One of the most photographed topics in my 2025 trip to Japan was people on the streets. From the 28 rolls of 35mm film (or ~1,000 photos), an outstanding mark of 201 photos are just from people, where I captured in their lifestyle, daily things, and joy with my film camera.
From these 201 photos, I curated the ones that I think are the best. All taken with film on the Leica M7, developed and scanned by myself. Most of them are CineStill 800T. For some of them, I will add a little story in the caption.
Which one is your favorite?
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Right after I took this photo of this man eating his ramen, the restaurant owner came to me and gave me a hard time because I was photographing someone inside her restaurant, well, she was on her right to protect her customers’ privacy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This one was right at rush hour, people waiting for the bus, very organized and civilized.
Scenes like these were very common during the subway when coming back from Shibuya. An interesting fact is that people are usually very silent during the morning, but at night, they tend to speak a little bit more in public.
Scenes like that are very common. Japan has a culture of people selling food, everything is delicious.
Look how classy! I really wanted to give him this picture, but I didn't know how to speak Japanese and it would be awkward to approach him. I really liked his shoes.
These guys were probably taking a lunch break on their suits, seeming to have a good time. These shots, for some reason, look very 90's.
This couple was in a restaurant in Osaka. The most beautiful thing I've ever seen! They were feeding each other, so much love and joy!
Perhaps this is one of my favorites, the guy on the left seemed to come out of a WWF fight. They are playing mahjong on Osaka castle's outskirts.
This is an interesting one, the “CocaCola Red” is the very same tone all over the world.
It is so delightful coming from an Eastern country, and see people freaking enjoying their lunch. I witnessed so much of this in Japan!
I’m I think I like the couple feeding the each other and the men playing Mahjong
The hardest part about street photography today is how little social interaction happens outside on the streets. Most people are walking or sitting with their heads down, stuck in their phones. It’s so difficult to capture people’s faces, which I think is the most compelling part of street photography.
Fantastic look and feel to these photos!
I’m I think I like the couple feeding the each other and the men playing Mahjong
The hardest part about street photography today is how little social interaction happens outside on the streets. Most people are walking or sitting with their heads down, stuck in their phones. It’s so difficult to capture people’s faces, which I think is the most compelling part of street photography.