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© 2014–2026 Gary Barnes

A long-running photography project documenting scenes of daily life and landscape across the globe.

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Tokyo, Japan, February 2020

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Looking up the lit tiers of a skyscraper against the night sky. — Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan October 2025

A street of wooden teahouses in early evening light. — Higashi Chaya, Kanazawa, Japan October 2025

A wide stone street between old wooden teahouses. — Higashi Chaya, Kanazawa, Japan October 2025

A narrow lane between weathered wooden houses and potted plants. — Kanazawa, Japan October 2025

Escalators rising under the glass and steel roof of a station. — Kanazawa, Japan October 2025

A white castle turret lit at night above wet paving. — Kanazawa Castle, Kanazawa, Japan October 2025

A wave exploding against black lava rocks. — Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi March 2025

Footprints across a wide sand beach toward the surf. — Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi March 2025

A person fishing from the beach, cliffs fading into haze behind. — Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi March 2025

A burst of sparks lighting the sand under a starry night sky. — Kauaʻi, Hawaiʻi February 2025

People on a white beach before sheer limestone cliffs. — Phi Phi Islands, Thailand April 2023

A limestone island rising from turquoise water, boats at its foot. — Phi Phi Islands, Thailand April 2023

A longtail boat crossing a green bay between limestone cliffs. — Phi Phi Islands, Thailand April 2023

An elephant eating grass, its trunk curled. — Thailand April 2023

A ruined temple chedi lit at night under a deep blue sky. — Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Mai, Thailand April 2023

A vermilion pagoda framed by cherry blossom. — Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto, Japan April 2023

A glowing paper lantern among cherry blossom at night. — Japan April 2023

A canal lined with neon signs and buildings at dusk. — Dōtonbori, Osaka, Japan April 2023

A small green bird among red plum blossom against blue sky. — Japan February 2020

A vermilion torii standing in a lake at the edge of a forest. — Hakone, Japan February 2020

Volcanic steam rising from a barren mountainside. — Hakone, Japan February 2020

A tunnel of vermilion torii gates along a stone path. — Fushimi Inari, Kyoto, Japan February 2020

A low view along the base of close-set vermilion gates. — Fushimi Inari, Kyoto, Japan February 2020

A rain-slick street at night, pedestrians with umbrellas passing a lit convenience store. — Kyoto, Japan February 2020

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Japan 21
Peru 9
Thailand 5
Hawaiʻi 4
Taiwan 1

Asia27
Europe44
South America9
Oceania4

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People walking a gravel path beside a wall of decorated sake barrels, forest behind.

Japan, February 2020

Life Before Lockdown

During the last week of February 2020, I had the opportunity to visit Japan for nine days, right before the country closed to foreign visitors for almost two years.

Two llamas walking across a terrace of red infrared grass toward a forested peak in mist.

Peru, March 2018

Infrared Visions of Peru

Infrared Visions of Peru is an experiment in digital film emulsion simulation.

A narrow covered lane of wooden shopfronts at dusk, lamplight reflecting on wet paving stones.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 2016

Scenes of Sarajevo

In 2016, I traveled to the city as part of a personal research project to document the shadows of the war, and the juxtaposition of modern life with remnants of the past.

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27 February 2024Essay, JapanJust Before Lockdown
27 February 2024Collection, Bosnia and HerzegovinaScenes of Sarajevo
25 February 2024Collection, PeruInfrared Visions of Peru

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