Hosono's Journeys on the Musical Saucer 1

Volume 1 of Papersky’s Journey’s on the Musical Saucer series with Haruomi Hosono which featured writings on Hosono’s returns to places once encountered during his rich musical career and travels.

Alone at the North Pole, Mitsuro Ohba

I wrote my will at the North Pole. I figured that it wouldn’t be too strange if I died there. Ice can flow 30 kilometers in one night, and bears can sneak up on you. At times I felt as powerless as a small bird with its legs pulled off. I could hardly mov under my own power.

Skateboard File IV: SB Editor Senn Ozawa

The current issue of Sb, The 2010 Photo Annual, bears an attention-grabbing gold reflective font and runs the musing title, “A life with a piece of wood and four wheels.” More than a quote, this phrase is enough to adequately echo the Sb editorial ethos of portraying skateboarding.

For a Good Catch: The Floating Peacocks

The third of a three-part series looking at superstitions surrounding fishing in Yaizu, one of Japan’s most notorious fishing ports.

For a Good Catch: Edible Monuments

The second of a three-part series looking at superstitions surrounding fishing in Yaizu, one of Japan’s most notorious fishing ports.

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For a Good Catch: Shirts for Fishing

The first of a three-part series looking at superstitions surrounding fishing in Yaizu, one of Japan’s most notorious fishing ports.

Hitotzuki Help Commemorate 15 Years in Paint

The first day of painting was the coldest but instead of going inside the wooden house we retreated further into our jackets to stay and watch Kami and Sasu make preparations. On that wintery day, these two mural painters were covering a concrete wall outside an old house in the backstreets of Shibuya. Tins of paint, brushes, rollers and bags are spread out to form a work station on the side of the road by the wall.

Perspective Reach I: Yuri Shibuya

The first in a new series taking a closer look at Japanese photographers.

Walking for a Cause: Oxfam's Trailwalkers

What’s the farthest you’ve ever walked? To the bus stop? To work maybe? Imagine you begin walking at 9:00 AM one morning. Noon passes, dusk falls, and you’re still walking. Midnight approaches, you’re still walking.

John Kormeling and a Hole in the Wall

John Kormeling stands amidst the disarray that is his house. Metal scraps, paper shreds, a screaming child and watermelon rinds are strewn across the space. Models in metal and wood, children’s toys, faded posters, piles of books, trunks and dark corners full of mystery all make it clear that this is a man who keeps everything.

Good Find: Anomaly Structure

Strolling the lanes of Kyoto’s Arashiyama neighborhood, one passes a number of souvenir stores selling incense, pottery and the like. Then, there is one store that looks different from the rest, with a wooden and leather studded sign that reads “Anomaly Structure” and a bicycle parked in front.