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Sean Breslin
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Emigrated to Japan in 2001 and lived just outside Nagoya since 2002. Studied Japanese at university. Fatherhood, photography, hiking, cycling, books, music. www.seanbreslin.jp
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I like going back and looking at what I was photographing at the same time of year in past years. This was Nagoya in November, 2018.

#Nagoya #Japan #photography #skyline
Nagoya skyline at night.
November 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Just got the first roll of film back from my Zeiss Ikonta 6x9. Boring images (it was a test), and framing issues, but overall very happy. The lens and shutter seem immaculate.

#Zeiss #Ikonta #Japan #filmphotography #photography
A Japanese shrine. Taken with a Zeiss Ikonta 6x9. A Japanese forest and house. Taken with a Zeiss Ikonta 6x9.
November 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Spent quite a while updating my website design. Tried to make it much simpler.

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#walking #Japan #photography
A screenshot of a photo of the Nakasendō in Japan.
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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You also have to show the action of placing one hand above the other.
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Who needs peace and quiet in the countryside? Support beams for what could be the world's fastest train, possibly reaching 603 km/h.
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#Japan #filmphotography #KodakBrownieCresta #Nakasendo
October 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Used grandfather's old Kodak Cresta with Lomo Colour '92. The camera was fine (shot Kodak before with good results), but this film suffered from 'fat roll' - doesn't roll tight enough, causing light leaks. A waste of money :-( Sticking to Ilford or Kodak from now on.
#photography #Lomography #Japan
A grid of photos with light leaks.
October 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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While walking the Nakasendō from Ena to Nakatsugawa on Sunday. This man was hanging kaki (persimmon) to dry out.

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#Japan #walking #Nakasendo
An elderly man smiling for the camera. Persimmon hanging behind him.
October 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Three women praying in front of an alter in a cave. Gifu Japan.

#Japan #photography #Gifu

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Three women praying in front of an alter in a cave. Gifu Japan.
October 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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A Japanese keitora truck parked up outside an old traditional house in Gifu prefecture.

#Japan #filmphotography
A Japanese keitora truck parked up outside an old traditional house in Gifu prefecture.
October 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Went to Aston Villa v Newcastle yesterday. Crap game, but there were tributes to Ozzie Osbourne, Diego Jota and his brother before the game.

My brother also paid for a memorial plaque next to Villa Park for my dad. #UTV #astonvillafc #OzzyOsbourne
August 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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In #Australia with some #Japanese teenagers. We go #hiking, camping, surfing, teach them English, etc. Mostly to introduce a different way of life from what they are used to.This is trip 12.

Here are 3 of them crawling out of their tent below a giant on the NSW/Queensland border a few mornings ago.
Some kids below a giant eucalyptus tree at sunrise.
August 6, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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It doesn’t matter how hot the Japanese summer gets (it does really), local summer festivals and the cool night breeze always make up for it.

#Japan #summer #festival #photography
July 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Another short blog post while playing around on a new micro-blogging platform.

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#Japan #LongWayUp #Okinawa
A peninsula on Ishigakijima, Okinawa (monochrome).
July 16, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Playing around with a new blogging platform and really enjoying it.

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#pika #Ganges
Three boats on the Ganges at sunrise.
July 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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I've been wondering if there's any point to digital photography (and posting in general) when AI is creating an ever growing bucket of mush. The answer is '"Of course there is!" but still...

#Japan #photography #monochrome
June 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Two old random film photos of Kyoto.

A few weeks ago I sold a load of (newish) gear. I honestly don't think I went far enough.

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#photography #Japan #Kyoto #film
A night scene in Kyoto. Two women walking towards a taxi. Two young women on mopeds. One giving the peace sign to the camera.
May 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Illegal immigrant!

#Japan #birdphotography #lumixg9ii #bird #illegalimmigration
A Red-billed leiothrix giving the middle finger to immigration. A Red-billed leiothrix giving the middle finger to immigration.
March 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Hey spring.

(I am not a bird photographer. I just try to be observant.)

#Japan #birdphotography #Nagoya #birds
A dusky thrush in a tree. Buds on branches. A long-tailed rosefinch in a tree. Buds on branches. A dusky thrush in a tree. Buds on branches. A meadow bunting in a bush.
March 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Just look at that! Surreal. UTV!

#Championsleague #UEFA #AVFC
Up the Villa! Come ON!
March 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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I still don’t know why I’ve spent the past year or so photographing birds and wildlife. But yesterday, as I walked around a lake in #Nagoya in the rain, it struck me—it might just be a way of giving a big middle finger to the modern world.　#Japan #birds #photography #birdphotography #lumixg9ii #名古屋
A pale thrush. A Japanese cormorant. A daurian redstart. An osprey with a fish.
March 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Heading out into the countryside for the day. Trying a set up I don’t usually use much.

#Leica
#Nikkor #28mm
#Voigtlander #50mm
#Japan
#photography
March 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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2/2: And when I say "right above my house" I mean right above my house.

#BlueImpulse
#ブルーインパルス
#小牧 #lumixg9ii #Japan #airforce #photography
The Blue Impulse of the Japan Air Force.
March 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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These lot making a right racket right above my house a couple of hours ago.

The Blue Impulse of the Japan Air Force.

#BlueImpulse #ブルーインパルス #小牧 #lumixg9ii #Japan #airplane #photography
The Blue Impulse. The Blue Impulse. The Blue Impulse. The Blue Impulse.
March 2, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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I asked him for a portrait. He grunted (probably thought I couldn't speak Japanese) but didn't say no so I took the hint, got a quick shot, and let him carry on working.

#Japan #portrait #photography #LeicaSL2s
A man working by hand in a traditional Japanese setting.
February 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Another walk along the river.

#Japan #birdphotography #birds #LumixG9M2 #Nagoya #Kasugai
A common kingfisher. A bull-headed shrike. A female daurian redstart. A female daurian redstart.
February 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM