Hello Autumn, the Season of Fruits and Bakery! - Los Angeles Fine Art Photographer

As nature has decisively shown us the hint, I know my favorite season has arrived.

In my opinion, autumn is the most colorful season of the year (you know I love colors). On top of that, have you noticed that the thought (and the smell thereof) of baking has once again entered our thoughts, while you are munching an abundance of fruits? ;-) At least it did for me, well, metaphorically. :-)

So, I’ve been baking up a storm while I was MIA (my apologies). As much as I want the world to see my “bakery” right now, I’m going to try to hold back my excitement better than this guy:

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You know, I’d still need to do a little taste test and the platter that the cake is going to be served in needs some garnish.

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Alright, alright, you can’t stand the thought of waiting much longer now that the beans have been spilled? Would you want to be the taste tester? Click here and we’ll talk.

In the meantime, sit back and enjoy the splendor of the fall season. What are you seeing this autumn?

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Windows of Opportunities in Japan - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

Windows are interesting tools in the creative department. They allow certain things in the frame of view. They also make people do interesting things around them.

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People in front of windows sometimes are more than just obstructions to my views. :P While in Japan, I didn’t waste opportunities to frame (some of) them while they are trying to frame their own views.

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Next time you are near a window, would you do something differently to lose yourself in the frame? To me, along with windows came opportunities, to frame or be framed.

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Happy Father's Day - Los Angeles Travel Photographer

If you ask 100 people how a Rakan (Note 1) should look like, you get as many different answers. That’s what gave rise to 1,200 of Rakan statues that Otagi Nenbutsu-ji, the temple at the outskirt of Kyoto, Japan is well-known for.

In the 1980s, under the guidance of chief of temple Kocho Nishimura (Note 2), 1,200 everyday people, who made a pilgrimage to the temple, learned carving to bring out the unique and personal figures that were hiding in the stone, each Rakan statue possessing a particular personality with a distinctly pre-enlightened identity.

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While walking around studying the characters covered in moss, I discovered a face completely cover with hands. Yeah, love can make you blind, I guess.

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As many faces/personalities in the world, I suspect there are varying shapes and forms of fatherhood. Since I’m only one daughter to one man, I’d leave the scientific study to the ones with access to vast amount of data.

What I wanted to say is, enjoy the Father’s Day, knowing that you’ve loved, guided and disciplined to the best of your ability.

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Note 1 Rakan are followers (disciples) of Buddha.
Note 2 Nishimura was a Buddhist statue sculptor and restorer that later becaume a Buddhist monk. He was the chief of the temple at the time of the rakan creations.

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