Category: Photography
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Green Mountain
I don’t ride in the passenger seat much. So I am often forced to think and dream about a capturing an image when something comes into view. I do stop the car and take photos from time to time but morally I just dream of the day when the light and timing of the season…
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Summer Days
I just had to stop when I saw this image on my way down to Matsumoto a few days ago. The Azusa River below the blue sky shooting up from behind the mountains made for a beautiful view.
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Photo Assignment – LIFE IN NORIKURA Vol.4
登山・スキーの拠点として有名な乗鞍高原に住みながら、アウトドアライフを満喫している人々をフィーチャー。第4回目は、サスティナブルな地域創りを事業として展開している藤江佑馬さんに乗鞍高原との関わりについて伺った。— Read on withoutdoor.jp/lifeinnorikura-4/
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Photo Assignment – LIFE IN NORIKURA Vol.3
登山・スキーの拠点として有名な乗鞍高原に住みながら、アウトドアライフを満喫している人々をフィーチャー。第3回目は、環境省中部山岳国立公園管理事務所所長の森川政人さんに乗鞍高原との関わりについて伺った。— Read on withoutdoor.jp/lifeinnorikura-3/
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Photo Assignment – LIFE IN NORIKURA Vol.2
Just before the winter snow flurries were about to begin I got to shoot for Columbia Sportswear Japan’s official blog WITH OUTDOOR. The first post of the series is here with Ken Yamaguchi. This is the second of six interviews that will be coming out this year. 都内の映像プロデューサーが山小屋オーナーになるまで 2022年7月1日、16年間休業していた山小屋が、ふたたび営業を開始した。乗鞍高原から乗鞍岳を目指す山岳ルート、乗鞍エコーライン上に建つ冷泉小屋だ。冷泉小屋の創業は1931年（昭和6年）。乗鞍高原を見渡す標高約2,100mにあり、道路を挟んだ向かい側に、名前の由来でもある冷泉が絶え間なく湧き出ている。 — Read on withoutdoor.jp/lifeinnorikura-2/
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Photo Assignment – LIFE IN NORIKURA Vol.1
Last fall, as the fall colors were ending and the winter snow flurries were about to begin I was asked to shoot for Columbia Sportswear Japan’s official blog WITH OUTDOOR. The series will feature six people and their lifestyles as they live and or work in beautiful Norikura Kogen. You can check out the first interview with my…
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Making Time Stand Still
When I was young, my grandma used to take photos of me and my siblings and cousins with a Polaroid camera. I loved watching the image come slowly into focus and being able to take memories home with me from my grandma’s house. I think that is where my fascination with photography began. My grandmother…
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ワタシが日本に住む理由テレビ番組
I was invited to be on a Japanese TV show called “ワタシが日本に住む理由” (Why I live in Japan) this fall. The format usually consists of following a foreign national for a day, sharing a little of their history, and uncovering some hidden beauty in Japan from the town or area they are living in. And most…
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Mount Norikura – Echo Line Open
Today was opening day for Norikura Echo Line and shuttle busses began running from Norikura Kogen to Tatamidaira this morning. I spent the day trekking up and around Mt. Norikura with a few guys from Columbia Sportswear and Matsumoto City. Beautiful weather to be outside enjoying God’s wonderful creation.
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Design Research
I have been working on a new design for a client and doing some texture and shape research for the past few weeks. It’s made me notice some of the amazing colors, shapes, and textures found in the natural world. Here are a few of my favorites. As I look at each plant’s diversity and…
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Norikura Kogen Trails
There has been some good movement in Norikura Kogen in the past few years. The first is establishing a community vision called Norikura Kogen MIRAIZU. You can read a bit more in a previous post here. The second is a big effort to establish a clear trailhead for a system of well-established but little-known hiking…
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Frozen Azusa River
Snaped a few photos on my way home from Matsumoto today. The Azusa reservoir looks cool with all the ice and snow on it.
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