The topic of April: Your hobby
This post is part of monthly topic April 2020 by @HiroyukiTakisawa @Thank you so much for this interesting topic.
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My hobby was a hard one to consider. At first, I thought trains were my hobby, sake, and onsen, but these are not my hobbies, more like my way of life! If I had to pick a hobby, a real hobby, it would be doing photoshoots of matured beauty.
I have been doing this for years as a hobby, and I have my own business. I work in tandem with another Japanese photographer and we go out to temples and shrines to photograph middle aged beauty all over Tokyo.
( “ I have letter of consent forms signed”)
My favorite place to shoot is Sensoji Temple. I love to blend the tradition of temples and shrines with a beautiful matron because I feel the two elements compliment each other. Remnants of a bygone era in her eyes evoke a sense of nostalgia for me. The Jizo or prayer bead around her hands as she prayers is symbolic of a type of spiritual harmony lost in todays Japan.
The model in the picture was born in old Tokyo, sometimes we refer to women in her generation as Edo-ko ( girl of old Edo). She is the history of Tokyo in flesh form. The younger generation has embraced modernity. Every movement, twist, or turn is graceful as if the whole world is a stage and she’s the dancer.
Shot using Canon cameras and lenses ONLY. Aged beauty in Japan was a taboo topic in Japan 13 years ago, but since I came times have changed and my work has defined an entire industry covering all of Japan and finally spanning the world. It is not uncommon to find aged beauty in bookstores and ** other ** stores. All of my work is clean.
I like experimenting with natural light and shawls. Silks, polyesters, and modest fashions. Sometimes we do photoshoots of her drinking tea or eating ice cream while watching how delicate and graceful she carries herself.
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[Japanese] 4月のお題：あなたの趣味
ローカルガイド以外の趣味といえば何がありますか？映画、読書、料理にスポーツと様々な趣味があると思いますが、今回は皆さんの趣味と関わりのある場所をご紹介ください。もちろん趣味のアイテムを撮影した写真と、撮影した場所の紹介も歓迎です。
なお撮影のために外出したりする必要はありません。今回は過去のアルバムや思い出の中から趣味に合う場所を探してみていただけたらと思います。
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