昨日は先般訪れていた東北地域・岩手県三陸海岸沖を震源とする地震のニュース。ちょうど朝の散歩から帰ってきたときに知った。わたしの住む札幌西部地方は震度２ということで散歩中は、特段の揺れも感じなかったし、迎えてくれた家人も「え？地震あったの？」という状況。
　八戸あたり、青森県階上での揺れが強烈だったとの報道。今年に入って北海道東北の太平洋側沿岸地域の地震ゾーンの活動がふたたび三度、活発化しているようです。先般の「東日本大地震15年」での被災地域探訪ツアーで、陸前高田などの壊滅的被災地の「その後」を凝視してきましたが、この地震活動期ぶりをみると、油断なくいのちを守る行動様式の徹底は、必須要件ですね。被災のみなさんのご無事を祈ります。
　・・・ということですが、自然は危険性を持っていると同時に、そこで生かされているいのちの営みというものへの深い「母性」を感じさせてもくれる。
　写真は、いつもの散歩定番コースのひとつ、北海道神宮外苑の円山公園緑地の池のほとりに棲息しているオシドリの「つがい」の様子。この時期はかれらの「ランデブー」時期らしく、いかにもお互いの性をいたわりつつ、未来に向かっての種の永続を念願している様が伝わってくる。
　そして６月初夏の「天国に一番近い」北海道の自然環境は、日々日射に重量感が増してきている。池の水の密度にもある濃厚さが加わって、水紋にも「重み」を感じさせられる。地面を彩る植物も土に還る枯れ葉すらも、そういう営みにやわらかい表情を提供してくれているし、目にやさしい新緑は池の水とも溶け合うばかりの光彩をみせる。
　徐々に加齢してくると、涅槃というコトバに反応するようになってくるのだけれど、こういうごく当たり前の日々のうつろいの中に、そういう実感が伴ってくる。
　先人、血縁のひとびとの江戸初期からの「生き様」をたどる旅路を行き交っているけれど、その背景としての自然環境生態は、このように変わらない自然な実相で見守ってくれていたように思える。呆然とさせられる感動を抱く。感謝しつつ、いまできることを全力で取り組むことが、変わらぬひとの務めでしょう。
　ひたすら足下を見つめて、精進ですね。

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[Seeing “Nirvana” in Everyday Scenes of Nature…]
Lately, I’ve found myself spacing out and becoming entranced by the most ordinary of scenes. Old age. Both my ancestors and I have been sheltered by the same profound nature. …

　Yesterday, there was news of an earthquake with its epicenter off the Sanriku Coast in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tohoku region—an area I had recently visited. I found out just as I was returning from my morning walk. In the western part of Sapporo, where I live, the tremor was classified as a “shindo” level, so I didn’t feel any significant shaking during my walk, and when I got home, my family greeted me with, “Huh? Was there an earthquake?”
　Reports indicate that the shaking was particularly intense around Hachinohe and in Hashikami, Aomori Prefecture. Since the start of this year, seismic activity in the earthquake zones along the Pacific coast of Hokkaido and Tohoku appears to have intensified for the third time. During my recent tour of the disaster-affected areas to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, I took a close look at “what has become of” devastated areas like Rikuzentakata. Given the intensity of this current period of seismic activity, it is absolutely essential that we remain vigilant and thoroughly implement life-saving measures. I pray for the safety of all those affected by the disaster.
　…That said, while nature poses dangers, it also evokes a deep sense of “motherly” care for the lives it sustains.
　The photo shows a pair of mandarin ducks living by the pond in Maruyama Park, part of the Hokkaido Jingu Outer Garden—one of my regular walking routes. This seems to be their “mating season,” and you can really sense how they are tenderly caring for one another while hoping for the continuation of their species into the future.
　And in early June, in Hokkaido’s natural environment—often described as “the closest to heaven”—the intensity of the sunlight grows heavier with each passing day. The water in the pond takes on a certain richness, and even the ripples seem to carry a sense of “weight.” The plants coloring the ground—and even the withered leaves returning to the soil—lend a gentle expression to this cycle of life, while the fresh greenery, so soothing to the eye, shimmers with a radiance that seems to blend seamlessly with the pond’s water.
As one gradually grows older, one begins to respond to the word “nirvana,” and within these very ordinary, daily changes, that sense of reality begins to take hold.
　I am on a journey tracing the “ways of life” of my ancestors and relatives dating back to the early Edo period, and it seems to me that the natural environment and ecology serving as the backdrop have been watching over us with this unchanging, natural reality. I am filled with a sense of awe and wonder. I believe it is our unchanging duty as human beings to give our all to what we can do now, while remaining grateful.
　It is a matter of focusing single-mindedly on the path before us and striving diligently.

