Rhythm of Place, update- taking a breath.

The work was exhibited as part of the Tokyo Streets exhibition at Hibiya OKUROJI—just a few minutes’ walk from Ginza. It lived on a wall. People stood with it, spent time with it, and connected with it. The project did exactly what it was meant to do.

What surprised me most was who connected with the work. It wasn’t younger viewers. It was older Japanese visitors—the ones who lingered the longest and had the most to say. Watching them move through both rooms of the exhibition, then come back to talk about specific images, was genuinely meaningful. That experience made something very clear to me: this project matters.

Right now, I’m slowing things down slightly. Rhythm of Place is going to demand a different kind of attention going forward—one I didn’t fully understand until seeing the work exist in that space and in front of those people. Projects like this aren’t meant to be rushed or propped up by momentum alone. They need time, space, and the right conditions to grow honestly.

Over the next few months, I also have some major life changes ahead. All of them are exciting: getting married, retiring from the Air Force, moving, and more. Rather than rush the next chapter of this project, I’m giving it the time and care it deserves as everything else shifts into place. In the meantime, I’m still photographing. Not for exhibitions. Not for sales. Not to “feed” a project. Just photographing. That part never stops.

Thank you to everyone who has supported the project, showed up, shared it, and spent time with the work. That matters more than it probably looked like from the outside. None of this would have been possible without you.

More soon—when it’s ready.

— George