#41 · Aug 28–Sep 1 · Manageable Heat

The heat begins to loosen

天地始粛

Tenchi hajimete samushi · Heaven and earth begin to cool

The heat begins to loosen

Longer shadows over a late-summer field or terrace; warm light but cooler air, a visual exhale.

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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