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Posted on 6月 26th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　わたしは高齢期になっても、新しいことへの挑戦心を持ち続けることが必要と考えるタイプ。人間はいろいろなので他者にそういう価値観を押しつける考えではないのですが、自分事としては、そう考えています。
　で、無謀にもいま、あるITテックへの挑戦を鬱勃と「やろうかな、どうしようかな」と考えている。
　住宅雑誌を創刊してすぐに、編集出版関係にはIT化の波が押し寄せてきていて、ごく自然にMac環境に基本フィールドを移して行っていた。手作業が大きな部分を占めていた業務でその成果品がデジタル化されることで最終出荷までワンストップ型のフローが獲得できて、整理整頓がどんどん進んで行った。
　そういう経験から離陸してきても、依然としてMacに向かい続けるスタイルを維持してきた。
　で、気がつくとデジタルの「情報資産」という大きなストックが生成されてきている。で、ふと考えたら、こういうデジタル資産と向き合い続けてきた人間って言うのは、わたしたち年代が最初期にあたるのでは、と思い至った次第なのですね。デジタル機器との対話環境というのは、多少の高齢化でも十分に対応可能。たぶん「視力」がいちばんの問題でしょうが、まぁそれは気をつければクリアもできそう。
　・・・ということなのですが、そういう目的のためにと考えると、いくつかの「獲得すべきITテック」というものが浮かび上がってくる。組織のコントローラーの時にはそういう「人材」配置することでクリアできる部分ですが、必ずしもビジネス的な収益化構造が見えない段階では、そういう「投資」ではなく、自分自身の「スキルアップ」こそがもっとも最適。結果「高齢期の手習い」へと自分自身の判断力は、方向性を指し示している。
　さてここで、自分本来のズボラさに直面させられる（泣）。
　「好きなんだけど，メンドイ」という困った、自分自身の性向に向き合わざるを得ない。
　高齢期になって、結局人生でネグってきていた部分から再度「どうするんだよ」と攻められる。
　なんのことやらと、意味不明の愚痴のブログ記事であります。申し訳ありません、深く反省。
　前進か，撤退か、ボーッとMacに向かい続けております。

＜写真はテーマと無関係、北海道の初夏の花・ルピナス＞

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[Taking on IT at an Advanced Age, One Step at a Time]
I really want to learn these information processing skills, but my natural laziness makes me hesitate. I just sit there in a daze, feeling pathetic. …

　I’m the type of person who believes it’s essential to maintain a spirit of adventure and keep taking on new challenges even in my later years. People are all different, so I don’t intend to impose this value on others, but that’s how I feel about my own life.
So, recklessly as it may be, I’m currently mulling over a new IT challenge with great enthusiasm, wondering, “Should I do it? Or maybe not?”
　Shortly after launching a home design magazine, the wave of IT transformation swept through the editing and publishing industry, and I naturally shifted my primary work environment to a Mac setup. In a field where manual labor used to account for a large portion of the work, digitizing the final products allowed us to establish a one-stop workflow all the way to final shipment, and our operations became increasingly organized and streamlined.
Even after moving on from that experience, I’ve continued to stick with the Mac.
　And before I knew it, a massive stockpile of digital “information assets” had been generated. Then, upon reflection, it occurred to me that people of our generation are likely among the very first to have consistently engaged with these digital assets. The environment for interacting with digital devices is something we can handle just fine, even as we age a bit. Vision is probably the biggest issue, but that’s something we can likely overcome with a little care.
　…That being said, when I think about it in terms of that goal, several “IT skills I need to acquire” come to mind. When I was a controller at an organization, I could have addressed this by assigning the right “talent,” but at a stage where a clear business revenue model isn’t yet visible, rather than making such an “investment,” improving my own “skills” is the best approach. As a result, my own judgment is pointing me toward “learning new things in my later years.”
　Now, here I am, forced to confront my inherent laziness (sob).
I have no choice but to face my own troublesome tendency: “I like it, but it’s a hassle.”
Now that I’m in my later years, I’m once again being confronted by the parts of my life I’ve neglected, asking, “What are you going to do about this?”
This is a blog post full of nonsensical ramblings about who knows what. I apologize and deeply reflect on my behavior.
　Should I move forward or retreat? I just keep staring blankly at my Mac.

