Club Meeting Report, Samurais & Geishas - Tuesday 15th October 2013.
On Tuesday 15th October 2013, Morpeth Camera Club welcomed Pax Garabedian who gave a presentation entitled Samurais
and Geishas which illustrated his trip to Japan, travelling on the Nakasendo National Trail – Imperial Nara and Kyoto.
The trip would take the group through regions where they could experience traditional Japanese life using local transport,
trains, buses and taxis. They experienced living and eating traditions in typical teahouses of the region.
Pax presented an audio visual presentation set to haunting Japanese traditional & lively contemporary music, travelling from
Tokyo to Kyoto, on the Trail visiting ruins on the way. He photographed Tokyo night scenes, business centre life, the IT centre
of the city, and the Mejji Shrine. Travelling on to Obuse, the Japanese gardens with exotic plants and fruit, and photographed monkeys at the hot springs and colourful images of the Japanese maples.
On to Matsumoto on the bullet train, Pax explained the polite customs used in everyday life, taking photographs at every opportunity. Images of traditional wooden houses & temples, flower exhibitions, adornments on doors, lucky cats, & weavers
at work, classical dancing, markets, portraits and wildlife, rickshaws all were included in his presentation.
A trip to the Hida-no-Sato World Heritage Site included visiting old villages with craftsmen at work, the water gardens & exotic Chrysanthemums. In Kyoto, the cultural capital of Japan and its principal Geisha training area, traditional dress, shrines, palm readers, street art, contrasted with the ultra modern buildings, Kyoto Tower and business area.
Amazing photographs of snow capped mountains, floodlit maple trees, misty hillsides, bamboo, fans, Geishas, & temples, all
totally captured the atmosphere of the country, its traditions and contrasts.
Pax was thanked by Club Chairman, Steve McDonald for a very enjoyable representation of Japan and its traditions.
Stephanie Robson.
and Geishas which illustrated his trip to Japan, travelling on the Nakasendo National Trail – Imperial Nara and Kyoto.
The trip would take the group through regions where they could experience traditional Japanese life using local transport,
trains, buses and taxis. They experienced living and eating traditions in typical teahouses of the region.
Pax presented an audio visual presentation set to haunting Japanese traditional & lively contemporary music, travelling from
Tokyo to Kyoto, on the Trail visiting ruins on the way. He photographed Tokyo night scenes, business centre life, the IT centre
of the city, and the Mejji Shrine. Travelling on to Obuse, the Japanese gardens with exotic plants and fruit, and photographed monkeys at the hot springs and colourful images of the Japanese maples.
On to Matsumoto on the bullet train, Pax explained the polite customs used in everyday life, taking photographs at every opportunity. Images of traditional wooden houses & temples, flower exhibitions, adornments on doors, lucky cats, & weavers
at work, classical dancing, markets, portraits and wildlife, rickshaws all were included in his presentation.
A trip to the Hida-no-Sato World Heritage Site included visiting old villages with craftsmen at work, the water gardens & exotic Chrysanthemums. In Kyoto, the cultural capital of Japan and its principal Geisha training area, traditional dress, shrines, palm readers, street art, contrasted with the ultra modern buildings, Kyoto Tower and business area.
Amazing photographs of snow capped mountains, floodlit maple trees, misty hillsides, bamboo, fans, Geishas, & temples, all
totally captured the atmosphere of the country, its traditions and contrasts.
Pax was thanked by Club Chairman, Steve McDonald for a very enjoyable representation of Japan and its traditions.
Stephanie Robson.