Taiyo Watanabe

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  • please support @maple_st_construct and get your copy at @hennesseyingalls
  • We’re having a sample sale of @dayware.ddd at the studio. Come by!
  • @zymestudios in killer LA sunset
  • I’m not currently in Japan. I’m just trying to learn Capture One (even though it’s excruciatingly slow to use for work) and finally getting around to the photos I took a couple months back). On a side note, it’s fascinating how the skies are so different in hue and ‘thickness’ in different parts of the world. My favorites are the summer skies in Japan and Hawaii; Lima was up there too. Portugal is high on my list to see next.
  • 杉本博司 Sugimoto Hiroshi @enoura_observatory
  • @teamlab in Kyoto
  • @connerperryarchitects
  • a little belated on IG but congrats to @yu2e_inc for @aiacalif 2019 design award!
  • @space_intl
  • B U R B E R R Y
  • today shoot. w/ @mimizeiger #softschindler
  • gonna start doing arch shoots with the iPhone. #iphone11pro
  • California sunsets. 📱
  • game barn
  • 🇺🇸n, 🇯🇵ese playlist.
marker, spreadsheet
  • I was just perusing through Google Maps the mountains of Nara but somehow got sidetracked into looking at Toyota’s factories throughout the Nagoya area, Edward Burtynsky style. On an urban-planning level, it’s fascinating to see how integrated all the subsidiaries are. I waste a lot of time on stupid shit that just makes me lose sleep.
  • past weekend w/ @jtterrace and friends.
  • 👹🎢
#高知 #kochi #天狗のすべり台 #japan
  • 夜さ来い 👺👍🏻
#よさこい祭り #yosakoi #高知 #kochi #japan
  • typical dystopic mish-mash in Japan. an amusement park, love hotel, ‘mansion’ apartments, restaurants/bars, juku cramming school, hostel, and a Buddhist temple all a stone’s throw from each other. many hidden places indeed. #lacachette #浅草 #asakusa #tokyo
  • 4AM wake up. 5:45AM shoot. being jet-lagged helped.
  • Times I needed and wished I had brought my architecture camera. finally got to see this. @klein_dytham_architecture
  • sweating balls is an understatement. wearing cotton will lead to embarrassment. nothing dries. currently fighting off a typhoon and a cold...
  • Kōchi, you’ve been wild!
Thanks, Yujin! #よさこい #yosakoi #高知 #kōchi #japan
  • 787-9
  • heavily inspired by @hiroshisugimoto_ with a little added drama. fun shoot.
  • I’ve been part of the design, construction and photography of this house for years now but it never gets old.
@deegan_day_design
  • one of those shots I don’t know what to do with. taken in a single shot in total darkness. surprisingly little retouching other than for interior white balancing. @deegandaydesign 📷 2016
  • earfquakes and illegal fireworks.
  • so simple. everything has a purpose.
  • MASKING book @robindonaldsonaia @mike.nesbit
  • circa 2006
  • I haven’t had the chance to take any personal photos lately. The one night we made an effort to go shoot, we ended up talking with an insightful security guard the whole time.
  • selfie in Sannomiya, Kobe. Haven’t been to this city since right after the earthquake. Though this is a crappy photo, there’s a stylishness very different from Tokyo.
  • time flies.
so much to do.
  • #神楽舞 #kaguramai #雅楽 #gagaku #巫女 #miko #大神神社 #oomiwajinja #奈良 #nara #japan
  • ✌🏻
  • I finally made it to the Teshima Art Museum after so many years trying. this is by far up there as one my favorite architectural experiences. so sublime and spiritual. #西沢立衛 #ryuenishizawa #豊島美術館 #teshimaartmuseum
  • 300km/h on the Nozomi. I don’t understand why California is so opposed to high speed rail.
  • コフフン CoFuFun in Tenri, Nara by @nendo_official #architecture #publicspace #奈良 #nara #天理 #tenri #japan
