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The Stranger

The Stranger

Japan

An older man with a bare chest reclines on a sloping stone embankment in the sun while the shadow of a chain-link fence fills the foreground.

A stranger is someone we agree not to see. Here, presence comes before meaning, and that is enough. Made in Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto.

Black and white photograph of a woman eating at a small table behind a window, street photography by Richard Peterson.

Black and white photograph of a woman eating at a small table behind a window, street photography by Richard Peterson.

Black and white photograph of chefs working inside a small Japanese restaurant kitchen, street photography by Richard Peterson.

Black and white photograph of people walking with umbrellas on a rainy street at night, street photography by Richard Peterson.

Black and white photograph of a passenger seen through a bus window covered with condensation, street photography by Richard Peterson.

Crowded bus interior with passengers pressed together; a young man leans on the window frame while others stand and sit behind the glass.

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Crowded bus interior with passengers pressed together; a young man leans on the window frame while others stand and sit behind the glass.

ONLY

Not Scenery

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