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Advanced the Jinny Street Gallery project significantly Printed photographs for exhibitions for Leon Gallo Attended Aichi Triennale 2022 in Nagoya, visiting Ichinomiya and Tokoname, discovering artists like On Kawara and Byron Kim whose life-logging pract…

Started work on Out of Memory Vol. 6 Began experimenting with Leica M11 as primary camera instead of GR3 for street photography Launched newsletter “The Flâneur” on Substack Attended Global Ark 2022 music festival in Nagano Visited Alec Soth exhibition at…

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Picked up and started shooting with my black Leica M11 Took a week-long trip to Naoshima and Teshima art islands, visiting numerous museums and art installations including Chichu Art Museum, Lee Ufan Museum, Benesse House Museum, and various Art House Pro…

Exhibited my work at THE LINE Started producing handmade zines for Jeremy’s upcoming exhibition, printing five copies Made a custom leather strap for my Ricoh GR3 Visited teamLab Borderless exhibition (again) Took an impromptu trip to Enoshima Island, dis…

Launched Walk With Me outdoor photography exhibition in Jingumae Started working with Jeremy Strength in Shinjukugyoen Received a Ricoh GRIIIx camera as a gift (Thank you Sophie!)

Launched Walk With Me street photography exhibition in Jingumae, installing 42 photographs in street lamp light boxes throughout the neighborhood.

Had my final LASIK eye checkup and achieved perfect vision, able to read the last line on the chart Spent a weekend at Yumedono Ryokan near Mount Fuji Attended Fuego House #2 dance event Created custom jacket with Sante Visioni, perfect for spring season…

Started shooting I Want to Do Bad Things to You Continued photo selection work for The Walls You Build Between Us Acquired a Lumix S5 Underwent LASIK eye surgery on February 25, successfully eliminating the need for glasses and contact lenses Attended THE…

Completed Out of Memory Vol. 5 Successfully exhibited at Perspectives at Gallery Ether 2021 – sold four pieces Began planning a photography exhibition at Shibuya lampposts with Lorenzo Established new approach for Out of Memory series – collecting 1500 ph…

Completed exhibition Perspectives at Gallery Ether in Tokyo, displaying my photographic work from December 4–24 Continued work on Out of Memory Vol. 5 Launched totocaster.com Sold my first artwork - Untitled, 2020 (spectacles photograph) to a collector who

Visited and hiked Okutama highlands Made significant progress on photography website totocaster.com Prepared for the upcoming exhibition at Gallery Ether Took a multi-day trip to Kyoto and Osaka, including visits to Universal Studios Japan, Nanzenji Templ…

Organized and wrapped up Ludo’s exhibition at the beginning of the month Experienced M6.1 magnitude earthquake in Tokyo – first time seeing buildings shake from street level Reached 1000th consecutive day of journaling on October 15th Watched new James Bo…

Returned to Tokyo from Tbilisi after a multi-day journey through Doha, including mandatory 7-day quarantine at a Narita hotel Completed 14-day home quarantine requirement upon arrival in Tokyo Conducted initial research and ideation for a note-taking app…

Explored and photographed abandoned sanatoriums in Tskaltubo, capturing the reclamation of Soviet-era buildings by nature Started motorcycle riding lessons in Tbilisi Documented urban landscapes throughout Tbilisi, focusing on the old city architecture Vi…

Started developing a slide film holder keychain project using actual E100 slide film – cutting 36-exposure rolls into individual plastic key-rings as limited edition art pieces Acquired a Konica Hexar RF camera and began testing it for upcoming photography

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Published second issue of Dreaming with One Eye Open (renamed to The Flâneur) newsletter on Substack Created Someone at the Door!

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Completed a 10-day trip across Kyushu, visiting Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Hiroshima, and Miyajima Acquired a Leica Summicron-M 28 mm lens and tested it extensively during the trip Finished editing and ordered Out of Memory Vol. 4 — described it as co…

Completed and received printed copies of Catch-32 photo book Launched Dreaming with One Eye Open (now Flâneur) newsletter project Continued work on Out of Memory Vol. 4 Explored new photography directions beyond street photography Took photography trips to

Completed editing photos from Kamakura cycling on Brompton Made significant progress on Catch 32 with most editing and sequencing completed, ready for book format Set up balcony workspace with new chairs and table, hosted first BBQ christening Subscribed…

Moved to a new apartment in Daikyocho, Shinjuku and successfully organized the space Acquired a Brompton S6L Black Edition folding bike, replacing previous cycling setup, and used it extensively for urban exploration Completed Catch 32 book layout using p…

Welcome to Dreaming with One Eye Open (renamed to The Flâneur), my newsletter focused on photography, books, and walking (I think?).

Secured a new apartment in Daikyocho, Shinjuku after extensive apartment hunting Started working on Synapse project development Completed automation improvements for toto-cli tool Visited Tokyo Photographic Art Museum and saw Seto Masato’s exhibition Met…

Received and tested new 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro with 2 TB storage as part of gear minimization strategy Achieved significant climbing progress, successfully completing first two 4Q grade routes and consistently climbing 5Q routes Completed and received pri…

Spent a week at Kawaguchiko with friends—slow days, good food, sunset photography at the lake.

Climbing progress—reached 6Q level confidently.

A 10-year relationship ended—a significant chapter closed.

First film developed from 6×17 camera—didn’t mess it up!

Bought a 6×17 large format camera (Shen Hao TLC617-A)—very exciting new chapter in photography.

Remote iOS job continued.

Lots of cycling in empty pandemic Tokyo—riding in the middle of streets with no cars.

Visited Enoshima island—tiny, walkable, and interesting.

Recovered from illness and got back to walking in Tbilisi.

Finished implementing the calendar feature for Tride—pretty much feature complete.

New Year at a ryokan at the foot of Mt.

Visited the new Starbucks Reserve Roasters in Tokyo—impressive industrial-meets-artsy space.

Walked from home to Nippori through Bunkyo—pleasant autumn walk.

Rugby World Cup 2019 continued—watched Fiji vs Georgia and Australia vs Georgia.

MacBook keyboard issues again—sent for service (third time).

Launched version 7.0 of my personal website—migrated to a static site on Netlify.

Launched the Tride beta page on Product Hunt.

Helped the Georgian Embassy staff with their wine festival in Tokyo.

Published the Fujisan photo story—documenting a tour around Mt.

Hanami season—walked from Iidabashi to Shinjuku along the river bank full of cherry trees.

Day trip to Nikko—temples, parks, hikes, and the Imperial Villa. 10/10 day.

Continued building Forgeworks (later renamed The Foundry), working on display cells and graphic frameworks.

Started the year working on Forgeworks, a triathlon training app project.

I have seen many of my foreign friends use words Soviet Union, Russia, Soviet, and Russian interchangeably.