  • crack of dawn from yesterday. iPhone edits. 🔈 speedometer #deegandaydesign #architecture #architecturalphotography
  • quick drone edits on iphone.
🔈: Cornelius 
#deegandaydesign #architecture #architecturalphotography
  • Weather is just not cooperating, these days... Last year, all the fires made for unfavorable shooting conditions but made for apocalyptic sunsets.
  • from last year for @zymestudios w/ my trusty assistant.
  • All this rain. I’m itching to travel. 
連日の雨。旅したくてむずむず。25R
  • I love you, おばーちゃん
  • @mike.nesbit BLUES in Ames, IA @black.contemporary
  • @thomasprinz123 exhibition space in candlelight in Ames, IA. @black.contemporary
  • @petergoche magic hour in Ames,
IA back in October. one more pic over at @ta.te_taiyo
  • I haven’t been carrying my personal camera around these days. That moment when you realize you’ve only had lenses in the bag... 最近カメラを持ち歩いてないのに気付いた。カバンの中はレンズだけでしたー
#iPhone #vsco #architecture
  • Calder : Nonspace  beautiful exhibition design too. #alexandercalder #hauserwirth
  • sick again... pic from the weekend in Tijuana,MX
  • View from the Mexican side of the border. Lots of cameras, barbed wire fencing, and USCG helicopters and boats. It’s actually kinda funny watching from this side of the fence.
  • photos and videos I took last night for @apc_paris in Silver Lake. pretty amazed at how fast they cranked out a nice video.
・・・
#APCdenim | Last night’s hand painting session in #LosAngeles by #JeanTouitou
  • I saw that @michelleobama visited @paralosninosorg (designed by @dsharc) today to read to some lucky kids. That makes me happy. 📷: ✌🏻
  • been waiting ages for this.
@nmda_inc #MASSX #architecture
  • The Blues, 2018 by @mike.nesbit #mikenesbit #theblackcontemporary #ames #iowa
  • I’ve seen almost every single sunrise and sunset last week and drank tons of beer through the days and nights. fun for sure, but I’m exhausted. (first time in TX. though, just flying through)
  • Drove a ton out in the desert. Now heading to Ames, IA.
  • today’s clouds were nice.
  • happening from about a month ago. finally got around to compiling the video.
  • 📽💺📸
  • so many thoughts on this facade every time I passed by. it’s very bold and very pink; unafraid. *from a couple weeks back. #osaka #architecture #japan
  • Japan trip. Just 4 days.
  • you don’t understand how good these french fries are.
  • I need a vacation from all this.
  • Today was a milestone for our studio. I’m excited and want to post more but I‘m pretty backed up with photos from other studios and project admining ...and I have to wake up in a couple hours to be ready to catch the morning magic hour. It’s been a wild weekend/week and I’ve probably slept a total of 8 hrs in the past 4 days so I’m rambling. #notarendering
  • cereus peruvianus.
cactus album.
I don’t have a macro lens so I kinda improvised with a tilt-shift lens.
  • nephew and then the pics he took with my camera.
  • 6th Street Bridge progress from a couple months back. Finally got around to downloading the images. #architecture #6thstreetbridge #losangeles
  • Cloud and color changes in a 30 minute span.
  • Congratulations to @yu2e_inc for winning the @aia_la Multifamily Residential Award last night for their Bluplex project!
  • A quick morning shoot from last year for @brooksbrothersjapan Aoyama Flagship store.
Thank you, AK!
  • @shariflyncharchitecture images are featured in the upcoming @dwellmagazine issue
  • my new #kiriko ochoko from Osaka paired with Kagatobi 藍 sake from Ishikawa prefecture enjoyed in LA.
美味しく頂きました。
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  • please support @maple_st_construct and get your copy at @hennesseyingalls

