THE WAY I SEE

Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan | May 7-27, 2024 | GR IIIx

 

I once

would not have shared this image.

Even if I were to share,

I would have straightened the lines;

removed unwanted elements;

edited the exposure;

brightened the shadows;

recomposed for perfect symmetry;

and made color correction to perfection

in the post-editing process. 

But now

I find that

the emotional element is lost;

the feelings element is not present;

and the soul can't be traced

in a perfectly composed image.

Therefore,

I share this image 

as original,

as authentic, and 

as raw as it is.

To most,

this image has flaws and is not perfect.

To me,

it represents what I want to express. 

I guess

the image hasn't changed.

But

the way I see the world 

has changed.

照片没变；

而是我看世界的观点

变了。