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Bryan Torres

Bryan Torres

@wabisabiblues.bsky.social

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Photographer, Anthropologist, Educator, Expat, Zen Buddhist - Osaka, JP based. LA born. Fujifilm X-t4, Nikon D3300 #Photography #Camera All images taken by me. All rights are reserved. No AI

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Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · May 21

The Golden Week sun shines down on Poppies and painted names.

Fujifilm X-T4
Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28mm
ISO 400, f/11, 1/125

#wabisabiblues #Japan #LifeinJapan #SouthOsaka #Trains #graffiti #らくがき #kansai #Osaka #fujix #Fujifilm #Asahipentax #Oldlens #apsc #streetphotography #Grainy #Flowers

Late morning sun shines on a train crossing guardrail with light orange poppies sprouting from sidewalk cracks. Sticker and tagged graffiti adorn the orange and black rail. An elderly Obaachan (elderly woman) walks in the background with her hands clasped behind her back. Taken in Ebisucho, South Osaka.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · May 20

Follow the Arrow

Fujifilm X-T4
Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28mm
ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/30

#Japan #Nightshot #LifeinJapan #osaka #Kansai #japanstreet #neonlights #neonvibes #streetsigns #Fujifilm #Oldlens #Fujix #Streetphotography #grainy #wabisabiblues #APSC #mirrorless #Southosaka

A nightshot of a neon lit supermarket called Tamade on an Osaka street, with several arrows throughout the image on street signs and one large neon red arrow.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · May 19

Natsukashi Blues - なつかしブルース

Fujifilm X-T4
Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28mm
ISO 500, f/4, 1/80

#Wabisabiblues #Nostalgia #r34 #nismo #Nissan #skyline #gtr #Osaka #taxicab #streetphotography #Fujifilm #Oldlens #Xt4 #Train #Japan #importcar #motorsports #streetracing #なつかし #japanstreets #Kansai

A 1998 Nissan Skyline R34, a classic black cab, the Nankai rail passing by, all just past golden hour in Southern Osaka. Shot on vintage Pentax glass.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · May 18

The New World, rusted and commodified laid out before you.

Fujifilm X-T4
Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 28mm
ISO 3200, f/4, 1/125

#Wabisabiblues #Japan #Osaka #Shinsekai #Nipponbashi #Kansai #Fujifilm #Xt4 #oldlens #ruleofthirds #Streetphotography #fatherdaughter #asahipentax #bluehour #tsutenkaku

A father and his small daughter ride their bicycles on the backstreets of South Osaka. The daughter is wearing a pink bicycle helmet. The sky is clouded and grey during blue hour leaving a gloomy feeling that is warmed by the pair. A powerline canopy stretches across the sky. Tsutenkaku tower rises above the street in the distance over Shin Sekai.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Apr 13

My future tied in knots.

NikonD3300

#Japan #LifeinJapan #shinto #buddhism #zen #nomadicphotog #sakura #nikond3300 #nikon #vintagelens #oldlens #bokeh #flowers #spiritual #Camera #DSLR #CMOS #oldcamera #hanami

Paper fortunes, called O-mikuji, tied to the small branches of a white cherry blossom tree at a Shinto shrine. Usually the bad fortunes are tied, and the good fortunes are held onto.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Mar 13

Blurred souls stare into devices.

Fujifilm X-t4
SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 35mm
ISO 400, f/8, 1/125, 24mm

#Japan #fujifilm #fujifilmxt4 #35mm #primelens #oldlens #vintagegear #vintagelens #motionblur #nagoya #meitetsu #train #apsc #mirrorless #noai #xt4 #filmsimulation #grainy #photography

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Feb 24

One Man's Treasure.

