In the heart of Japan's mega cities, it’s not the big chaotic rush, but the subtle flow of smallness and awareness that keeps everything moving. Join me as we explore how these gentle forces help shape the city's most bustling neighborhoods.
Yes, it's the little details, the granularity, the connections seen and unseen, that make urban Japan what it is. I see this all the time, and it's what I try to document, perhaps subconsciously so, in my photographs. If you're interested in what I do, have a look at my page on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gregapan/
The opening paragraph about pedestrian flow reminds me of a chapter in Alexandra Horowitz’s book called On Looking. Humans will naturally fall into a flow in crowds (only recently disrupted by people engaged head down on phones). I think it’s a book you might enjoy if you haven’t come across it yet. In it, she takes city walks with different types of people - a biologist, a type face designer, a child, her dog, a blind person.. its fascinating to read how each one navigates the city differently and what they see as they do.
Yes, it's the little details, the granularity, the connections seen and unseen, that make urban Japan what it is. I see this all the time, and it's what I try to document, perhaps subconsciously so, in my photographs. If you're interested in what I do, have a look at my page on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gregapan/
Nice images, Greg, filled with great observations of granularity!
thanks so much, Patrick! Glad you like it!
The opening paragraph about pedestrian flow reminds me of a chapter in Alexandra Horowitz’s book called On Looking. Humans will naturally fall into a flow in crowds (only recently disrupted by people engaged head down on phones). I think it’s a book you might enjoy if you haven’t come across it yet. In it, she takes city walks with different types of people - a biologist, a type face designer, a child, her dog, a blind person.. its fascinating to read how each one navigates the city differently and what they see as they do.
This sounds like an amazing book. Adding it to my wish list ;-)
Wow. Yes. Little streams instead of waterfalls. 💓