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I started Rhythm of Place in October as a way to explore contrast—quiet streets versus loud rooms, stillness versus chaos. What began as a loose idea has taken on a clearer structure. Rhythm of Place is starting to form into chapters, each shaped by a city and its relationship to noise. Some places feel restrained and quiet. Others feel dense and abrasive. The work isn’t about comparing cities directly, but about paying attention to how energy moves through a place and how

Over the past few weeks I’ve been rebuilding parts of this website—not just to clean up the layout, but to make it better reflect the kind of work I’m creating now. When I first set everything up, my focus was mostly on street photography as individual images. Since then, my approach has shifted. My work has become more documentary, more project-driven, and more connected to the places I spend my time here in Japan. So the site is getting a reset. The new layout is centered a

This roll isn’t really about Tokyo moving — it’s about it standing still for a second. The Leica slows me down. Metropolis strips away...

When I started shooting street, I spent a lot of time chasing the look—the perfect frame, the legendary style, the images I admired in...

There’s something humbling about staying in one place long enough that the unfamiliar becomes routine. I’ve walked the streets of Misawa...

"A Snowy Night" After nearly two decades behind the lens, I’m proud to finally launch G.Rob Photo —a space to share my vision, passion,...