Japan Photo Guide » fundamental truths http://babibubebo.com A Photgrapher's Travel Guide to Japan Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:08:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Photography Travel Tip: Your own backyard http://babibubebo.com/2007/06/02/photography-travel-tip-your-own-backyard/ http://babibubebo.com/2007/06/02/photography-travel-tip-your-own-backyard/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:58:04 +0000 babibubebo http://babibubebo.com/2007/06/02/photography-travel-tip-your-own-backyard/ When I show my photographs to my Japanese friends, a lot of times they tell me that they have never looked at the subject the way I do. While I would like to think it is only because I am a good photographer, a large part of it is that I am looking at a culture that isn’t my own and as a result, I just see things differently.

“The hardest place to find beauty is in your own backyard.”
–somebody smart

I believe this is one of the fundamental truths not only with photography but in life. Actually, when you think about it, it is saying the same thing as that quote about grass being greener… I know this is a travel photo travel blog, but sometimes we need to be reminded that what we are looking for can sometimes be right in front of us. Anyway, this post is to remind you, to go and search and “travel” the area where you live.

For example, during cherry blossom season, I traveled all over the Kansai region in hopes of getting some great photos, but as it turns out, some of my favorite photos from the 2007 cherry blossom season were taken about 10 minutes from where I live, in my own backyard.

Cherry Blossom 2007 by Evan Pike kokufu tagajo

Cherry Blossom 2007 by Evan Pike kokufu tagajo

Cherry Blossom 2007 by Evan Pike shiogama shrine

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