura just search the blog for relative posts, there are many of them here.
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I selected some photos from past year or so and created a slide show. Those are shots only from Tokyo. I will be creating a similar video that will include all type of artworks that I create (photography, calligraphy, photo manipulations). I am already planing a long timelapse video picturing Tokyo, but I cannot promise you when it will be ready. Timelapses are very time consuming and the end of the year will be rather busy. Watch in HD for best quality, enjoy! My Youtube channel with free photoshop tutorials Photography workshops in Tokyo - click for more details. Hire a photographer in Tokyo Buy original Chinese and Japanese calligraphy art Check out my new portrait photography services in Tokyo website! Hasedera is one of the Zen temples located above Kamakura, and you can see the whole bay and the beach from up there. Magical place, not as peaceful as Kenchou-ji but it does have a very soothing atmosphere. There are quite a few temple buildings there and the entire complex is wrapped around hills and rocks. One of those buildings is very special for me, it is a Buddhist sutra copying pavilion, devoted to sutra studies and meditations with mantras. Japanese and Chinese calligraphy studies are a well-known activities that prolong life in more effective way than tai-chi. Power of concentration, mind moving with the brush, balance and harmony - all of those that has healing powers. Watching calligraphy is also considered to be therapeutic.
My Youtube channel with free photoshop tutorials Photography workshops in Tokyo - click for more details. Hire a photographer in Tokyo Buy original Chinese and Japanese calligraphy art Check out my new portrait photography services in Tokyo website! Kenchou-ji Zen temple in Kmakura - hands down my favorite place in this small traditional Japanese city. The amazing atmosphere and aura that surrounds this peaceful place is simply therapeutic. If you are lucky you can sit down and listen to the chanting sound of massive temple bells, being struck in certain order by the monks, or witness the every-day prayers and ceremonies, or listen to the sutra recitation. The entire temple is an cove of peace and tranquility. I have visited this place several times and I can never get enough. If you enjoy travel photography or architecture photography, Kenchou-ji is a dream place to shoot. If you want to see other photos of mine taken in Kamakura, just type 'Kamakura" into the search box. Kamakura is relatively close to Tokyo, so if you are visiting the Metropolis you should definitely save one day for exploring the temples of Kamakura.
My Youtube channel with free photoshop tutorials Photography workshops in Tokyo - click for more details. Hire a photographer in Tokyo Buy original Chinese and Japanese calligraphy art Check out my new portrait photography services in Tokyo website! Kotokuin of Kamkura - possibly the most famous Buddhist temple where you can admire the 13 meters tall bronze statue of Amida Buddha. Kotokuin is not my favourite place to visit in Kamakura, (I prefer Kenchouji temple of Zen Buddhism, which has incredible atmosphere), but it is definitely one of those spots you should go to while traveling around Tokyo. The best time to go there is at 8 am during weekdays (this is the opening time), and you just may be the only person one on one with this peaceful being. Once more people arrive, the energy is disturbed and half the charm is gone. It took me a few tries to separate Kate from the crowd so I can capture her alone sitting on the stone base of the statue (yeah, I had no tripod, so the photshop magic disappearing act via masking would not work).
My Youtube channel with free photoshop tutorials Photography workshops in Tokyo - click for more details. Hire a photographer in Tokyo Buy original Chinese and Japanese calligraphy art Check out my new portrait photography services in Tokyo website! Shichigosan is a early event for your kids, and IO wrote a separate article about it last year, so read more here if you are interested in what it actually is. I took this photo in Kamakura yesterday. There were so many small kids there dashing about in kimono, it was so freaking cute that I just couldn't leave. I wanted to capture something special, something that would tell a story about the event but at the same time allow you to have a glimpse into a private moment between a growing daughter and her mom, who is and always will be there to guide her. There is a saying - if you are good you are lucky, so here you go,, enjoy :-)
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Wearing a traditional wedding kimono is a full time job. That is a lot of fabric. Japanese service is usually over the top, but during wedding ceremonies it is completely bananas. One has to see it to believe it, 7 people fixing the kimono, 2 photographers and 6 assistants, and the list goes on. Come to think of it, there are more organisers than guests. No wonder that a wedding at Meiji Jingu in Tokyo costs up to $100,000.
All craziness aside, wedding kimono is a piece of art. They are extremely expensive, for which reason brides rent them for a wedding day. If you are visiting Tokyo, make sure to visit Meiji Jingu on Sunday for the endless parade of wedding ceremonies. It is quite a sight. I went ahead and re-edited last year's photo of this beautiful Buddhist temple in Kamakura, and since my last version was black and white, this time I decided to present it in full colour. This is a quasi HDR image, created from one exposure. The photo was taken with an ND filter so this way I managed to remove all the who were people passing by.
Shichi-go-san is a festivity held every year in Japan on November 15th, and it is a very special day for 7 year old girls and 3 and 5 years old boys, a day of transition of the youngest ones into a middle childhood. This tradition goes back to the Heian period (8th century), and the idea behind the ages 3, 5 and 7 is linked to the ancient numerology, as those numbers were considered lucky. This is the day when the boys wear their first hakama, and girls replace the cords with an obi (belt) to tie their kimono. I shot the photo of this lovely little lady last year in Meiji Jingu (明治神宮) shrine in Tokyo, but I re-edited it today in black and white. I think it looks more dignified. The Japanese calligraphy in clerical script is also written by me, and it reads 大和撫子 – i.e. a woman who displays the virtues of old Japan.
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