Behind the Shot

May
15
Seeing the Past in the Present - and Vice Versa.

Seeing the Past in the Present - and Vice Versa.

Hello everyone! Daniel Sofer, your daily photographer friend here. Kyoto is warm and very green these days, maybe my favorite
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Apr
24
The Empty Kyoto Exhibition

The Empty Kyoto Exhibition

My Empty Kyoto photo exhibition has come to an end. It was a fun experience. I sold some books, some
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Apr
04
Sakura and a Photo Exhibition

Sakura and a Photo Exhibition

Greetings from Kyoto, Japan where the much delayed cherry blossom "sakura frenzy" is just now getting into high
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Jan
30
It Was a Short-Lived Honeymoon.

It Was a Short-Lived Honeymoon.

An update on my Nikon film camera post. I love using the Nikon FM3a camera I bought last summer, but
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Jan
06

Greetings from Kyoto.

Daniel Sofer, photographer here in Kyoto, Japan, wishing you the best for the New Year! My wife and I celebrated
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Sep
28

Revisiting Film

It started when I moved to Kyoto. I began noticing people carrying film cameras. Even with all the talk of
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Jun
12

Saga Matsuri

May 28 was the Saga Matsuri, a local Japanese festival in the Saga area of Kyoto, north of Arashiyama. Many
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May
09
Empty Kyoto

Empty Kyoto

March 2023: the end of the Japanese school year, the traditional “Spring Break” of western countries, the elimination of quarantine
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