Shadows can conceal or reveal, especially in the case of the maiko Mamefuji of Gion Kobu
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At first glance, this photograph of an empty bedroom might not look like much. To me, however, this image is probably the most meaningful one I have ever made, and I have made hundreds of thousands of them.
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Photographing sakkō and Kurokami is a rare and special event, and Toshikana-san was a very rare and special maiko for me personally. Every once in a very long while the stars align and moments like this happen.
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There are 3 secretes I had when photographing the erikae of the geisha Momifuku of Ponto-cho.
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One of the key moments in a geisha's debut (erikae) is the first brush of makeup across her face.
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My book Now a Geisha would not exist if not for Mameharu, the first maiko who gave me permission to photograph her erikae.
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In Gion Kobu, tradition sometimes gets in the way of making a good photograph!
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My first photo session with the maiko Mameharu of Gion Kobu started out a disaster, but ended up quite well.
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Shimabara’s glory days have long gone by, but there is still beauty to be found in the former entertainment district.
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A behind-the-scenes story of how I made this portrait of the maiko Mamehana with the sakkō hairstyle
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The two weeks just before a maiko becomes a geiko are filled with curiosity and nervousness, and they are also a time of tension and change.
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