Portraits of an Artist

• 4pm • photography, japan

Contemplation over a large koi pond and beyond.
Contemplation over a large koi pond and beyond.

Sketching out a scene at park in Nara, where the deer roam.
Sketching out a scene at park in Nara, where the deer roam.

Nara, the land of the beautiful Todai-ji temple, mochi makers, attack deer, and successful plots to assassinate a prime minister with a MacGyvered gun. But wait. There’s more. On this day there was this nice artist, who took a break to chat with us and give us some breadcrumbs from his stockpile, which he indicated to us we should toss into the pond. The scrum of koi ensued.

Feeding time!
Feeding time!

Deer photobomb
Deer photobomb