I am going to have to go back to the Philippines one day. I got sick after brushing my teeth with faucet water, and was pretty much in bed for the majority of my trip. So, I don’t have a lot to show for my time there, but here are the throwaways:
I took my Fuji X-Pro1, and my Contax G2 (I used Kodak Portra 400) with me on this trip. I’ve decided to show which equipment I’m using for each trip, for the 0 readers who are interested in that. The G2 images will be added after they’ve been processed and scanned. I took these photos a while ago, I uploaded one on to Flickr, but…
About 5km west of the Nagasaki peninsula lies a very small island known by locals as Gunkanjima, or the battleship island. The island is deserted but was actually once the most densely populated area on Earth. Measuring only 480 meters from its northern tip to its southern tip, and 160 meters from east to west, the island has a circumference of 1.2 kilometers, and…
For two weeks now, I’ve been using my weekend to try to make a trip up to a lighthouse here on Fukuejima Island here in Goto. The first time I went, I got stuck here… …where I took this picture. The actual lighthouse is somewhere around here: The second time I went, last weekend, I…
This wasn’t a trip necessarily, I intentionally planned a one-day layover in Taiwan so that I could walk the streets and take photos before my trip to the Philippines. I only have these photos, because I lost pretty much every other picture I took while there and in the Philippines. I’m a bit upset about it too, because I had this one photo of a…
Continuing with my theme of traveling on a budget, I decided to travel to another nearby island called Narushima last weekend. My host mother was visiting, so it was perfect timing and a good opportunity to show her one of the islands that she hasn’t seen yet. Like the other islands, Narushima is also known for its churches, and beautiful scenery. We spent the day…
Trying to save money to support a gear addiction is tough, and requires a lot of patience and asceticism. I love to travel, and I recently took a trip to Taiwan and the Philippines in August, but since I’ve decided to start saving my money, recently I’ve been staying home. I’m currently living on a small island chain off of the coast of Nagasaki here:…
I live on a very tiny island off of the coast of Niigata, called Awashima. There are less than 330 people, and most of them are over the age of 60. There are no fast food restaurants, no grocery stores, and no convenience stores. There is, however a horse park, fishing/swimming/camping grounds, clean, fresh air, and the ocean. I love it here, and I’ve been…