Restless 35 - Recent Posts and Digital Noise
Here are some things I’ve written about and photographed recently: attending two football games while in the UK, my grandfather’s old camera, film...
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Hello.Here’s a post I wrote recently about the Sanseito problem. It worried me quite a lot but I think the solution is quite simple. The Sanseito Problem and...
Restless 33 - Micro Blogs - Australia - UK
Just a quick note to say I’ve been experimenting with another blogging platform—and I’m really enjoying it. I’ve been posting almost daily so far. The...
Restless 32 - Uncle Travelling Matt and More
Hello. I hope you’re all well. I posted about these things recently, so feel free to have a read if you’re inclined—none of them are particularly long. In...
Restless 31 - Selling Gear, Nagano Mountain Biking, and Albums of My Youth
I’ve been posting recently about selling gear, Nagano mountain biking, and most importantly albums of my youth. I’ve also revamped my website. After trying...
Restless 30 - Analyzing Photo Gear and Where It All Began
Hello. Unusually for me I posted twice this week. One post is about sorting through 98,000 photos to find a way of narrowing down gear choices (also known as...
Restless 29 - Ishigaki Island, Okinawa.
I’m copying a few people I follow online and have decided to send out an email whenever I post something new. So, I posted this morning. It’s about my recent...
Restless 28 - Why I Photograph Birds (Even Though I Don’t Care About Birds)
(I’ve posted this on my website but I want to send it out directly, too.) Yesterday, instead of my usual walk around Nagoya while my daughter was at nursery,...
Restless 27 - Recent Posts and a line from Meiko Kawakami
Hello. I’ve been updating my website—an incredible concert, another walk through Nagoya, birds, and some thoughts on the new year (again). But how’s everyone...
Restless 26 - End of 2024
Hello. In my last post of 2024, I shared how this year felt more stagnant compared to previous ones—less adventure, less getting out and about. But since...
Restless 25 - Australia, Hokkaido, Festivals, and Avoiding the Heat
Hello.The heat outside remains oppressive. For the past few years, we’ve managed to escape the worst of it by heading to Australia, where we host our annual...
Restless 24 - A Tragic Cry and other Recent Posts
A tulip pre-bloom. As I mentioned in this previous post, my mother-in-law passed away last week due to an illness. She had been ill for a while so her death...
Restless 23 - Finding Photographic Inspiration Close to Home
Prints from friends. Over the years, I’ve amassed a collection of photography books, predominantly Japanese but also from elsewhere, serving as inspiration...
Restless 22 - Looking Ahead to 2024
Photo above. I enjoy taking simple every daily life photos like this. I post almost daily on Glass, too. Happy New Year, everyone. Unfortunately, Japan...
Restless 21 - The Death of My Father - Glass - Recent Posts
A summer storm in Shirotori, Gifu. Once again, it's been a few months since I last wrote here. Family commitments and work, combined with the intense heat of...
Restless 20 - Nagoya: No Substitute for Kisomaedake
A hiker on Kisomaedake (木曽前岳), in the Chuo Alps (Kiso Mountains). Hello, I went into the mountains again the other day hiking the Agematsu A Course to the...
Restless 19 - Walking Nagoya - Mini Midlife Crisis?
Wandering Nagoya in the rain last week. Hello, Our daughter started preschool on a daily basis in April right after we got back from the UK. That means I'll...
Restless 18 - Back to Walking - Photo Galleries
Hello, In the previous newsletter I wrote about taking the first train into Nagoya and walking home, snapping photographs along the way. Those walks have...
Restless 17 - More Walking, Urban Wildlife, Glass, Vero, and Mastodon
Hello, A few more months pass and life goes on. England have just beaten Senegal, Japan are taking the tournament by storm to the surprise of many, (but have...
Restless 16 - Still searching & (cough cough) Twitter
Jizo statues at the summit of Mt. Hououzan in the Southern Alps.Hello,In the last newsletter I wrote: It feels like I'm treading water between worlds at the...