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Posted on 6月 24th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　さて集中的な取材行脚は、その写真整理になんとかメドがついてきて、今度は分析・学習の段階にようやくなってきています。今回の旅路は「九州をも全周する」ことがメイン目標だったのでまだ未踏破に近かった佐賀県と大分県が主たる目標で、鹿児島県は「一回行ってるし」ということで、カミさんに探訪先はまったくの一任でした。
　しかし、現地で「これは・・・」と唸らされ、さらに写真整理を進めるに連れて、さらなる興奮的な盛り上がりになって来ています。薩摩藩が幕末期に取り組んでいたという「集成館事業」というものを少し知らされ、そのスピリッツが北海道開拓のグランドデザインに息づいているのだと、この年齢になって初めて知らされた思い。己の至らなさに心底驚かされ、遅ればせながら、薩摩と蝦夷地・北海道の「DNA」のつながりを強く意識させられた。以下、集成館事業についての解説より。
　〜集成館事業とは
　海に囲まれ大陸との交流もあった薩摩には、鎖国時代にも海外の情報がいち早く届いていた。幕末の薩摩藩は欧米列強のアジア進出や植民地政策に危機感を募らせ、島津斉形が中心となって積極的に西洋の技術を導入し、街や産業の近代化に取り組んだ。これが集成館事業。
　ここ磯地区には集成館事業の中核を担った工場群がありました。当初は水車動力や在来の技術を生かし、洋書を参考に旅行錯誤をくり返す。船舶の建造や蒸気機関の製造、反射炉による鉄製大砲の鋳造に挑戦。1863年の薩英戦争を経てさらに西洋の蒸気換関や機械類を導入、明治維新後、その技術が各地に伝えられ、集成館はわが国における産業革命の先駆けとなった。
　日本初の近代的工場群
　海岸にはカノン砲が並び、たくさんの工場建物が軒を連ねる。中央にそびえる煙突と大きな建物は鹿児島紡績所。その手前にあるベランダ付きの洋館は旧鹿児島紡績所技師館（異人館）。〜
　さらに、薩摩藩出身の第2代内閣総理大臣・開拓使長官・黒田清隆は札幌創成川に東側に麦酒醸造所、製糸場などを集めた工場群を築いた。これは集成館事業をモデルにしたと考えられている。また、北海道開拓に取り組んだ屯田兵は西南戦争では政府軍として遠征してもいる。・・・
　ということで、こうした「現地学習」で激しくこころが揺れ動かされていた次第。

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[That DNA Lives On in Hokkaido: Learning About the Shimazu Clan’s “Shuseikan Project”]
I had merely passed through Kagoshima. This time, I learned for the first time about the outline of this brilliant project undertaken by Satsuma during the late Edo period. The military settlers in Hokkaido were educated and guided by it, and even fought in battles alongside it. …

