#29 · Jun 27–Jul 1 · Summer Solstice
Irises come into bloom
菖蒲華
Ayame hana saku · Irises bloom
Blue or violet iris in soft rain or morning shade; elegant vertical composition.
Poetic & observational
A slower way of seeing seasonal change.
Photographed by Michael Gebert
72 personal photographic responses — not a documentary of Japan.
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