Japanese Awa Odori Parade in Diyarbakir Square in at a public square during a festival in Diyarbakır

Japanese Awa Odori Parade in Diyarbakir Square

by Gianna Sullivan

Silvery winter light bathes the stone pavement of a public square in Diyarbakır, where a line of dancers in traditional Japanese Awa Odori attire stands in perfect symmetrical formation. The midsummer heat is absent from the visual tone, replaced by the cool, flat illumination of pre-dawn stillness. Straw hats with wide brims cast soft shadows across the faces of performers wearing striped happi coats and loose trousers. The ancient stone walls of the square rise behind them, their weathered surfaces showing deep gray textures and subtle erosion. Each dancer holds a fixed pose, creating a rhythmic pattern that stretches toward the vanishing point. at the edge is the crisp edge of a straw hat brim against the pale, cloudless sky.

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Awa Odori Diyarbakır Japanese dance straw hats public square pre-dawn symmetrical stone architecture
Camera Leica M-A*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Leica M-A photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 50mm
Aperture f/1.4
Shutter Speed 1/125
ISO 400
Film Kodak T-MAX 100 fine grain
Location at a public square during a festival in Diyarbakır
Date 2015-04-10
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 37.9152, 40.2115
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