Perfection. Tradition. Progress. These three words describe very precisely what I associate with Japan. Even after several visits, this mysterious state still seems like an unknown universe which fascinates and surprises me every moment. Japan consists of much more than loud, fast and always consuming masses of ​​people, living in stressful, huge megacities surrounded and brainwashed by the newest electronic equipment. Far away from the world's largest metropolitan area Tōkyō, the old, imperial city of Kyōto is waiting for the visitor who´s interested in old, japanese culture and traditions, waiting to get discovered by curious minds. Gigantic bamboo forests, where only the wind creates its meditative sound of nature. Rugged coastal areas with fascinating, unreal shaped rock formations. Filigree shrines, elaborately timbered temples and mystical cemeteries, so perfectly integrated into their natural surroundings, as if Mother Nature herself had designed them. Despite the immense technical progress, this country masters the difficult balance between it´s fast development and it´s silent, harmonious way of preserving old traditions. Full of respect and humility, Japan, with all its harsh contrasts and superficial contradictions, appears like a well thought-out unit in which every element seems to make sense. This fascination keeps motivating me to capture the perfection and the simplicity in my photography.

This is a work in progress ...