    please support @maple_st_construct and get your copy at @hennesseyingalls

  • We’re having a sample sale of @dayware.ddd at the studio. Come by!

    We’re having a sample sale of @dayware.ddd at the studio. Come by!

  • @zymestudios in killer LA sunset

    @zymestudios in killer LA sunset

  • I’m not currently in Japan. I’m just trying to learn Capture One (even though it’s excruciatingly slow to use for work) and finally getting around to the photos I took a couple months back). On a side note, it’s fascinating how the skies are so different in hue and ‘thickness’ in different parts of the world. My favorites are the summer skies in Japan and Hawaii; Lima was up there too. Portugal is high on my list to see next.

    I’m not currently in Japan. I’m just trying to learn Capture One (even though it’s excruciatingly slow to use for work) and finally getting around to the photos I took a couple months back). On a side note, it’s fascinating how the skies are so different in hue and ‘thickness’ in different parts of the world. My favorites are the summer skies in Japan and Hawaii; Lima was up there too. Portugal is high on my list to see next.

  • 杉本博司 Sugimoto Hiroshi @enoura_observatory

    杉本博司 Sugimoto Hiroshi @enoura_observatory

  • @teamlab in Kyoto

    @teamlab in Kyoto

  • @connerperryarchitects

    @connerperryarchitects

  • a little belated on IG but congrats to @yu2e_inc for @aiacalif 2019 design award!

    a little belated on IG but congrats to @yu2e_inc for @aiacalif 2019 design award!

  • @space_intl

    @space_intl

  • B U R B E R R Y

    B U R B E R R Y

  • today shoot. w/ @mimizeiger #softschindler

    today shoot. w/ @mimizeiger #softschindler

  • gonna start doing arch shoots with the iPhone. #iphone11pro

    gonna start doing arch shoots with the iPhone. #iphone11pro

  • California sunsets. 📱

    California sunsets. 📱

  • game barn

    game barn

  • 🇺🇸n, 🇯🇵ese playlist.
marker, spreadsheet

    🇺🇸n, 🇯🇵ese playlist. marker, spreadsheet

  • I was just perusing through Google Maps the mountains of Nara but somehow got sidetracked into looking at Toyota’s factories throughout the Nagoya area, Edward Burtynsky style. On an urban-planning level, it’s fascinating to see how integrated all the subsidiaries are. I waste a lot of time on stupid shit that just makes me lose sleep.

    I was just perusing through Google Maps the mountains of Nara but somehow got sidetracked into looking at Toyota’s factories throughout the Nagoya area, Edward Burtynsky style. On an urban-planning level, it’s fascinating to see how integrated all the subsidiaries are. I waste a lot of time on stupid shit that just makes me lose sleep.

  • past weekend w/ @jtterrace and friends.

    past weekend w/ @jtterrace and friends.

  • 👹🎢
#高知 #kochi #天狗のすべり台 #japan

    👹🎢 #高知 #kochi #天狗のすべり台 #japan

  • 夜さ来い 👺👍🏻
#よさこい祭り #yosakoi #高知 #kochi #japan

    夜さ来い 👺👍🏻 #よさこい祭り #yosakoi #高知 #kochi #japan

  • typical dystopic mish-mash in Japan. an amusement park, love hotel, ‘mansion’ apartments, restaurants/bars, juku cramming school, hostel, and a Buddhist temple all a stone’s throw from each other. many hidden places indeed. #lacachette #浅草 #asakusa #tokyo

    typical dystopic mish-mash in Japan. an amusement park, love hotel, ‘mansion’ apartments, restaurants/bars, juku cramming school, hostel, and a Buddhist temple all a stone’s throw from each other. many hidden places indeed. #lacachette #浅草 #asakusa #tokyo

  • 4AM wake up. 5:45AM shoot. being jet-lagged helped.

    4AM wake up. 5:45AM shoot. being jet-lagged helped.

  • Times I needed and wished I had brought my architecture camera. finally got to see this. @klein_dytham_architecture

    Times I needed and wished I had brought my architecture camera. finally got to see this. @klein_dytham_architecture

  • sweating balls is an understatement. wearing cotton will lead to embarrassment. nothing dries. currently fighting off a typhoon and a cold...

    sweating balls is an understatement. wearing cotton will lead to embarrassment. nothing dries. currently fighting off a typhoon and a cold...

  • Kōchi, you’ve been wild!
Thanks, Yujin! #よさこい #yosakoi #高知 #kōchi #japan

    Kōchi, you’ve been wild! Thanks, Yujin! #よさこい #yosakoi #高知 #kōchi #japan

  • 787-9

    787-9

  • heavily inspired by @hiroshisugimoto_ with a little added drama. fun shoot.

    heavily inspired by @hiroshisugimoto_ with a little added drama. fun shoot.

  • I’ve been part of the design, construction and photography of this house for years now but it never gets old.
@deegan_day_design

    I’ve been part of the design, construction and photography of this house for years now but it never gets old. @deegan_day_design

  • one of those shots I don’t know what to do with. taken in a single shot in total darkness. surprisingly little retouching other than for interior white balancing. @deegandaydesign 📷 2016

    one of those shots I don’t know what to do with. taken in a single shot in total darkness. surprisingly little retouching other than for interior white balancing. @deegandaydesign 📷 2016

  • earfquakes and illegal fireworks.

    earfquakes and illegal fireworks.

