Born and raised in Graz, Austria. Lived in southwestern Germany (aka “The Länd”) for most of my adult life. Reside and work in Tokyo since 2018. Data Architect in my day job. Photographer (analog and iPhone), coffee/café lover, photo book collector and 日本語の学生 in my spare time. Other interests and hobbies include traveling, classic movies, board games, fountain pens, kickboxing and learning drumming. I also read a lot - biographies, technical books, comics, novels, and philosophy.
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Good morning from Japan! I still haven't run out of photos from Taito ward in Tokyo, so I gladly present another set of images. One of Tokyo's smallest wards in size and population, but infinitely interesting.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #tokyo #taito #japan #japanlife #tokyolife #スナップ写真 #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
Good evening from Tokyo! I worked at the office again this afternoon; here are some neighborhood impressions taken tonight on the way home in the Shimura area of Itabashi ward. Unedited iPhone shots.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #tokyo #itabashi #japan #スナップ写真 #tokyolife #japanlife #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
Good morning from Tokyo! Short early walk on today’s bank holiday (Shōwa Day). The calming beauty of the mundane. 🚶♂️
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #tokyo #itabashi #japanlife #tokyolife #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
Good morning from Japan! Golden Week continues with Children's Day today. This is the time of year when koinobori (carp-shaped windsocks 🎏) abound around the country. Here is a specimen from Takayama in Gifu Prefecture.
#photography #streetphotography #スナップ写真 #fotografie #japan #takayama #gifu #koinobori #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
Good evening from Tokyo! Some rainy panoramic neighborhood photos from Itabashi Ward, shot tonight on the way back from work with @heliographe_studio@mastodon.social’s fabulous 65x24 app. Unedited iPhone 15 Pro images.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #panoramic #65x24 #japan #tokyo #itabashi #japanlife #tokyolife #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
#JP06 2006-04-11
On day 16 of my first Japan trip in 2006, the amount of rain alternated between “heavy” and “torrential”. After visiting Osaka Castle in the morning, I took a short train ride to Kobe, where I went to Motomachi and Chinatown.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #osaka #kobe #photographersofmastodon
Good morning from Japan!
Four scenes from a walk around Okusawa in the Setagaya Ward of Tokyo. Quite a pleasant area to explore with a lot of small shops and restaurants.
#photography #streetphotography #dailylife #スナップ写真 #fotografie #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon #japan #tokyo #setagaya #japanlife #tokyolife
Happy weekend to all! For today’s post, I have chosen a set of previously unpublished film photography from my birth town of Graz, Austria. Love the mellow colors. 💚
📷 Mamiya 6, 50mm f/4
🎞️ Fujicolor Pro 400H
#photography #streetphotography #filmphotography #fotografie #analogphotography #graz #austria #europe #mediumformat #mamiya #スナップ写真
Happy weekend from Tokyo!
“Horizontal” is not only the position in which I have to spend a lot of time after my muscle injury, but also the theme of the weekly art challenge over on BlueSky. Here are some Northern Japan finds from my camera roll; details in ALT texts.
#photography #streetphotography #スナップ写真 #japan #fotografie #japanlife #hokkaido #niigata #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
#JP06 2006-04-08
Still in Kyoto on day 13 of my first Japan trip in 2006, I visited Fushimi Inari Taisha in the morning. Afterwards, I continued down to Nara for a few hours, then returned to Kyoto for an evening stroll around Gion.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #kyoto #nara #japanlife #kyotolife #cherryblossoms #photographersofmastodon
Happy Monday from Japan! Trying to cleanse your timeline with a set of hopefully calming photos from Futaarayama Shrine in Utsunomiya, the capital of Tochigi Prefecture north of Tokyo. Taken on an early March visit two years ago.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #スナップ写真 #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon #japan #tochigi #utsunomiya #japaneseshrine
Happy Sunday from Japan! I took a short bike ride this afternoon to find and capture some of this season’s final cherry blossoms in my extended neighborhood in the Itabashi Ward of Tokyo. Unedited iPhone shots.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #スナップ写真 #桜 #花見 #tokyolife #japanlife #japan #tokyo #itabashi #cherryblossoms #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
Neighborhood cherry blossoms are the best 😍
Taken today during lunch break in the Maenocho area of Itabashi Ward in Tokyo.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #itabashi #tokyo #japan #スナップ写真 #桜 #花見 #japanlife #tokyolife #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
Hello from Tokyo! Oliver Hardy's quote "A lot of weather we've been having lately ..." comes to mind watching today's move from morning-hours snowfall to afternoon early-spring sun.
Anyway - here's a set of photos of "Yuraku Concourse", a small pub-filled tunnel.
#photography #streetphotography #japan #スナップ写真 #fotografie #japan #tokyo #yurakucho #japanlife #tokyolife #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
#JP06 2006-04-01
On day 6 of my first Japan trip 20 years ago, I went to Kamakura. I got to watch some Kyudo practice at Engakuji Temple, and walked the Daibutsu Hiking Course to arrive at the Big Buddha during the height of cherry blossom season.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #kamakura #cherryblossoms #photographersofmastodon
#JP06 2006-03-30
On day 4 of my first Japan trip 20 years ago, I made a day trip to Nikko to see Toshogu Shrine. Back in Tokyo in the evening, I went to Ueno Park to watch the locals go about their cherry blossom season activities.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #tokyo #nikko #photographersofmastodon #japanlife
#JP06 2006-04-05
In the morning of day 10 of my first Japan trip in 2006, I met a local photographer buddy in Nagoya, and we took a train to Inuyama. A rainy but fun day of cherry blossom viewing at Inuyama Castle and local temples. At night, back at Nagoya Castle for some night photography.
