The unseen photography of 2022
![The unseen photography of 2022](/content/images/size/w1200/2022/12/DSCF3975.jpg)
Happy 2023 !
When I look through my library, some pictures keep catching my eye — yet I never come around to share them. This made me wonder why.
I usually try to rationalize why a picture works. Is it because there is an interesting story ? Maybe the elements balance each other ? Could there be some hidden repetitions ?
I couldn’t explain these pictures. Despite this, there must be a reason why I keep coming back to them. A certain « je ne sais quoi » if you’ll excuse my French. In the past, some of my most appreciated pictures have been some that I dismissed initially, for that exact reason.
So here are the forgotten shots of 2022.
People
![Japanese security guard next to a pole](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2022/12/DSCF4958.jpg)
![Japanese woman crossing the street](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2022/12/DSCF4240.jpg)
![airport staff in front of airplane on the tarmac, golden hour](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2022/12/DSCF7093.jpg)
Experiments
![long exposure shot](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2022/12/DSCF5654.jpg)
![long exposure of fireworks](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2023/01/DSCF6610.jpg)
Cityscapes
![building in tokyo with a crane](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2022/12/DSCF2748.jpg)
![busy street scene at golden hour in tokyo](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2023/01/DSCF6362-3.jpg)
![busy pedestrian crossing in tokyo](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2023/01/DSCF5157.jpg)
![footbridge in shibuya](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2022/12/DSCF5251.jpg)
![footbridge in Shinagawa](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2022/12/DSCF5264.jpg)
![Miyashita park](https://news.gregjeanneau.com/content/images/2022/12/DSCF5189.jpg)
The more you learn about photography — or any topic — the more you try ticking mental boxes. This can lead to prematurely dismissing intuition in favor of fitting into established frameworks.
In the early stages, there’s a certain liberation in not knowing what you’re doing. Embracing emotions can be more pleasant than cold-hearted rationalization.
In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.
— Shunryu Suzuki
All the best for the year ahead,
Grégoire
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