The second set of images from the Kyoto garden series made with the 8×10 view camera. If Japan can be said to have any surviving hidden treasures in this day of mass tourism, certainly these magnificent gardens hold that distinction. To visit them is certainly one of the chief pleasures of a stay in Japan’s …
From the spring of 1979, through the summer of 1991, I spent four months of each year, in different seasons, photographing the temples and gardens of Kyoto. My concern was not to merely document the rich, cultural heritage that these gardens represent, but to pursue the inner, hidden reality, the very essence of beauty that …
There are thousands of beautiful, famous gardens, temples, and shrines in Kyoto. William had visited many places, but whenever he was going to immortalize the places by capturing with his camera, he would always go back to the places where he felt he had the deep spiritual connection. William’s way of capturing the gardens had …
