Traditional Purifying Water Vessel, Kyoto, ©George Nobechi
Ever since Leonard Koren introduced the Japanese concept of “wabi-sabi” to the West in his seminal book “Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers,” the idea of wabi-sabi has become commonplace in artistic circles. While its wider acceptance in the world is a good thing, it has also become overused and often misunderstood.
Read MoreContinuing with our series of Japanese artistic concepts that can be applied to photography, shakkei is an originally Chinese concept often used in traditional gardens throughout Japan. The idea is to incorporate the existing background landscape into the design of the garden, providing a back layer to the scene that seamlessly blends with the garden enclosure. While the term originally refers to garden design, as a photographer I regularly incorporate this concept into my photography, and chances are, you do this, too.
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Late winter morning light in a living room, Tokyo ©2017 George Nobechi
Much of Japanese descriptive language is like this in that it is a far more expressive language, in my opinion, than is English. Translations of words thus consistently fail to grasp the true possible meanings behind the words. So then what is nukumori ? Well, first of all it is not piping hot; it is, at most lukewarm. So what are some examples? The warmth of the…
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© 2016 Jamey Stillings
Renowned aerial/environmental photographer Jamey Stillings sits down with us to talk about working in Japan with George Nobechi in 2016 on his project: “Changing Perspectives: Japan”
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© 2020 Michael Clark
Renowned action photographer Michael Clark discusses his career, his travels through Japan, and his teaching philosophy. Read about Michael's photographic expertise and what you can expect to learn in his workshop in Japan: The Art of Motion, with Nobechi Creative in May of 2021.
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