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28mm-85mm, 1:3.5-4.5 (1986)
ISO 800, f/3.5, 1/40 (No tripod), -1ev, 28mm

#Japan #Rust #scrapmetal #mossy #rainymood #urbandecay #inaka #Inakalife #Nikon #NikonD3300 #vintagelens #Nikkor #Camera #moss #APSC #Digitalcamera #Macrolens #Wabisabiblues

A tightly stacked pile of old metal scraps and wood that has collected rust, lichen, and moss sits on the side of an old Japanese home, still wet after a late winter thaw.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Feb 22

After the thaw.

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/125, -1.ev, 28mm

#rainymood #photography #Nikon #APSC #Oldlens #Vintagegear #moss #lichen #spiderwebs #mushrooms #wood #winter #rain #macrophotography #Macrolens #bokeh #Adaptedlens #1x1 #Camera #DSLR

A macro-lens photo of the wooden frame of an old house in Japan after a winter thaw. Moss and lichen grows on it, with frosty abandoned spiderwebs stretching from it.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Feb 13

Grey would be the color...

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28-85mm, 1:3.5-4.5
ISO 400, f/2.5, 1/2000, 50mm

#Jtree #joshuatree #monochrome #blackandwhite #Bokeh #desert #mojave #mojavedesert #serrano #Chemehuevi #cahuilla #nikon #vintagelens #naturephotography #landscapephotography #walkabout #Camera

A black and white shot of a desert plant with massive stacks of boulders out of focus in the background. Joshua Tree, California.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Feb 8

Don't turn back.

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
ISO 6400, f/11, 1/500, -.03 ev, 28mm

#Japan #Camera #Nikon #Oldlens #Vintagegear #Fukui #Torii #Island #Snow #Sea #Waves #lifeinJapan #clouds #Stormclouds #Landscapephotography #Photography

A red pedestrian bridge leads over rough winter seas to a forested island with a lone torii gate. Light snow falls from a cloudy dark sky. This island is said to be haunted due to its proximity to Tonjimbo, Japan's Suicide Cliffs.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Feb 7

The physical manifestation of 248 years of democratic capitalism. Artificial, environmentally toxic, pseudo-beneficial and yet it persists, rotting beautifully.

Nikon D3300
AF Nikkor 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
ISO 1600, f/5.6, 1/125, -.07 ev, 28mm

#flowers #decay #artificial #Nikon #photography #Camera

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Feb 1

Remnants of Painted Sunsets... soon to be gentrified.

Fujifilm X-T4
XF16-80mmF4 R OIS WR
ISO 160, f/4, 1/125, 27.5mm

#Japan #Kansai #Osaka #Osakablues #grafitti #streetart #Fujifilm #Mirrorless #grainy #mural #train #jr #japanrail #camera#concrete #urbanphotography #xt4 #urbandecay #SouthOsaka

A weathered concrete wall underneath a railway, covered in a graffiti mural of a orange and blue beach sunset with stenciled palms and hundreds of white birds.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 30

The Liminal Wait

FujiFilm X-t4
SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 35mm
ISO 500, f/2.8, 1/125, 24mm (adapted)

#Fujifilm #monochrome #subway #Japan #Nagoya #Chubu #6x6 #mirrorless #pentax #pentaxsmc #manualphotography #vintagelens #underground #tunnel #dark #urban #urbanexploration #xt4 #brutalist #noir

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 29

A different kaleidoscope.

FujiFilm Xt4
SMC Pentax-M 1:2 50mm
ISO 200, f/4, 1/125, 24mm

#Japan #Osaka #Fujifilm #Mirrorless #pentax #oldlens #urbanphotography #streetart #Streetphotograpy
#urbanexploration #urbandecay #graffiti #Kansai #grainy #落書き #vintagelens #Camera #photography #SouthOsaka

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 27

A warm place.

