want some quiet inspiration?

visit the careful collections of saesae and camomile.

'I can still smile,

even if the white roses

that grew in our corridor

bloomed for only one season.

I can still smile,

as I lay awake in bed

an afternoon without the sun.

whistling to the tune

of yesterday.

I can still smile,

even if the wordless poetry

from my heart

sat solemnly silent on the writing desk

unfinished to this day.'

- camomile

Yuri Yamamoto

Isn't this amazing? Tiny worlds by Yuri Yamamoto.

Sources:
binch
mercurycraze

Ludvig Stolterman

Amazing pictures from Ludvig Stolterman's travels in China.

how to be alone

minä perhonen

Delightful designs by Minä Perhonen. Her clothes and accessories really are enchanting...

Café Lumiere

Café Lumiere: a story about a woman who learns she is pregnant but doesn’t want to marry the child’s father. Be warned, this is a very slow paced film. But somehow, when you see the last train scene, you are left with a kind of dull aching feeling, a kind of inkling of a quietly meaningful world. You somehow see a glimpse of your own individual path as it unfolds slowly, slowly…

Via Mark Robinson

Keri Smith

How I discovered my secret powers.
Keri Smith is interesting.

Karigurashi no Arrietty

enjoy energy

memories of spring

Some recently developed photos from April this year.

Bought myself a Sprocket Rocket today. This will be my first plastic lomo camera (actually, I have a Demekin but haven't used it yet). I wanted something I could carry with me everywhere, since the smallest camera I own is a Zenit-E, which is far from light weight.

I missed a great shot the other day because I wasn't carrying a camera. I was on the motorway on my way to Glastonbury when I looked up and saw a random escapee cow crossing an overhead bridge - not a normal bridge, the motorway kind that cars use - it was so bizarre!

36 Hours to End Circus Animal Cruelty

This Thursday, MPs will vote on whether to ban the cruel use of wild animals by circuses. If the vote goes the right way, it would be a massive step towards ending this cruel and outdated practice.

We need to use the next 3 days to persuade our MPs to protect the tigers, lions and zebras suffering right now in British circuses.

It will be a close vote. If MPs are hearing from thousands of their voters, that could persuade enough of them to vote the right way.

Please, please consider writing to your local MP about this, as we are running out of time. I strongly feel that beating animals into submission and holding them captive is wrong, so if you have the time, please consider writing to your local MP (you can do this easily in 2 minutes via 38 degrees).

Go here to end circus animal cruelty.

a walk in the woods

Ryo Okamoto

Ryo Okamoto

Le Hérisson

Trailer for Le Hérisson (The Hedgehog). I found this French film by chance and was pleasantly surprised to find it had strong Japanese influences. It's really beautiful.

'Pursue the stars
Don't end up as a fish in a bowl'

Aide-mémoire Preview

Preview of my newest French photography project, Aide-mémoire. These were taken in and around Hotel du Pont and at the house I stayed in, Le Pech de Giroux, in a little village called Grolejac.

The scenery and buildings in the Dordogne really are lovely and April/May seems to be the time to go, since it isn't too touristy but the weather is still warm. I don't usually take black and white film but thought I'd try it with my new Pentacon Six TL. Seems to really suit the old falling down buildings.