　Now that I’ve finally made some headway in organizing the photos from my intensive reporting trip, I’m finally moving on to the analysis and learning phase. Since the main goal of this trip was to “travel all the way around Kyushu,” my primary targets were Saga and Oita Prefectures—areas I’d barely visited before. As for Kagoshima Prefecture, I figured, “I’ve been there once already,” so I left the choice of destinations entirely up to my wife.
　However, once I was on the ground and found myself thinking, “This is…,” and as I continued sorting through the photos, my excitement has only grown. I learned a little about the “Shuseikan Project,” an initiative undertaken by the Satsuma Domain during the late Edo period, and it felt as though I was discovering for the first time at my age that its spirit lives on in the grand design for the development of Hokkaido. I was deeply shocked by my own ignorance, and—better late than never—I became keenly aware of the connection between the “DNA” of Satsuma and that of Ezo (Hokkaido). The following is an excerpt from an explanation of the Shuseikan Project.
　~What Is the Shuseikan Project?
Surrounded by the sea and having had exchanges with the continent, Satsuma received information from overseas quickly even during the era of national isolation. Toward the end of the Edo period, the Satsuma Domain grew increasingly concerned about the expansion of Western powers into Asia and their colonial policies. Led by Shimazu Naokata, the domain actively introduced Western technology and worked to modernize its cities and industries. This was the Shuseikan Project.
Here in the Iso district, there was a cluster of factories that served as the core of the Shuseikan Project. Initially, they utilized waterwheel power and traditional techniques, learning through trial and error while referencing Western books. They took on the challenges of shipbuilding, steam engine manufacturing, and casting large iron cannons using a reverberatory furnace. Following the Satsuma-British War of 1863, they introduced even more Western steam engines and machinery. After the Meiji Restoration, these technologies spread throughout the country, and the Shuseikan became a pioneer of the Industrial Revolution in Japan.
　Japan’s First Modern Industrial Complex
　Cannons line the coast, and numerous factory buildings stand side by side. The large building with a chimney towering in the center is the Kagoshima Spinning Mill. The Western-style building with a veranda in front of it is the former Kagoshima Spinning Mill Engineers’ Quarters (Ijinkan). ~
　Furthermore, Kiyotaka Kuroda—the second Prime Minister of Japan and Commissioner-General of the Hokkaido Development Commission, who hailed from the Satsuma Domain—established a cluster of factories on the east bank of the Sosei River in Sapporo, including a brewery and a silk mill. This is believed to have been modeled after the Seishukan project. Additionally, the Tonden soldiers who worked on the development of Hokkaido also served as government troops during the Satsuma Rebellion. …
　As such, my heart was deeply stirred by this “on-site learning” experience.

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Posted on 6月 22nd, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　さて気分も落ち着いてきて、旅行中撮りためていた写真の整理整頓を進めてきていますが、気にはなっていた写真を再度、じっくり見ていて新発見させられております。
　それは、5/22に九州宗像の宿泊地から電撃の日帰りで訪れていた広島県東広島市河内町入野の、わが家系の故地の寺院「順教寺」訪問時に別に探訪していた小野篁生誕地伝説の地での撮影写真。先日のブログでこの「小野篁産湯の池」に碑が建てられていて、その「施主」として家系に繋がる可能性のある人名として「原 庄左衛門」という名前を確認していましたが、実はその小野篁「産湯川神社」には石造の鳥居が建てられていて、その年紀として、上の２枚目の写真のような刻文が確認できていたのです。そこには「文永二紀」と一瞬読み取れる年代表記があった。常識的に考えると鳥居の建立年は文永２（1265)年と読み取れたのですね。
　そして「施主」として刻印された碑の制作年代もそれと同一である可能性が高い。
　ちょっと想像を超える年代が突然、目の前に出現してしまった。先日のブログ記載時には「要確認」としてこの年代表記には触れなかったのですが、文永２（1265)年を歴史年代照応すれば有名な「文永の役」〜蒙古襲来の直前期、モンゴル帝国から国書がもたらされた年にあたる。
　「え、その当時からこの地域の有力者として、碑文に名を記すほどだったの？」であります。


・・・ということでこの写真解析についてさらに調査を進めていたら、文永とみえた部分が実は「文政」であることが徐々に判明してきた。
　この年代は1819年に相当する。この当時は日本中が旅や観光、郷土の歴史ブームに沸いた「化政文化」全盛期にあたる。この解析結果はこの入野村の庄屋・原庄左衛門が「わが村の偉人・小野篁」をブランド化し、観光振興（地域プロデュース）を仕掛けるには最高のタイミング。またこの時期は同時に広島藩の公式歴史書『芸藩通志』発表（1825年）の直前期にあたっていて、目的と非常に整合するタイミングと思えるのだ。
　う〜む。ご先祖さまの「知恵」の無敵ぶりに惑乱させられてしまった（笑）。しかしこの事実はさらなる大きなテーマを必然的に浮かび上がらせてくる。まったく手に負えない重低音の連鎖。・・・

