A prologue to a new chapter in my life, the return to England. It has been two months since I arrived back home after five years on the island of Tanegashima and surprisingly, the transition back into English culture has been relatively smooth. There are times of course, that I wish I was back in Japan but they are becoming less frequent as I re-discover the country I once knew.
I began looking at things in a new light. Carpets and wallpaper seemed alien to me after living in an apartment where tatami and fusuma were the norm. Chopsticks and soya sauce have been replaced with cutlery and HP sauce. Rubbish bins with their wonderful green lining are a novelty – everyone seemed to take their litter home with them in Japan.
As I begin my new life back in England, I also begin a new phase in my photography – large format! Unlike my use of 35mm and medium formats, shooting with an old view camera is a slow and meditative process and one that I have fallen in love with. The below photographs were taken with a Graflex Speed Graphic and an old WWII lens that was originally designed to take aerial shots of enemy targets!
A new environment for sure, but my passion for film photography hasn’t wavered and expect lots of new work here on my photoblog. I am keen to exhibit my work and meet fellow photographers both on the Wirral and in Liverpool. If you are reading this and would like to meet up for a cuppa and some photos, please get in touch!
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