Distant Japanese Landscape
About half a mile before reaching Hyakken-gura, I paused in the steady rain. Peering out from beneath my umbrella, I could see through the pine trees to a distant landscape…
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December 6, 2013
Islands in the Seine
I woke to a foggy autumn morning in Paris. No matter what the weather, there is always something to photograph in Paris---so I headed out to the islands in the…
December 5, 2013
3,600 Peaks of Kumano
During a short break in the very wet weather, from Hyakken-gura, a lookout high on the Kumano kodo, I shot this panorama of the "Kumano Sanzen Roppyaku Po"---which translates to "view…
December 3, 2013
Playing with my boys on Point Reyes
On the Friday of the Thanksgiving weekend I drove out with my boys---Julian, Nicky and Mathew---to Point Reyes. Nicky's friend Tamen came along too. It was a balmy, almost summer-like…
December 2, 2013
Along the Kumano Kodo
Along the ancient Kumano kodo pilgrimage trail there is mostly the silence of the weather. Wind whistles through the trees and a fine mist falls drop by drop. It wasn't always…
December 1, 2013
Hot springs resort
The hot springs resort of Yunomine Onsen nestles in a valley basin in the Kii peninsula of Japan, where it has provided respite to weary trekkers on the Kumano kodo…
November 30, 2013
Dark Forest: Bristlecone Pines at night
A group of photographers from the 2013 Dark of the Moon Night & Bristlecone Photography workshop have just published a collection of photographs taken during the workshop. Fifteen photographers contributed…
November 30, 2013
The Way of the Digital Photographer a best photography book of 2013
I'm very excited that my book The Way of the Digital Photographer: Walking the Photoshop post-production path to more creative photography has been named one of the best photography books…
November 28, 2013
Tokyo Stairs
Before heading to Kyoto on the bullet train, I spent a little time in the morning wandering around Tokyo. These stairs were to a pedestrian walkway over Chuo-dori in the…
November 27, 2013
Pagoda at Nachi-san
The three-story pagoda Seiganto-ji is part of the Kumano Sanzan temple complex in Nachi-san at the end of the Kumano kodo pilgrimage trail. This is a very special place, located near…
November 25, 2013
Harold Davis 2014 Workshop Schedule
I hope to see you at a photography workshop in 2014. I have the following workshops definitely scheduled for 2014: 2014.01.25—2014.01.26—Mastering Creative Photoshop: The Way of the Digital Photographer—This workshop…
November 25, 2013
Give the gift of my Flower Photography course
My friends at Craftsy write: "With the holiday season fast approaching, remind your followers that they can give the gift of making by gifting your Craftsy Flower Photography class!" It's…
November 23, 2013
Of drinking and not driving
Aya, her father, and a business associate met me at the small Awa Yamakawa train station. It was already getting dark, so we drove across the river to a restaurant…
November 22, 2013
Riding the Big Tuna
When Kayoko at the Sakuraya Guesthouse in Nara had helped me figure out my transportation logistics, she saw the Nankai Ferry ticket in the folder from the travel agent, and exclaimed,…
November 20, 2013
Bus train taxi ferry taxi train
At the long-sought end of the Kumano kodo lies Nachi-san, a sort of religious Shangri-la nestled in the mountains with---finally!---a view of the Pacific Ocean. While some pilgrims do it…
November 19, 2013
Yunomine Onsen
Yunomine Onsen is an ancient spa town in the middle of Kumano kodo territory. A hot creek runs down the middle of the town next to the road; you can…
November 19, 2013
Misty Mountains
At 6AM my iPhone alarm rang. I raised my head off the futon, pulled the screen aside, and peered out the window at a world of driving rain. Yunomine Onsen…
November 16, 2013
Temple Dragon
The end of the day's walking on the trail was at the Kumano Hongu Taisha. This temple has been the center of the Kumano Shugendo faith for over a millennia.…
November 14, 2013