追記：読者の方からこの年紀表記は「文久二年（1862）」干支も壬戌（みずのえいぬ）でこれは碑文解釈としても自然。う〜む、歴史は二転三転であります。本文も含めて再構成したいところですが、その再修正の痕跡も含めてこのままとしておきます。あす以降、再度触れます。

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[Takahira Ono, “Uyukawa Shrine”: Confused by the Date Inscribed on the Torii]
I calmed myself down and sorted through the photos I’d taken during my research in a quiet, serene setting, but inwardly, I was flustered by an unexpected new discovery. …

　Now that I’ve settled down a bit, I’ve been organizing the photos I took during my trip, and as I’ve been taking another close look at some photos that had caught my eye, I’ve made some new discoveries.
　Specifically, these are photos I took at the site associated with the legend of Ono no Takamura’s birthplace—a location I visited separately during my trip to Junkō-ji Temple in Irino, Kawachi-chō, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 22. I had made a whirlwind day trip there from my lodging in Munakata, Kyushu. In a recent blog post, I mentioned that a monument had been erected at this “Ono no Takamura Birth Bath Pond,” and I had noted the name “Hara Shōzaemon” as the “patron”—a name that might be connected to my family lineage. However, I’ve since discovered that a stone torii has actually been erected at the “Ono no Takamura Birth Bath River Shrine,” and I was able to confirm an inscription, as shown in the second photo above, that serves as its date of construction. There was a date inscription that, at first glance, read “Bun’ei 2.” Based on common sense, the year of the torii’s construction could be interpreted as Bun’ei 2 (1265).
　It is also highly likely that the date of creation for the monument inscribed with the “patron’s” name is the same.
　A date that was somewhat beyond my imagination suddenly appeared right before my eyes. When I wrote my blog post the other day, I did not mention this date notation, marking it as “to be confirmed.” However, if we cross-reference the year Bun’ei 2 (1265) with historical records, it corresponds to the period immediately preceding the famous “Bun’ei Campaign”—the Mongol invasions—and the year a diplomatic letter was delivered from the Mongol Empire.
“Wait, was he already such an influential figure in this region back then that his name was inscribed on a monument?” I found myself wondering.

…So, as I continued my investigation into this photo analysis, it gradually became clear that the part that appeared to read “Bun’ei” was actually “Bunsei.”
This corresponds to the year 1819. This period marked the height of the “Kasei Culture,” when all of Japan was abuzz with a boom in travel, tourism, and local history. These analysis results indicate that this was the perfect timing for Hara Shōzaemon, the village headman of Irino Village, to brand “Ono no Takamura, the Great Man of Our Village” and launch a tourism promotion campaign (regional branding). Furthermore, this period coincided with the immediate run-up to the publication of the Hiroshima Domain’s official history, *Geihan Tsūshi* (1825), making it a timing that aligns perfectly with his objectives.
　Hmm. I’ve been completely bewildered by the invincible “wisdom” of my ancestors (laughs). However, this fact inevitably brings an even larger theme to the surface. A chain of deep, unmanageable bass notes…

