04.06.2024 台灣 Taiwan

Postcards from Taiwan #2

A Visual Retrospective

Shot 2023
Ricoh FF-9
Kodak Gold 200
33 frames

This is the first part of a longer retrospective—both a record and a reflection on four months spent living in Taiwan. All photos were made with a Ricoh FF-9, using Kodak Gold 200.

Round lookout pavilion with a green roof on a hilltop above silver grass, a picnic area below, Taiwan — 202335C12-03

Stone steps leading through a tunnel of bamboo toward a misty hillside, Taiwan — 202335C12-07

Hikers on a stone path winding through silver grass on a hillside, a wooden railing in front, Taiwan — 202335C12-04

Red and white radio mast on a mist-covered mountain above shrubs, silver grass and a wooden railing, Taiwan — 202335C12-02

Person with a pink umbrella walking up a winding road between shrubs and silver grass under a gray sky, Taiwan — 202335C12-05

Wet road under large trees at dusk, a shop with a tiled roof glowing warmly, fallen leaves on the asphalt, Taiwan — 202335C12-13

Pedestrians crossing a narrow street past a yellow taxi, a red 租售 sign on the building ahead, Taiwan — 202335C13-15

Man sorting piles of goods outside an old shopfront with red characters on its sign, a blue truck parked beside, Taiwan — 202335C12-22

Concert hall in Taipei — 202335C13-13

Small open-fronted café with plants, wooden stools and a barista at the counter, between a scooter and a van, Taiwan — 202335C13-01

High-rise apartment blocks with arched rooftop pavilions and turbine vents in warm sunlight, Taiwan — 202335C13-29

People on benches by a lotus pond in front of a red building with a green-tiled roof and a round pavilion, Taiwan — 202335C12-21

Shoal of fish in shallow, murky water, the right side darkened by reflected trees and blue sky, Taiwan — 202335C12-28

Moss-covered tree trunks growing through a wooden deck lined with a rope railing, Taiwan — 202335C12-30

Red wall of a traditional building with upturned tiled eaves, casting a stepped shadow against blue sky, Taiwan — 202335C12-36

Tree growing through a wooden deck in front of a red wall beneath ornately painted eaves, Taiwan — 202335C12-34

Wooden boardwalk along a red wall, leading past a rope railing and a lotus pond toward trees, Taiwan — 202335C12-32

Red pavilion with a green-tiled roof among trees beside a pond full of withering lotus leaves, Taiwan — 202335C12-25

Postcards from Taiwan: View from a car window in New Taipei City — 202335C10-37

Postcards from Taiwan: portrait — 202335C13-20

Woman with eyes closed sitting in the sun on a folding stool, holding a cup, city view behind a railing, Taiwan — 202335C13-18

Woman sipping from a cup on a sunny rooftop, a film camera in her lap, laundry drying behind her, Taiwan — 202335C13-25

Feet in green slides and light jeans on sunlit concrete, a paper cup of black coffee beside them, Taiwan — 202335C13-22

Smiling woman with red hair holding a film camera on a sunny rooftop, laundry hanging in the background, Taiwan — 202335C13-23

Postcards from Taiwan: self portrait — 202335C12-37

Black-and-white striped lighthouse on a grassy headland above the sea, two people by a bench, a picnic table in front, Taiwan — 202335C10-21

Dinosaur skeleton sculptures in a fountain pool on a paved courtyard, misty forested hills behind, Taiwan — 202335C12-15

Orange corner building of a sushi restaurant with signs reading 八條壽司, a crosswalk in front, Taiwan — 202335C13-02

Sunset glowing through a gap between dark high-rise silhouettes above a city and hills, Taiwan — 202335C13-04

View through a stone archway onto a paved plaza with rounded shrubs and apartment towers, Taiwan — 202335C13-14

Conveyor-belt sushi counter with covered plates and tea taps, a wall sign reading "Express", Taiwan — 202335C13-08

Rooftop with laundry hanging along the parapet and turbine vents, city and hills in the distance, Taiwan — 202335C13-26

Postcards from Taiwan: mirror self portrait in taipei taoyuan Airport — 202335C13-35