Photography

Over the next days I will be posting some photos from my recent trip to Hokkaido... In kind of a reverse logic, I will first share my selection of favorite photos from that trip. Kind of a top 10 (note: not best and not in any particular order). I spent o...  

Definitelly wonderful pictures. These are THE country side of Japan. Wish I could make such a long trip!! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the next installment. Ken

Hokkaido is a very friendly place, and the "country" side is even more so. Maybe in 2015 we can find some time to shoot around Tokyo / Kanto Have a great New Year and see you soon... Casey

A nice slice of escape for those who have to keep on working. Much appreciated. Best, Nicolas

... and it was a labor of love... I am enjoying to see the images as well, it's always a different experience to the actual taking of the photos. Thank you for your comments... Casey

Happy Holiday's! Best Blomman

has that something. I can not put my finger on what it is! Possibly the depth not seen on digital? The shade of gray ? In any event , it stands out! Thank You for sharing this wonderful memories Casey. Regards Edward

I have recently had similar experiences when reading... My retention seems to be better if I read a physical book... when using my ebook reader I tend to forget the details... maybe it has something to do with associating a detail with a physical location... 

great shots... thank you

Like many I have followed the (film/digital) discussions on the internet and also among friends... including the discussions about scanning / digital printing as opposed to wet printing... I will say that I very much enjoy holding one of Jeff's prints in ... 

When the storm moves off the ocean it's quite the experience... You can see it coming from a distance as the intensity picks up. For this photo I was kneeling on the lee side of a building to protect the lens (and myself) from the freezing wind. It's also... 

Second is artistic On both you can feel mighty power of nature unleashed but in romantic way on first and melancholically artistic on second Thank you for sharing Casey Sincerely Damjan

The first photo was my first photograph of the ocean at Rumoi, and has some personal significance due to the physical conditions under which I managed to be working at that moment. When I got to the hotel, cleaned the equipment, and finally found a hot me... 

Thanks for sharing these fantastic photos with us Casey. I can almost feel what you had to endure to capture these memorable moments on film. Best fernando

I was in the sunshine of Sapporo and two hours later I was knee deep in snow on the edge of an ocean cliff ;) It's like being in a self contained setting... what is in front of the lens is the only thing. As photographers, we tend to be aware of our surro... 

Beautiful colors, Casey. Great to see you flying the flag of color film! Jeff

Color film... I think the photo of the mailman on his motorcycle is a good result of color film usage. For a few minutes the sun came out and conditions were (for that photo) excellent. I was near the end of a roll, and trying to find a place out of the w... 

Really like the third photo, Casey. Stay warm!

I also have a fondness for the third photo... It reminds me of the movie 鉄道員 (Railroad Man) that featured the actor Ken Takakura who died in last month at the age of 83... I watched the movie in Japanese and didn't get all the dialog, who am kidding, I wa... 

looks surreal , so life like. Great images of a great place ! The first 3 are quite superb. My Favourite of a great series ! Which part of Hokkiado did u run into the blizzard ? Presume u took the shot indoors !?! Btw, I love to retire in Hokkaido! Keep e... 

The first five photos are from Rumoi, about two hours north of Sapporo, number six through eight in Sapporo, and number nine was taken in Otaru which is about 40 minutes to the west (on the line to Niseko and Hakodate). The heavy snow was in the Rumoi are...  

The first photo in that selection is particularly beautiful. A certain stunning bleakness to it. Would like to see more. Regardless, thanks for posting.

Thanks Avatar... will post more soon... [nt]

You know the pics that I like from this series ;-) Which brings me to the next question… are you going to try and wet print these or inkjet? I'm sure it was quite the memorable trip! One of these days, I think I'll go to Japan to photograph with you and m... 

I will most likely have a few printed at my local photo shop... the guy who runs the place is a very good nature photographer using medium format... He does a bit of 120 format reversal film and is a Pentax user... They do large prints in-house and the yo... 

That photo with the boat and the dock is from the port city of Otaru (小樽市) on Ishikari Bay... It seems that the word "Otaru" is of Ainu origin, one translation is "River running through the sandy beach"... The city is very well known for sushi and there i... 

Just yesterday I ordered "A history of languages" from Oxford press. Can't wait to crack it open.

To be honest I struggle with learning another language, but I do enjoy the certain historical aspects... and there is so much to "unlearn" that I normally look into the details to see-for-myself... Some years ago Eduardo sent around a list of words that a... 

at the end of the night when one of my university bars was closing. Great to reread the translation. What a rich, soulful word.

Casey, keep em coming .. i really enjoyed the first series :-) The picture at the train station is my favorite ... Filip

I have a couple of more sets queued up, will post before the end of the year ;) Also talked to the local print shop earlier today about some enlargements... Hope you have a great start to the New Year !!! Casey

if ask me to choose, #2 and last one is my fave thanks Casey

In that second photo I could have used an assistant to run out by that second telephone pole, face the camera, and look storm beaten ;) That last one is also one of my favorites... and I found the location while walking in the rain between lunch at 回転寿司 和...  

for reposting this. It is quintessential Casey. Attention to detail, engaging all respondents. I know he had interest in street photography and I believe he then applied it to broader landscapes. He found a way to make the mundane more compelling and I th... 

Whatever it was that he was trying to capture, it was for himself and not for anyone else. The world-at-large was just an afterthought. His photographs of what he saw in everyday Tokyo was really him documenting his life. His compositions served to frame ... 

. . . is just a railroad track." 😌 ...  

and different from me, he was a photographer who made art and I am an artist who takes photographs.