Amid the rocky outlying islands, international cargo ships, massive construction works and the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, the Hamayuu made its way toward the docks of Busan, our gateway to mainland Asia. It was a slow approach, but we needed it – there was too much to shoot.
Posts Tagged ‘Japan’
October 2nd, 2011 - 9:56 pm § in Asia, South Korea
The Mysteries of the Kampu Ferry, Part II: Entering South Korea
The Mysteries of the Kampu Ferry, Part I: Leaving Japan
Sitting in Hiroshima Station at lunchtime, watching our okonomiyaki cook on the griddle, the sense of constant departure, was palpable and welcome. We needed to be in Korea, and in many ways that was a world away.
April 3rd, 2011 - 5:30 pm § in Japan, Photo Essays
The Frantic, Gruesome Heart of Tsukiji Market
The tuna auction floor of Tsukiji fish market is supposedly tourist-friendly, but we ventured into other areas to capture the behind-the-scenes action.
March 13th, 2011 - 9:04 pm § in Japan
Hiroshima: City of Life
What had once been a nuclear wasteland was now simply Hiroshima, and everywhere you looked were the signs of a living city that wasn’t haunted by its past.
November 16th, 2010 - 12:45 am § in Japan, Photo Essays
The Great Tsukiji Tuna Chase
If you go into the frantic heart of Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market, you get to see so much, including this worker hauling tuna steaks (and heads) out into the daylight.
August 16th, 2010 - 11:44 pm § in Japan
You Want to See… Japanese Baseball?
You often hear about how there are two types of baseball fans in America: the die-hards and the casual fans. We expected this to hold true in Tokyo. We were wrong. The rabidity of the fans at the Tokyo Dome proved that we sure as hell weren’t in Kansas City anymore.