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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of ‘Spring’? I recall those movies with pretty sunshine. Shunji Iwai’s [Hana & Alice], Naoto Kumazawa’s [Rainbow Song], Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s [Collage Of Our Life] are a few examples. The amiable rays of sunshine seemed to kinder up my heart and I felt happy all along while I was watching the movie. So I searched for pictures with that kind of sunshine this time. There were a lot of pictures out there, but when this particular picture took my breath away. What do you think? Are you having trouble… [More]

During my childhood, the house on the top of the hillside threw me tons of questions. Things like who lived there and what part of the house the protruded thing would be when looked closer. I can’t even count how man times I had to turn back because I couldn’t cross… [More]

Hi! This is Sarah, living in Casablanca, Morocco. First of all, nice to meet you! For the next three months, I will be delivering fresh news from Morocco. There is a small village called Mediouna at the suburbs of Casablanca. The village holds a local market once every week… [More]

For people in the modern world, morning refers to the time from when you wake up to when you begin work. Although the bulk of the time is spent doing mechanical technical, automated and limited activities, just like anything else in the world, there are different vintage… [More]

Casablanca is the home to “Hassan II Mosque”, which is the second largest Islam temple in the world. The mosque emits a laser signal towards the Mecca in Saudi Arabia during the Ramadan period. The laser beam is shot from top of the ‘Minare’, a tall prayer tower located at the mosque. Its color – green – represents Islam. You will be amazed by its mysterious and profound appearance. The city, vacant during the daytime, becomes lively after sunset. Cars line up the streets even after midnight and people, hidden away in their homes in the day time, pour onto the streets to enjoy the dark Arabian night. Yesterday, I went on a night out with my family… [More]

I am in search of a legendary work. It is literally a legend. Some say it is just an illusion, some say it didn’t exist at all. That may be so. It surely isn’t seen anywhere today. However, I cannot imagine that it never existed or that it vanished. Never! Why… [More]

I’ve received THE cutest gift! It’s a WB500(HZ10w) Miniature sent from a friend who is really into cameras. The miniature sized 3CM in width and 1.5CM in length is probably the smallest camera in the world. It’s made of clay so it is very firm and doesn’t break even when you throw it. It would be a miracle if the camera actually worked, but too bad that it doesn’t… [More]

A few years before the dawn of the 20th century (not 21st century!), the former director of the United States Patents and Trademark Office wrote a serious letter to the President. ‘I think all the inventions that we can think of have been invented. I think it is time to close down the office.’ Holy cow! Putting aside the fact that the proposal carried the risk of making himself unemployed overnight, where did he get the courage to conclude that there were no inventions to be made further in a time when there was no TV, computer, airplane, digital camera, camcorder or mobile phone!… [More]

The Noble Prize winning philosopher Bertrand Russell had talked about the usefulness of ‘useless knowledge’ – how the seemingly useless knowledge encourages deliberation and enriches one’s life. For example, Bertrand talked about how apricot bears fruit earlier than other fruit and how its Latin root is the same as precocious… which dynasty in China started growing apricots among others, saying that such miscellaneous knowledge helps to make apricot jam tastier!… [More]

Last weekend, one cultural city held a photo exhibition under the theme of “Photo reads people”. With an unquenching thrist for portraits, I welcomed the opportunity, thinking that the exhibition may shed light on the ideal composition of a portrait. Hmmm. “Photo reads people.” Sounds quite profound. I was immediately attracted the moment I read… [More]

I always wanted to try this title!… Or, more honestly, I didn’t have any better option because the drawing was unplanned. ‘Even famous artists draw their painting first and then think about the title, don’t they?…sometimes?’ That was my logic… [More]