#photography #streetphotography #nightphotography #fotografie #japan #nagoya #inuyama #cherryblossoms #photographersofmastodon #japanlife
Happy Friday from Japan! Unfortunately, on Wednesday I suffered a muscle fiber rupture during kickboxing training, so I'll need to abstain from sports for some time 😥
Anyway - heading into the weekend with some film photography from Nakano in Tokyo.
📷 Nikon FE2 / 🎞️ Kodak Portra 400
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #filmphotography #analogphotography #japan #tokyo #nakano #japanlife #tokyolife #photographersofmastodon #nikon #portra
#JP06 2006-04-15
Day 20 of my first Japan trip in 2006 was a very rainy one. I took the ferry from Hiroshima to Miyajima where I saw Itsukushima Shrine with its famous "floating" torii gate. I felt sad about having to leave soon.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #japanlife #hiroshima #miyajima #japaneseshrine #photographersofmastodon
#JP06 2006-04-07
Day 12 of my first Japan trip in 2006 was spent in the Higashiyama area of Kyoto. I went to Kiyomizu-dera at 6:30 AM, then explored more temples including Kodaiji and Nanzenji, with cherry blossoms still going strong.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #kyoto #japanesetemple #japanlife #kyotolife #photographersofmastodon #cherryblossoms
#JP06 2006-04-12
Moving on from Kobe, day 17 of my first Japan trip in 2006 was mostly spent exploring Himeji Castle. Thankfully, the rain had stopped for the day. The scenery and the cherry blossoms were glorious.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #himeji #japanesecastle #japanlife #cherryblossoms #photographersofmastodon
Good morning from Tokyo! Here are some photos from yesterday’s commute. Per April, my company’s rules have changed from “max. 80% remote work” to “at least 40% in the office”, so I have to go a bit more often 👔. Half-days are fine though✌️.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #tokyo #japan #スナップ写真 #japanlife #tokyolife #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
Some unedited cherry blossom season iPhone shots from this afternoon, taken at Heiwa Park outside Itabashi Central Library in Tokyo.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #cherryblossoms #スナップ写真 #桜 #花見 #shotoniphone #japanlife #tokyolife #itabashi #photographersofmastodon
#JP06 2006-04-03
On day 8 of my first Japan trip 20 years ago, I took a train from Shinjuku Station to Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture, where I walked around town and explored the magnificent Matsumoto Castle (one of Japan’s "three great castles" alongside those in Himeji and Kumamoto).
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #nagano #matsumoto #japanlife #japanesecastle #photographersofmastodon
Waiting for lunch on Constitution Day, the last Golden Week bank holiday earlier today, I took this view outside the painted window from my counter seat. Itabashi Ward, Tokyo.
#photography #streetphotography #japan #fotografie #tokyo #itabashi #japanlife #tokyolife #スナップ写真 #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
A rare foray into #drawing for me this afternoon - I actually found making this image very relaxing, but at the same time it shows that a camera is probably a better tool for me than wax crayons 😅 (compare my reference photo that this is based on)
Happy weekend from Tokyo!
Made a brief visit to the local temple (南蔵院/Nanzōin) this morning, and could feel some positive energy flowing.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #tokyo #japanlife #tokyolife #itabashi #japanesetemple #スナップ写真 #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon
#JP06 2006-03-31
Day 5 of my first Japan trip 20 years ago was spent at various Tokyo locations. I went to Ginza to meet a friend (who worked at Ricoh at the time) for lunch. In the afternoon, I went to Akihabara, then on to Shinjuku.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #tokyo #ginza #shinjuku #japanlife #tokyolife #photographersofmastodon
#JP06 2006-04-04
I started day 9 of my first Japan trip 20 years ago with a train ride from Matsumoto to Nagoya. After lunch, I met a photographer friend, and we had a fun, street photography-filled walk around the Osu and Sakae districts.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #nagoya #photographersofmastodon #japanlife
Good morning from Japan!
With today’s image, I’d like to take you to the Mediterranean town of … (drum roll) … Jiyugaoka in the Meguro Ward of Tokyo. This was taken at a shopping plaza called “La Vita”.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #shotoniphone #photographersofmastodon #japan #tokyo #meguro #japanlife #tokyolife
#JP06 2006-04-06
After a last short morning stroll around Nagoya Castle in the morning of day 11 of my first Japan trip in 2006, it was a short 45' Shinkansen ride to Kyoto. Upon arrival, I left my bags at the hotel and headed out to explore Kyoto Station and Nishiki Market.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #nagoya #kyoto #japanlife #photographersofmastodon
#JP06 2006-04-02
20 years ago, day 7 of my first Japan trip was the last one spent in Tokyo before starting to move west. After visiting the Imperial Palace East Gardens in the morning, I went to Odaiba and checked out the Miraikan (National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation).
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #tokyo #odaiba #photographersofmastodon #japanlife #tokyolife
#JP06 2006-04-16
In the morning of day 21 of my first Japan trip in 2006, I took the Shinkansen from Hiroshima to Fukuoka. I spent most of the day around the Kawabata area, at Canal City Hakata and along the Naka River.
#photography #streetphotography #fotografie #japan #japanlife #fukuoka #photographersofmastodon
Happy Friday! Issue #5 of my free "Everyday Journeys" email newsletter just went out!
You can view the issue at the link below. If you'd like to subscribe, you can do so at the bottom of the linked page. 🙌
https://buttondown.com/norbertwoehnl/archive/spring-is-coming/
#photography #fotografie #website #newsletter #japan #japanlife
@rez@social.ultimaterez.com Thanks a lot, Rez! 🙌
@foo__@mastodon.social Yes, that looks like copied into the present from sixty or seventy years ago. Also, getting a cup of coffee for 180 Yen (except small-sized cups at convenience stores) is pretty much unheard-of these days.