The second part of my shamisen photo shoot (see part 1). Being a guitar player, I had little head start in learning. The emphasis though, being on little. The shamisen is not easy to learn, a host of rules and rituals making it very difficult to master. I am slowly improving though and my teacher […]
In an attempt to immerse myself in some Japanese culture I have been learning the Shamisen– a traditional three-stringed instrument. Have a look at it on wikipedia or watch a video of the excellent, Yoshida brothers, who have re-invented the Shamisen for a modern audience. I took my camera along to one of my lessons […]
It is rice planting time in Japan, which also means it’s frog season. The paddies have been flooded ready for cultivation and thousands of frogs have adopted them as their new homes. Quiet evenings are set to a cacophony of frog chorus- adding to the early summer atmosphere as they blend peacefully into background noise. […]
snow monkey photography 