#18 · Apr 30–May 4 · Grain Rains
Peonies unfold
牡丹華
Botan hana saku · Peonies bloom
One peony opening in diffuse window-like outdoor light; tactile petals, restrained 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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