Matthew’s travelogue

Tori Moss

Tori Moss

Buddha

Buddha

Shukubo

Shukubo

Okunoin

Okunoin

An Offering

An Offering

A brother and Sister observe an incense offering at the Todai-ji Temple in Nara, Japan.

Floating Tori

Floating Tori

Tree Buddha

Tree Buddha

This makeshift shrine was created within the interior of an enormous cedar tree.

Shingon Monk

Shingon Monk

Walking through Okunoin.

Monk

Monk

On a rainy morning in Kôyasan, a Buddhist Monk walks along the Takugawa River running through Okunoin, Japan's largest gravesite. Okunoin is the temple where Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism rests in eternal meditation. It is considered one of the most sacred places in Japan.

Head of a Hypochondriac

Head of a Hypochondriac

Study of "Head of a Hypochondriac by Franz Xavier Messerschmidt, 1775-1780
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Matthew Audet

Matthew Audet has been a member since 10 November 2007 and goes by SamsaraPhotography.

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I am amazed by the expression of human creativity found in everyday objects, art, and architecture, the world surrounds us. My photography attempts to slow, to capture the unnoticed, to preserve moments for quiet viewing.

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