Archive for the ‘Japanese’ Tag
Japanese School Boy in Okinawa (1967) — Image by kenne
Photograph
Northern Okinawa.
A schoolboy sits
beside the road.
My camera clicks
takes his image,
but not the sound
of insects,
not the warmth
of the island air,
not the generations
who walked these roads
before him.
Still—
for an instant,
his life
and mine
cross paths
through a lens,
and the mountains
witness both.
Paulo Still Life — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Nōtan (濃淡)
winter’s sun
casts long shadows
on the shortest day
creating contrasting
values of shape
between objects
and the wall
in turn capturing
my eye
as darkness wins
— kenne
(Nōtan (濃淡) is a Japanese word, meaning dark-light, there is no English language equivalent.
It embodies an ancient Eastern concept, in which all things exist as inseparable and in perfect harmony.)
