My fifth column for Setouchi was about my experiences with my first photo show, as part of my Hikari Shayukai club. The photos I showed all ended up with someone word-play/punnish types of names, which I know the editor likes. He chose to run one…
Continue reading...The third of my columns for the local Setouchi Times newspaper ran January 10, 2024, so I made it a New Year themed one. I discussed some American New Year's traditions and my own preference for the slow, traditional feel of Japanese oshogatsu. The picture…
Continue reading...Following up on Part #1, here is the second of my columns for the local Setouchi Times newspaper. This time, I talked about my new photography and birdwatching interests. It ran on December 18, 2023. In an interesting development, 95-year-old local photographer and birdwatcher Yamamoto…
Continue reading...Late last year, Uraoka Tomoaki of the local newspaper "Setouchi Times" asked if I would be willing to write a monthly column, about anything at all, but for free. It sounded like a fun thing (Me, a newspaperman!) so I said yes. Now, I think…
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