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Jun. 30, 2025
[Image1]This work was shot near Mount Nara (Kasugayama Primordial Forest), where the shrine torii gate is is

This work was shot near Mount Nara (Kasugayama Primordial Forest), where the shrine torii gate is isolated deep in the forest, with no pilgrims, no voices, only quiet moments of tree shadows and light spots. Torii is not just a building, but a connection between nature and the gods.

This forest has been regarded as a sacred domain where logging is forbidden since ancient times, and the torii gate symbolizes the "boundary" between man and nature. It is not an invitation to enter, but a reminder that this is a place to be respected.
This is not just a photographic record, but also a gaze and whisper to the divinity of nature.

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Somewhere in Nara, I caught this herd of deer resting in the afternoon. In front of them are human buildings and behind them are natural trees, and they lie right where the two meet. This photograph does not emphasize spectacle, does not appeal to movement, but allows soft light, wood structure, breath and hair to interlace, showing the ideal distance between man and nature: they are safe with each other, do not interfere with each other, but coexist in the same light and shadow. This is the habitat of deer and the most gentle human landscape we can imagine.
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This photograph was taken in Nara, where deer have long been regarded as messengers of the gods, and today they move leisurely through the city and people, no longer just a symbol of faith, but participants in the city's culture. The deer in the foreground stared at the camera, as if asking us: ** "You are the passers-by, right?" There is no fear in those eyes, only the calm of understanding and coexistence. In this instant, the boundaries between faith, human beings, and nature blurred, leaving only respect for life and silence of distance.

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