In Praise of Stillness
Stillness holds a revered place in Japanese Buddhism and art. It is integral to both spiritual and aesthetic experiences. In the Buddhist tradition, stillness is seen as a path toward enlightenment, achieved through meditation and contemplative reflection.
Marine Layer
In the summer of 2021, I decided to shift my focus away from my urban photography work, hoping to explore a different style of image-making. Using medium-format cameras, I began making meditative images of nature and still life in the San Francisco Bay area.
Tsukiji
Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market closed its doors on October 6th, 2018, after an 83-year run. I was able to gain special access to the inner market on that day to document this historic event. The resulting photography book "Tsukiji" - shot over a period of two years (2016-2018) - offers a look at this culturally significant, uniquely Japanese market and neighborhood. Fifty-four black and white photographs are featured alongside essays by "Food Sake Tokyo" author and Washington Post contributor Yukari Sakamoto.
Mono No Aware
Mono No Aware (物の哀れ) is a Japanese expression used to describe the beauty found in the transience of things and the appreciation that comes with the realization that this impermanence is a fundamental truth. Photography, by its very nature, is an expression of this concept. After all, a photograph is nothing more than a reminder of a moment that is forever lost in time.