Daniel Sofer / Hermosawave
@hermosawavephotography.com
Landscape and architecture photographer.
Kyoto, Japan and Hermosa Beach, California.
Photos generally taken the day posted. ICYMI: 2 week later repost
風景と建築の写真を撮っています📸
拠点は日本の京都とアメリカのカリフォルニア、ハモサビーチです。
Kyoto, Japan and Hermosa Beach, California.
Photos generally taken the day posted. ICYMI: 2 week later repost
風景と建築の写真を撮っています📸
拠点は日本の京都とアメリカのカリフォルニア、ハモサビーチです。
Now shipping in America - my 2026 Calendar of Kyoto's famous Arashiyama district. Peaceful scenery of Japan for your wall. Get yours now: https://hermosawavep...
December 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Now shipping in America - my 2026 Calendar of Kyoto's famous Arashiyama district. Peaceful scenery of Japan for your wall. Get yours now: https://hermosawavep...
Insane number of people out in Arashiyama today. I hope they enjoyed themselves!
#Kyoto #Arashiyama #京都 #嵐山
#Kyoto #Arashiyama #京都 #嵐山
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Insane number of people out in Arashiyama today. I hope they enjoyed themselves!
#Kyoto #Arashiyama #京都 #嵐山
#Kyoto #Arashiyama #京都 #嵐山
Announcing the 2026 Hermosawave calendar! This year featuring the Arashiyama District in Kyoto, a favorite for over 1200 years. I've curated my most scenic photos, aiming to capture its beauty. Available now for worldwide shipping (excluding the US due to Trump Tariffs). Enjoy the tranquil views!
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Announcing the 2026 Hermosawave calendar! This year featuring the Arashiyama District in Kyoto, a favorite for over 1200 years. I've curated my most scenic photos, aiming to capture its beauty. Available now for worldwide shipping (excluding the US due to Trump Tariffs). Enjoy the tranquil views!
Fairview Library
A classic mid-century building, the Santa Monica Fairview Branch library has been a landmark in the Sunset Park neighborhood since the 1950s. It has hardly changed since I lived nearby forty years ago.
https://hermosawavep...
A classic mid-century building, the Santa Monica Fairview Branch library has been a landmark in the Sunset Park neighborhood since the 1950s. It has hardly changed since I lived nearby forty years ago.
https://hermosawavep...
August 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Fairview Library
A classic mid-century building, the Santa Monica Fairview Branch library has been a landmark in the Sunset Park neighborhood since the 1950s. It has hardly changed since I lived nearby forty years ago.
https://hermosawavep...
A classic mid-century building, the Santa Monica Fairview Branch library has been a landmark in the Sunset Park neighborhood since the 1950s. It has hardly changed since I lived nearby forty years ago.
https://hermosawavep...
Boats at Sunrise
Sunrise in Arashiyama, illuminating the flat bottom boats (yakatabune) tied up at the dock.
嵐山で、桟橋に停泊する屋形船を照らす朝日。
TAKEN IN ARASHIYAMA, KYOTO, JAPAN
Sunrise in Arashiyama, illuminating the flat bottom boats (yakatabune) tied up at the dock.
嵐山で、桟橋に停泊する屋形船を照らす朝日。
TAKEN IN ARASHIYAMA, KYOTO, JAPAN
June 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Boats at Sunrise
Sunrise in Arashiyama, illuminating the flat bottom boats (yakatabune) tied up at the dock.
嵐山で、桟橋に停泊する屋形船を照らす朝日。
TAKEN IN ARASHIYAMA, KYOTO, JAPAN
Sunrise in Arashiyama, illuminating the flat bottom boats (yakatabune) tied up at the dock.
嵐山で、桟橋に停泊する屋形船を照らす朝日。
TAKEN IN ARASHIYAMA, KYOTO, JAPAN
Here’s mine Alfie: Hozugawa gorge in Arashiyama that I took last year. It’s a rare image that works well in such a narrow format, and has open space at the top.
June 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Here’s mine Alfie: Hozugawa gorge in Arashiyama that I took last year. It’s a rare image that works well in such a narrow format, and has open space at the top.
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Morning in the Grove
Sun pokes through the bamboo trees in Arashiyama.
嵐山の竹林の間から朝日が差し込む。
Morning in the Grove
Sun pokes through the bamboo trees in Arashiyama.
嵐山の竹林の間から朝日が差し込む。
May 27, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Morning in the Grove
Sun pokes through the bamboo trees in Arashiyama.
嵐山の竹林の間から朝日が差し込む。
Morning in the Grove
Sun pokes through the bamboo trees in Arashiyama.
