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Mono No Aware (Pathos): Contemplating the Fleeting Beauty and elegance in action. Street Photography from Yokohama (Japan) during Hanami (Cherry blossom when the Sakura is at its peak). The objective here was to freeze the moment yet retain some movement on the main subject (the hair of the woman, the dress, the shoe) to make the photo dynamic and more interesting. The woman walking out of frame was done intentionally to give the impression that she was leaving (this is the full image, not a crop). Also note that she is not a model but just someone walking by. These elements were combined to convey a feeling of fleeting beauty and elegance… no beauty will last forever, and the Sakura/Hanami itself is a symbol of the transience of beauty in Japanese culture.

Street Photography from Kyoto (Japan) during a rainy day I am standing behind the man with the umbrella taking a picture of his reflection while he looks into the shop at the two women working. The idea was to create something like a double exposure but within a single shot. Part of the “WABI-SABI: Acceptance of transience” project. The Beauty of things that are imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. I spent nearly 3 months around Japan trying to understand a profound and rooted Japanese concept that goes back many centuries… that of Wabi-Sabi. Wabi-Sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional… of everyday things… man-made, natural and the union of the two. With the following images (still an ongoing project) I am trying to render this deeply rooted concept of the Japanese philosophy and way of life.