Where I’m At: Rhythm of Place

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 people exist inside it.

Each chapter moves between two visual states. The street photographs lean toward calm, structure, and stillness. The live music photographs push in the opposite direction—movement, confrontation, and release. The tension between those two states is intentional. Together, they describe a place more honestly than either side could on its own.

I’ve pulled ten images from the last few months for the Tokyo Streets exhibition in January. Going through that edit set a clear bar for what stays in the project and what doesn’t, and that’s shaping how I’m working moving forward.

The project is still unfolding, but the direction feels solid. I’m paying closer attention to intent, editing with more care, and letting the work show me what belongs as it takes shape.

If you’d like to support the project, you can visit the GoFundMe here:https://gofund.me/5b0558e78

Thank you again to everyone who’s been supporting me through this. It means a lot, and it’s helping me keep this project moving forward.