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Possibly the end

Well, that was fun.
Lots of work. Not a great deal of reward. A lot learned. A few friends made. LOTS of time wasted.
Photography, I need a rest.
Thanks for all the kind words over the several years.
Time to get on with my life.
Bye.

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  • jd griffin
    how is the hiatus going? i imagine it is difficult to resist the urge to shoot. i am not sure i could give it all up myself but sometimes i wonder why i devote so much time to this endeavor.
  • The issue is not resisting the urge to shoot. I've been shooting so much and without thinking. I have lot my way and have no direction. The break is to stop me from wasting time and money and take some time out to think about if and what I should do next.
    The hiatus is going well :-) thanks for asking. Although I fear the ideas I have are much harder to execute.
    Time will tell I guess.
  • I was just wondering why I haven't seen your pictures in such a long time. When I went to your stream I noticed this. You've truly been a great inspiration. I learnt a lot by just seeing your photographs. Thanks & hope you're back sometime soon. :)
  • GJFlansburg
    You have more admirers than you could possibly know. Thank you for getting me into photography, and thank you for the inspiration. Japan means a lot to me and every time I look at your images it brings me back there. Thank you.
  • Hi GJFlansburg,
    Getting you into photography? I hope you don't regret it later in life ;-)
    I'll eventually return, hopefully inspiring you with a new view of Japan.
  • rc
    Even though we've never met, I've learned a lot from your images. Thanks for being an inspiration to me. Good luck with everything, and I hope you come back soon.
  • Thanks rc
  • I hope the break do good for you. Your pictures have been very inspiring, and I can hardly wait to see how it's going to be when you come back.
  • I don´t know what´s going on, but I don´t need to know. You´re stream was so good that after a while I didn´t want to have a look that often anymore. It gave me an extensive look into a world I´d like to visit but probably never ever will.
    Not sure which whom you compare your images with, but your best can surely stand the test of times.
  • Overshooting.

    Lucky I have almost not time for shooting, therefor this wont happen to me, ever :D

    And, I still hope you drop by and have a bee with us photo snobs ;D
  • never say "i will throw away part of my life =)."
  • axel
    psss it's a shame to read this, I hope you take a good rest and then come back with more energy and the same eye! cheers, I really enjoy your photographs!
    axel
  • funkin69
    You are very modest!.

    IMO the following were fantastic shots (and i wish that i had taken them):

    -man on subway with hand in jacket and those fantastic collars
    -photo booth x2
    -long haired tramp with catch lights
    -man reading paper on train platform

    Best of luck and keep the faith!
  • funkin69
    Sean, loved your work - it’s a shame to see you go.

    Have a good break and hope to see some more of your great work in the future.

    PS. Why not leave your shots on Flickr for others to admire during your sabbatical?
  • Thanks :-) It will be interesting to see how I feel after my break.
    Re the pictures on flickr. I could leave them but most of them a pretty poor quality so I thought I'd take them down rather than embarrass myself any further.:-)
  • JL
    The reward is in the image you create and the fun you have doing it. Looks to be plenty of that with you!

    A break is always good when you want to refocus.

    Keep at it!

    James
  • Thanks James. Yeah, lets hope the refocus works :-)
  • We live in the same city but we never met. I think we have even some friends in common and I also think that one day I saw you getting out from Shinjuku west exit with a 200mm (maybe), Canon lens and in that moment your flickr avatar came to my mind.

    You are one of the best photographers I know and I also learnt a lot from your work.
    Thank you for sharing your talent and take care.

    Good luck!

    Zuco
  • Hi Zuco,
    Thanks for the kind words. If we have so much in common we're bound to run into each other. I'm not leaving Japan so give me a shout the next time you think you're going to meet up with a mutual friend and I'll meet up.
    Cheers.
  • For me, you were perhaps one of the "big" names on flickr. Going to your stream today and finding only one shot was definitely a deep emotional blow.

    I can't put into words the influence you had on me, despite the seperation in our styles.

    I'm glad it's only possibly....

    Tam.
  • Hi Tam, wow, super nice of you to say. Glad I was some kind of inspiration. But don't let me stifle your creative growth. Move on, come back and teach and inspire me. I look forward chatting with you again in the future re pics.
    Cheers.
  • I learnt a hell of a lot from you. Hope that counts? Good luck old boy.
    Kiem.
  • Hey Kiem, thanks mate. Don't stop learning. I'd be happy if we switched rolls and I learned something from you - sure that's going to happy shortly ;-)
  • Lars
    I learned a lot from your pictures but I know your situation too well.
    Please take your time and let's stay in contact.

    Lars
    (kouryo from flickr)
  • Hi Lars, thanks mate. I'll be keeping in contact. I'll be back at some stage. For now I need a rest :-)
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