嵐山の竹林の間から朝日が差し込む。
"Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
May 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
"Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
April 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
"Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
April 25, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
Peaceful images of a quiet time. "Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
April 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Peaceful images of a quiet time. "Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
Peaceful images of a quiet time. "Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
April 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Peaceful images of a quiet time. "Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
Peaceful images of a quiet time. "Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
April 18, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Peaceful images of a quiet time. "Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
Peaceful images of a quiet time. "Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
April 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Peaceful images of a quiet time. "Empty Kyoto," my photo book of Kyoto during the pandemic. Now available from my online shop: https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
閑かな時間の穏やかな風景。パンデミック中の京都を撮ったフォトブック「閑かなる京都」が、僕のオンラインショップで買えるよ。https://emptykyoto.com/
With my photo at the Kyoto Journal "Sharing Visions" retrospective exhibition at the Kyotographie International Photography Festival in Kyoto. Runs until May 11, if you're in Kansai don't miss it!
https://kyotographie... https://kyotographie.jp
https://kyotographie... https://kyotographie.jp
April 15, 2025 at 7:50 AM
With my photo at the Kyoto Journal "Sharing Visions" retrospective exhibition at the Kyotographie International Photography Festival in Kyoto. Runs until May 11, if you're in Kansai don't miss it!
https://kyotographie... https://kyotographie.jp
https://kyotographie... https://kyotographie.jp
March 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Snowing while sunny is so magical!
February 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Snowing while sunny is so magical!
My last meal in LA was sashimi, my first in Tokyo was a burger. You might think I have it backwards, but they were both delicious. 😋
January 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
My last meal in LA was sashimi, my first in Tokyo was a burger. You might think I have it backwards, but they were both delicious. 😋
"The time is always right to do what is right."
-- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
-- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
January 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
"The time is always right to do what is right."
-- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
-- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
I recently got our turntable fixed, and have been dragging boxes of albums out of the closet, most have not been opened since 1987.
This British copy of Revolver was brought back from London by my parents in 1967!
This British copy of Revolver was brought back from London by my parents in 1967!
January 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I recently got our turntable fixed, and have been dragging boxes of albums out of the closet, most have not been opened since 1987.
This British copy of Revolver was brought back from London by my parents in 1967!
This British copy of Revolver was brought back from London by my parents in 1967!
@getymk.com thanks for your order of Empty Kyoto!
I’ll send it out Thursday.
I’ll send it out Thursday.
December 25, 2024 at 2:35 AM
@getymk.com thanks for your order of Empty Kyoto!
I’ll send it out Thursday.
I’ll send it out Thursday.
mixi2にも参加しています。@hermosawave
Mixi2 is a new Japanese social network. I'm on there too, as @hermosawave.
Mixi2 is a new Japanese social network. I'm on there too, as @hermosawave.
December 19, 2024 at 2:33 AM
mixi2にも参加しています。@hermosawave
Mixi2 is a new Japanese social network. I'm on there too, as @hermosawave.
Mixi2 is a new Japanese social network. I'm on there too, as @hermosawave.
My Kyoto 2025 calendar is now available on my online store. This A3 size (~11"x17") hanging calendar features 13 months of stunning images showcasing the beauty of Kyoto, Japan. Perfect for anyone who recently visited or admires Japanese culture. Get yours now!
hermosawavephotography.com/calendar
hermosawavephotography.com/calendar
November 23, 2024 at 9:59 PM
My Kyoto 2025 calendar is now available on my online store. This A3 size (~11"x17") hanging calendar features 13 months of stunning images showcasing the beauty of Kyoto, Japan. Perfect for anyone who recently visited or admires Japanese culture. Get yours now!
hermosawavephotography.com/calendar
hermosawavephotography.com/calendar
Introducing the Hermosawave Photography 2024 Calendar!
This year’s calendar features some of my favorite photos of Kyoto, Japan during the past year. A small edition, printed in Kyoto. More information at https://hermosawavep...
This year’s calendar features some of my favorite photos of Kyoto, Japan during the past year. A small edition, printed in Kyoto. More information at https://hermosawavep...
October 28, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Introducing the Hermosawave Photography 2024 Calendar!
This year’s calendar features some of my favorite photos of Kyoto, Japan during the past year. A small edition, printed in Kyoto. More information at https://hermosawavep...
This year’s calendar features some of my favorite photos of Kyoto, Japan during the past year. A small edition, printed in Kyoto. More information at https://hermosawavep...
My latest blog post is up: Wandering through Tokyo's History. Read it here and subscribe for future editions: https://blog.hermosa...
October 4, 2024 at 2:04 AM
My latest blog post is up: Wandering through Tokyo's History. Read it here and subscribe for future editions: https://blog.hermosa...