#21 · May 15–20 · Beginning of Summer
Bamboo shoots break the ground
竹笋生
Takenoko shōzu · Bamboo shoots emerge

Fresh bamboo shoot pushing through forest litter; botanical garden or cultivated grove.
#21 · May 15–20 · Beginning of Summer
竹笋生
Takenoko shōzu · Bamboo shoots emerge

Fresh bamboo shoot pushing through forest litter; botanical garden or cultivated grove.
Poetic & observational
A slower way of seeing seasonal change.
Photographed by Michael Gebert
72 personal photographic responses — not a documentary of Japan.
First physical edition
A freestanding tear-off calendar and collectible photographic object.
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Supporting the journey before all 72 seasons are complete.
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