Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/05/23

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Miyazaki weekend walk
From: oliverbryk at comcast.net (Oliver Bryk)
Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 09:24:25 -0700
 
The ensuing conversation prompted me to recommend Junichiro Tanizaki's "In
Praise of Shadows". In this beautifully written essay he describes why and
how shadows are integral to traditional Japanese culture, and contrasts this
with the excessive brightness of modernity.
Oliver