Okinawa_Soba is the nom de plume of an American fellow living in Okinawa who presides over a stockpile of 60,000 antique Japanese photographs. To the benefit of photography enthusiasts and nipponophiles everywhere, he has decided to scan and upload a choice selection of the photos … Read More →
Category Archives: photography
A little Seoul before Sunrise
Some snaps of Vancouver’s best late-late night Korean diner – Jang Mo Jib. Many a night I’ve drug myself in here with a gaggle of drunken friends to enjoy Mr. Jib’s earthly delights: sticky-icky jalepeño chicken wangs, hot-sauce-soaked Bulgogi, and enough Soju to drown an … Read More →
A Japanese Image
A few years back, when I was living in Tokyo the following scene transpired before my eyes while riding on an escalator: I was standing behind some schoolgirls and in front of them were an equal amount of salarymen, or businessmen as we would say … Read More →
Kawaii-Scope
The Sanrio “Smile with Hello Kitty” disposable camera is a scarce wonder in the world of soon-to-be-extinct film products. You might find one at a party shop, a Hello Kitty boutique or possibly online, but once they’re gone, they will be gone forever, just like … Read More →
Deep Fried Heroin
Like many Canadians, I was first introduced to the slick cobbles of Edinburgh through the clucky misadventures of Renton and Sick Boy – a city-defining series of novels that makes “the Athens of the North” seem like a paradise for all brands of skaggery. And … Read More →
Hugo’s Nollywood
In January, Pieter Hugo‘s latest series of photographs, Nollywood, debuted at Capetown’s Michael Stevenson Gallery. Hugo initially attempted to shoot the series on actual film sets, depicting his subject (Nigerian cinema) in its natural surroundings, but later decided to shoot the actors out of context … Read More →
The Gnarly Republic
Known for its drop-dead gorgeous women, Baroque architecture and dirt cheap beer, Prague was left relatively undamaged by the rampant destruction of World War 2, allowing the Czech capital to keep all of its history intact. But such is the not the case with graffiti … Read More →
Altered GIFeality
Animated GIFs have got to be one of the most avant-garde artforms going on right now. Here’s a bunch I snatched from fuckyoudraculas. If you have any hot GIFs or now of any GIF-engineers worthy of publicity, send them my way = @. I think … Read More →
Double Exposure: Maurice Scheltens
For the majority of us, there exists a strict division between our personal pursuits and what we choose to do in order to pay the rent. These parallel realities are for the most part tragically irreconcilable. Although at times they occupy the same space, the … Read More →
Tokyo Stories
Photos from homeboy Jordan Todd’s recent trip to Tokyo. Check out more on his superb flickr.