Following a magazine assignment in Japan, I stayed on to spend a few days roaming Tokyo and Kyoto without an agenda. Being in such an unfamiliar culture where I knew nothing of the language created a very liberating environment to photograph in. I felt invisible, and the world around me took on the feel the ‘floating world’ of the Ukiyo-e: the beautiful woodblock prints I’d spent years admiring before ever coming to this fascinating place.
