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One Day on Battleship Island

April 17, 2018
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One Day on Battleship Island

Hashima Island (端島 or simply Hashima — -shima is a Japanese suffix for island), commonly called Gunkanjima (軍艦島; meaning Battleship Island), is an abandoned island lying about 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the city of Nagasaki, in southern Japan. It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. The island's most notable features are its abandoned concrete buildings, undisturbed except by nature, and the surrounding sea wall. While the island is a symbol of the rapid industrialization of Japan, it is also a reminder of its dark history as a site of forced labor prior to and during the Second World War

All pictures taken with: Nikon D610, 35mm 1.8 lens

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Gunkanjima Island

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Halloween at Shibuya Crossing

Oktober 4, 2017
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Halloween at Shibuya Crossing

Japan is getting bigger and more exciting every year. In 2015 Halloween was on a Saturday, people started dressing up and going out Friday night. Halloween in Japan was an multi day long event. Many of the roads became pedestrian only walkways. People were dressed up, walking around the streets, and taking pictures. Cosplay and costumes are not just for otakus anymore. Many people do group costumes from popular anime series.
There were many police officers at the famous Shibuya Scramble Crossing. They were guiding the thousands of people across the street before the traffic lights turned. On Monday, Halloween Day, there were so many people and it was hard to walk fast. Walking through the center of Shibuya took twice as long as usual.

shot with Nikon D610, 35mm lens

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Jesus in India

September 11, 2017
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Jesus in India

Gopalpur is a town and a Notified Area Council on the Bay of Bengal coast in Ganjam district in the southern part of Odisha, India. Once a commercial port, it is now a famous sea beach and tourist destination around 15 km from Berhampur. During a hike deep inside the city we suddenly came across this pink church. It seemed quiet empty, until a priest showed up and escorted us into the colorful chapel area where he presented his indian translation of the bible.

All pictures shot in march 2014 with Fujifilm X100s

Pinke Kirche in Gopalpur

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Weitläufige Ansicht der pinken Kirche in Gopalpur

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Seitenansicht der Kirche

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Im Innenbereich der Kirche

pink church in gopalpur

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Sumo in Fukuoka

Juni 27, 2017
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Sumo in Fukuoka

Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and Japan's national sport. It originated in ancient times as a performance to entertain the Shinto deities. All the pictures were shot on one day at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center during the november tournament. Six tournaments are held every year: three in Tokyo (January, May and September) and one each in Osaka (March), Nagoya (July) and Fukuoka (November). Each tournament lasts for 15 days during which each wrestler performs in one match per day except lower ranked wrestlers who perform in fewer matches.

All sumo wrestlers are classified in a ranking hierarchy (banzuke), which gets updated after each tournament based on the wrestlers' performance. Wrestlers with positive records (more wins than losses) move up the hierarchy, while those with negative records get demoted. The top division is called "Makuuchi" and the second division is called "Juryo". At the pinnacle of the sumo hierarchy stands the yokozuna (grand champion). Unlike wrestlers in lower ranks, a yokozuna cannot be demoted, but he will be expected to retire when his performance begins to worsen.

Shot with Nikon D610 / Nikkor 35mm + 85mm

Arriving at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center

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One Day at the Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka

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