Granite blocks at the Imperial Palace
Bamboo screen inside a window
Ceiling of a department store
Handmade brushes
A drain cover in Kyoto
Marking out new road signs in Tokyo
A concrete waste bin
Screen over a restaurant window
Manhole cover
Wedding photography
Ancient weathered wood
A chalked-up recipe for Sake in a brewery
A copper bollard in a Shinto temple
Copper door
Street drainage cover
Plastic chain link washing line
Netting around a children’s playground
The full moon over Kyoto
Somewhere in the Tokyo underground
An internal bamboo screen
Bamboo fencing
Bamboo forest
Moss with tiny fungi
Split bamboo partition
A drawing of a shrine gateway
Pine forest
Flamed wood as weather protection, traditional technique.
Split bamboo screen
Worn wooden handrail in a temple
Sally Wakelin - Studies in Creativity 
gorgeous, these photos actually make me feel quite calm and centred. I love the attention and thought that goes into mundane objects there, and how they are happy to leave things simple too sometimes, I hope i get to go one day!
Thanks Phil. You must go to
Japan some day. It is a fabulous place, so very different from Europe. Or any where else, in my experience. I must say I was rather overwhelmed by the differences in culture, life style, architecture, food, and just about everything in everyday life. I truly loved being there and want to go back for sure. Turning my photos black and white helped me to focus in on details. I took more than 1200 photos! These are just a few samples.
Beautiful photos Sally, they really get across the sense of place and how different it is there 😊
Thanks – it’s actually taken me 3 months to sort it all out in my brain, I think I’m still processing my feelings about my trip.
I’ve been learning how to make Japanese woodblock prints. I’m going to post some images soon!
I LOVE Japanese woodblock prints, I’ll look forward to the results Sally 😊