He recorded the shapes, objects, art, and scenes that appealed to him on his walk, I also find the tunnel (Underpass or subway?) amazing with the light emanating from the rear. Very impactful.
It seems that the tunnel photo you mentioned was actually taken in an underpass I used every day to get to elementary school as a child. I'm sure many elementary school students probably still use it for their commute today.
I like to look for old Post Boxes in the UK and in Ireland where you can often find them bearing the Royal Cipher (i.e. the initials) of the various British monarchs over the years. The rarest are those put in place during the brief reign of Edward VIII who abdicated. In Ireland you can find them now painted green rather than the red used by the Royal Mail (of Britain). I like to think that the green paint shows how these post boxes transferred themselves from the British Civil Service to the Irish Civil Service instead of moving back to the UK.
It is truly fascinating how a simple post box can offer a glimpse into a country's history. No matter how common email becomes or how much the practice of sending paper letters declines, I hope that these post boxes will remain where they are.
The tunnel picture is fantastically eerie.
It certainly looks like a somewhat otherworldly space, doesn't it?
Definitely!
He recorded the shapes, objects, art, and scenes that appealed to him on his walk, I also find the tunnel (Underpass or subway?) amazing with the light emanating from the rear. Very impactful.
It seems that the tunnel photo you mentioned was actually taken in an underpass I used every day to get to elementary school as a child. I'm sure many elementary school students probably still use it for their commute today.
You were a brave boy, Akira-san.
Hahaha, nothing scary ever happened there.
♥️
I like to look for old Post Boxes in the UK and in Ireland where you can often find them bearing the Royal Cipher (i.e. the initials) of the various British monarchs over the years. The rarest are those put in place during the brief reign of Edward VIII who abdicated. In Ireland you can find them now painted green rather than the red used by the Royal Mail (of Britain). I like to think that the green paint shows how these post boxes transferred themselves from the British Civil Service to the Irish Civil Service instead of moving back to the UK.
It is truly fascinating how a simple post box can offer a glimpse into a country's history. No matter how common email becomes or how much the practice of sending paper letters declines, I hope that these post boxes will remain where they are.