Photohoku Rebuilding One Photo Album At A Time

Photohoku - Rebuilding One Photo Album At A Time

“If a photo is a thousand words, what’s a whole album worth?” Photohoku–a portmanteau of Photo and Tōhoku–is a project by which we rebuild the photo albums lost in the March 11th tsunami one photo at a time. Here is how it came to be. The Japanese word Tōhoku (東北) is a generalization meaning “Northeast” [...]

Tattoo You

Hagezumi (HESO Magazine)

Tattoos leave an impact, both literally and figurative. People are as drawn to them as they are repelled by them. In this dichotomy, the world of tattoos has either been pulled behind a veil, as in the case of Japan, or it has taken its own shirt off for all to see. Whether you have [...]