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Special of the Month:
Kei Ishiyama Interview

A Japanese manga artist who published her graphic novels in Germany.
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About the photographer

I came to know Lisa Freitag in 2007. Both of us were attending the 2007 Science Fiction World Convention in Yokohama. She was taking photos for the leading science fiction (SF) magazine, Locus. I was volunteering as interpreter. One day a bunch of us volunteers were taking a break in the Green Room. Lisa came along with her camera, and asked us if she could take pictures of us. We agreed. Several months later, she emailed me from her home in Minnesota, and said that one of the pictures she took of us came out in the latest issue of Locus. You bet I bought many copies of the issue from her husband, who owned an SF book store in Minnesota, and delivered them to the Japanese volunteers in person some months later.

I have kept in touch with her and saw her again at a SF convention in the suburbs of Chicago a couple of weeks ago. She generously agreed to share some of her other Japan photos with us, which you see here. She is an amateur photographer with a keen eye that translates into images (quote) that seem to make a pathway into another world that is not quite this one. (unquote) We whole heartedly agree.
Chizuko

March 2011
Flavor of the Month:

Photos of Japan

I try to capture the magic of a place, often ignoring tourist photos and focusing on intimate little details. I like best the photographs that seem to make a pathway into another world that is not quite this one.
Lisa Freitag

Torii Gate leading to Hakone Shrine on Lake Ashi near Mt. Fuji.

Golden sunlight on trees with shrine roofs.

Mini shrine on top floor of a mall in Kawasaki (south of Tokyo).
It is common to see a small shrine even in modern buildings.

Fukazawa Zeniarai Benten Shrine in Gora Park, Hakone.

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Food advertising banners at railroad stop on the way to
Gora Park. Slush, cold bottled milk, soft serve, etc…

Plastic food display of a restaurant. All the food
display in the glass case is made of plastic. Sign on
the front says 5 varieties of spaghetti for 900 yen.
These dishes must be today’s special, and may be
real food samples rather than plastic.

White lilies and Japanese Lanterns arranged in a basket. Fabric behind it extends the flower arranging. A tasteful display in front of a souvenir shop.

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