Year of the Horse

For my tenth trip to Japan, I wanted to catch up with friends in Tokyo, dive into the underground music scene, and celebrate New Year’s Eve in the hot springs of Beppu. The journey also took me through some familiar places and new locations like snowy Shirakawa-go, Nagano, and Izu. Once again, black and white film was my medium of choice, primarily to preserve these moments as physical gelatin silver prints. Besides, I think that stripping away the dimension of color makes the photos feel more abstract and timeless.