FujiFilm X-t4
SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 35mm
ISO 800, f/2, 1/125, 24mm

#Japan #Nagoya #Chubu #urbanphotography #urban #japancityblues #abstract #abstraction #graffiti #mirrior #rust #urbandecay #pentax #fujifilm #vintagelens #35mm #mirrorless #xt4 #shadows #lines #geometry #pastel #Camera

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 26

Suitai Oni, 衰退鬼
Fading Demons

Tokyo, Marunouchi
February, 2021

Fujifilm X-T4
XF16-80mm F4 R OIS WR
ISO 6400, f/4, 1/60, 16mm

#Japan #Oni #graffiti #Streetart #tokyo #alleyway #lifeinjapan #monochrome #blackandwhite #6x6 #concrete #落書き #fujifilm #xt4 #mirrorless #Camera

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 24

The Walk Home
Endoji Shotengai, Nagoya

Fujifilm X-t4
Asahi SMC Pentax-M 1:2 50mm F/2, Urth K-X Adapter
ISO 1600, f2.8, 1/125, 24mm

#Japan #monochrome #streetphotography #nightphotography #shoppingstreet #nagoya #fujifilm #blackandwhite #vintagelens #oldlens #asahipentax #xt4 #apsc #mirrorless

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 23

After School Fishing.
Hagi town, Yamaguchi

Fujifilm X-T4
Fuji XF16-80mm F4 R OIS WR
ISO 640, F/5.6, 1/1000, 16mm

#Lifeinjapan #Monochrome #Fujifilm #fXt4 #blackandwhite #fishing #inakalife #seaofjapan #hagi #yamaguchi #sea #ocean #boats #mirrorless #landscapephotography #camera

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 20

The smell of hot oil and smoke wafting from an izakaya is comforting for me.

Fujifilm X-T4
Asahi Pentax-M 1:2 50mm
ISO 1250, f4, 1/60 (Handheld)

#Japan #Nagoya #Photography #Streetphotography #Streetfood #Asahipentax #Vintagelens #Fujifilm #APSC #wabisabi #Camera #mirrorless #lensadapter

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 19

Fire dancing in a negative space.

Ominato Shrine, Fukui, Spring 2016

Nikon D3300
ISO 2200, 1/60, 42mm
Hand held

#monochrome #portrait #japan #contrast #fire #firedancer #lifeinjapan #nikon #d3300 #fukui #festival #musicfestival #square #dslr #inakalife #inaka #firepoi #negativespace #photography

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 16

Geometric Social Distance - Autumn 2022

FujiFilm X-T4
SMC Pentax-M 1:2.8 35mm
ISO 1250, F8, 1/500, 24mm

#geometric #Japan #monochrome #streetphotography #lines #fujifilm #asahipentax #oldlens #vintagelens #mirrorless #apsc #lensadapter #aichi #nagoya #fujifilm #minimalist #Artdeco #photography #f8

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 16

A shop full of time with none to spare.

Fujifilm Xt-4
XF16-80mm F4 R OIS WR
ISO 1600, F/4, 1/125, 16mm

#Japan #watch #clock #shop #LifeinJapan #Nagoya #Chubu #osu #Fuji #fujifilm #xt4 #mirrorless #manualphotography #apsc #showa #vintage #anthropology #Streetphotography #photography

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 13

Thank you very much.

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 13

Lines overhead, damp asphalt underfoot.

Fujifilm X-T4
XF16-80mm F4 R OIS WR
ISO 500, f/4, 1/125, 29.2mm

#Japan #Osaka #kansai #shinsaibashi #fujifilm #powerlines #alley #japanblues #fujixt4 #fujifilmxt4 #filmsimulation #rust #urbanphotography #photography #streetphotography #mirrorless #urbandecay

Bryan Torres @wabisabiblues.bsky.social · Jan 8

Fractals made of Steel - Nagoya

Fujifilm X-T4
XF16-80mm F4 R OIS WR
ISO 1600, f/4, 1/125, 16mm

#Japan #LifeinJapan #nagoya #fujifilm #monochrome #blackandwhite #mirrorlesscamera #APSC #lines #art #urban #underground #urbanphotography #goldenhour #bridge #trainbridge #photography