2002 | Universal City, Los Angeles County
We were heading to Japan, my first time there. I had been working with a view camera for many years and was ready to get back to light-footed photography. The prices had gone astronomical since I had last purchased my M2 Leicas in the early 1970’s, and all I could manage was a new M6 and a 50mm lens. I had a week before our trip, so I walked around town a bit to loosen up. After a few minutes, I was ready, enjoying my core competency with the very best hand camera. The 50 was all I needed.
The trip was a real eye-opener, culminating at Narita and LAX airports with gracious luggage inspectors who passed my eighty rolls of exposed film around the X-ray scanners. I am still digging through those pictures today.