侘寂 
Wabi-Sabi 
Nature Photography
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侘寂 
Wabi-Sabi 
Nature Photography
  • The Concept
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter
  • Spring
  • The Photographer
  • Prints
  • Contact

Summer 夏

A canopy of green summer leaves shot in Wabi-Sabi style
Summer Grasses in warm evening light shot in Wabi-Sabi style
Green Summer leaves with cobwebs in sunlight shot in wabi-sabi style
Summer still pond with sunlight on trees shot in Wabi-Sabi style
Summer Loosestrife Flowers amid Reeds shot in Wabi-Sabi style
Summer Elderberries in Sunlight shot in Wabi-Sabi style
Summer Lake Reflection shot in Wabi-Sabi style

Seasonal Inspiration Summer

Wabi-Sabi (侘寂) is expressed in the way Summer - its abundance of heat, sunlight, and vegetation - facilitates the amnesiac feeling of being in the present moment. Limitation to the "now" is a form of simplicity. Each present moment suggests an eternity. 

Yūgen (幽玄) - subtly profound grace. Etymologically, Yū means "deep, dim or difficult to see" and gen means "darkness" - but the concept of Yūgen (幽玄) is abstract (akin to "mystery"), not literal. It describes a beauty that suggests stillness, a "moment in and out of time".  

Shigeru (茂) - luxuriance of foliage in Summer. 


Natsu-Kusa (夏草) - Summer grass. These grasses grow only in the warm summer season and lack the winter hardiness of cool-season grasses. 


Samidare (五月雨) - Summer Rain. Downpour, a heavy fall of rain. 


Yuuyake (夕焼け) - literally "burnt evening". The Afterglow of sunlight on summer evenings. 


Hideri (旱) - Drought. A period of prolonged dryness. 


Katakage (片陰) - literally "One-Sided Shadow", a spot with shade from the sun in summer.  

Exploring Japanese aesthetic Wabi-Sabi (侘寂) through seasonal nature photography. Motifs are available for purchase as matte prints framed in oak wood.

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  • Winter
  • Spring
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