Posted on 6月 20th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　昨日書いた「住宅とメディア接触の変容・空間への反映」というテーマへの興味は、そこそこ多数のひとにリーチしてくれているようです。たぶん家づくりのひとつの現在地点の「座標軸」ではありそう。言い出しっぺとして、今後も深掘りしていこうと考えています。よろしく。
　さて、25日間に18日旅先で過ごしていたという体験から帰還して、本日でようやく５日。
　昨日から「心理の整理整頓」作業として、デジタル写真画像の整理整頓に着手できてきた。現代人にとってiPhoneなどのスマホで切り取り続ける写真は、その「場所性」と自分自身の「体験感」とが「立ち上ってくる」機縁なのではないかと思っています。
　わたしの場合は、いろいろな博物館・記念館でその地域を「まなぶ」ことが数寄になっていて、その「痕跡記録」としての写真撮影が多くを占めている。旅を楽しむということと、先人の生き様をたどる、想像力を活性化させることとがニアヒアなのであります。わたしの人生では高校での学生運動からの「離脱」の旅路として最初に、イタリアから始まったヨーロッパ旅行体験があるのですが、そこから帰ってきて「とにかく奈良・京都も浸りたい」と強く導かれていました。
　それなりに海外でも「感情移入」できるでしょうが、わたしの場合はより「日本」に惹かれているのだと強く思い知らされた体験。以来、ときどきは海外にも行ったけれど，それ以上に日本国内で、精神文化的に共通項の多い先人が、どのような「思い」を持って人生時間を過ごしていたか、に深く癒されるような気分がある。
　そういう多様性と「対話」できるためには、その先人たちがどのような生き様だったのか、さまざまな、これも先人たちの思索営為の結集である、博物館・記念館などの展示内容から「学ばされる」のですね。
　たくさんの訪問先があるので、こうした「機縁」は大量の写真画像としてストックされる。そしてそれを「整理整頓する時間」こそが無上の「静止時間」なのですね（笑）。
　その映像を痕跡として残したいと意思した自分自身の「思い」がその空気感と共に再生されてきて、同時にそれを丁寧に「仕上げる」Photoshopなどでの画像「編集」作業が、心理整理の静謐な時間。
　たぶん現代人の「デジタル画像」体験での新感覚ではありそうかと。・・・
　＜写真は吉野ヶ里遺跡での最新研究知見が反映の「地図」＞

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[5 Days After the Trip—Finally Shifting My Mindset to “Organizing Information”]
The “conversation” modern people have with digital selfies—this “new frontier” for humanity may even represent the spiritual evolution of our species. Hmm…

　It seems my post yesterday on the topic “The Transformation of Housing and Media Exposure, and Its Reflection in Space” has reached a fair number of people. It probably represents a current “coordinate” in the process of homebuilding. As the one who brought this up, I plan to continue exploring it in greater depth. Thank you for your support.
Well, it’s finally been five days since I returned from a trip where I spent 18 out of the last 25 days traveling.
　Starting yesterday, as part of my “mental decluttering,” I’ve begun organizing my digital photos. I believe that for modern people, the photos we constantly capture with smartphones like the iPhone serve as opportunities for the “sense of place” and our own “sense of experience” to “emerge.”
　In my case, I’ve developed a passion for “learning” about a region by visiting various museums and memorial halls, and photography—as a “record of those traces”—makes up a large portion of my work. Enjoying travel, tracing the lives of those who came before us, and stimulating the imagination are all closely intertwined. In my own life, my first European travel experience—which began in Italy—served as a journey of “breakaway” from the student movements I’d been involved in during high school. Upon returning from that trip, I felt a strong urge to “immerse myself in Nara and Kyoto, no matter what.”
　While it’s certainly possible to “empathize” with places overseas to some extent, that experience made me keenly realize that, in my case, I am more deeply drawn to “Japan.” Since then, although I’ve traveled abroad from time to time, I find myself feeling even more deeply healed—especially within Japan—by contemplating the “thoughts” with which our predecessors, who share so many spiritual and cultural commonalities with me, spent their lives.
　To engage in such a “dialogue” with that diversity, I must “learn” from the exhibits in museums and memorial halls—which are, in themselves, a distillation of our predecessors’ intellectual endeavors—about the ways in which those predecessors lived their lives.
　Since there are so many places to visit, these “encounters” are stored as a vast collection of photographs. And it is precisely the “time spent organizing and tidying them up” that constitutes the ultimate “moment of stillness” (laughs).
　My own “intention” to preserve those images as traces is replayed along with the atmosphere of the moment, and at the same time, the careful “editing” work in Photoshop—meticulously “polishing” the images—becomes a serene time for psychological reflection.
　I suspect this might be a new sensation in the “digital image” experience for modern people. …
　

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Posted on 6月 18th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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