Japan Photos 2023

[johnnyG]

Some plants just never give up.

 

[thomas]

One of my wife's favourite TV shows is Asahi's "Daikozo! Gekiteki Before/After" (大改造!! 劇的ビフォーアフター)

Each program focuses on a single housing reform project that has been given a fixed time for completion and a fixed budget (usually under 5 million yen). The designers are taken from a pool of takumi, or "masters," in a specific architectural discipline such as lighting or ventilation. Cameras follow the work closely, and the designers explain why they are doing certain things and how they save money.

Yesterday, they featured a project in our neighbourhood, a small カレーパン shop owned by a couple that had spent 25 years in Sri Lanka. They prepare their own curry mix and produce (and sell) about 100 servings daily. Of course, my wife wanted to try them today, but as expected after a TV feature, they were sold out in less than 30 minutes (although they'd increased production by 20 per cent and even had a helper from the TV station).

Here's the reformed building:

 

[johnnyG]

Mondrian series. This is okay, but it needs a careful re-do. Framing (hopefully more from left and right), and squareness.

 

[johnnyG]

Good pics, but also great comments accompanying each shot about using film:

‘One roll of film, what a test!’ The 400TX Project – in pictures

Brisbane photographer Renato Repetto passed a single film camera between some of Australia’s most prominent photographers and gave them just one roll of Kodak Tri-X 400 film to shoot on

www.theguardian.com