  • so simple. everything has a purpose.

    so simple. everything has a purpose.

  • MASKING book @robindonaldsonaia @mike.nesbit

    MASKING book @robindonaldsonaia @mike.nesbit

  • circa 2006

    circa 2006

  • I haven’t had the chance to take any personal photos lately. The one night we made an effort to go shoot, we ended up talking with an insightful security guard the whole time.

    I haven’t had the chance to take any personal photos lately. The one night we made an effort to go shoot, we ended up talking with an insightful security guard the whole time.

  • selfie in Sannomiya, Kobe. Haven’t been to this city since right after the earthquake. Though this is a crappy photo, there’s a stylishness very different from Tokyo.

    selfie in Sannomiya, Kobe. Haven’t been to this city since right after the earthquake. Though this is a crappy photo, there’s a stylishness very different from Tokyo.

  • time flies.
so much to do.

    time flies. so much to do.

  • #神楽舞 #kaguramai #雅楽 #gagaku #巫女 #miko #大神神社 #oomiwajinja #奈良 #nara #japan

    #神楽舞 #kaguramai #雅楽 #gagaku #巫女 #miko #大神神社 #oomiwajinja #奈良 #nara #japan

  • ✌🏻

    ✌🏻

  • I finally made it to the Teshima Art Museum after so many years trying. this is by far up there as one my favorite architectural experiences. so sublime and spiritual. #西沢立衛 #ryuenishizawa #豊島美術館 #teshimaartmuseum

    I finally made it to the Teshima Art Museum after so many years trying. this is by far up there as one my favorite architectural experiences. so sublime and spiritual. #西沢立衛 #ryuenishizawa #豊島美術館 #teshimaartmuseum

  • 300km/h on the Nozomi. I don’t understand why California is so opposed to high speed rail.

    300km/h on the Nozomi. I don’t understand why California is so opposed to high speed rail.

  • コフフン CoFuFun in Tenri, Nara by @nendo_official #architecture #publicspace #奈良 #nara #天理 #tenri #japan

    コフフン CoFuFun in Tenri, Nara by @nendo_official #architecture #publicspace #奈良 #nara #天理 #tenri #japan

  • crack of dawn from yesterday. iPhone edits. 🔈 speedometer #deegandaydesign #architecture #architecturalphotography

    crack of dawn from yesterday. iPhone edits. 🔈 speedometer #deegandaydesign #architecture #architecturalphotography

  • quick drone edits on iphone.
🔈: Cornelius 
#deegandaydesign #architecture #architecturalphotography

    quick drone edits on iphone. 🔈: Cornelius #deegandaydesign #architecture #architecturalphotography

  • Weather is just not cooperating, these days... Last year, all the fires made for unfavorable shooting conditions but made for apocalyptic sunsets.

    Weather is just not cooperating, these days... Last year, all the fires made for unfavorable shooting conditions but made for apocalyptic sunsets.

  • from last year for @zymestudios w/ my trusty assistant.

    from last year for @zymestudios w/ my trusty assistant.

  • All this rain. I’m itching to travel. 
連日の雨。旅したくてむずむず。25R

    All this rain. I’m itching to travel. 連日の雨。旅したくてむずむず。25R

  • I love you, おばーちゃん

    I love you, おばーちゃん

  • @mike.nesbit BLUES in Ames, IA @black.contemporary

    @mike.nesbit BLUES in Ames, IA @black.contemporary

  • @thomasprinz123 exhibition space in candlelight in Ames, IA. @black.contemporary

    @thomasprinz123 exhibition space in candlelight in Ames, IA. @black.contemporary

  • @petergoche magic hour in Ames,
IA back in October. one more pic over at @ta.te_taiyo

    @petergoche magic hour in Ames, IA back in October. one more pic over at @ta.te_taiyo

  • I haven’t been carrying my personal camera around these days. That moment when you realize you’ve only had lenses in the bag... 最近カメラを持ち歩いてないのに気付いた。カバンの中はレンズだけでしたー
#iPhone #vsco #architecture

    I haven’t been carrying my personal camera around these days. That moment when you realize you’ve only had lenses in the bag... 最近カメラを持ち歩いてないのに気付いた。カバンの中はレンズだけでしたー #iPhone #vsco #architecture

  • Calder : Nonspace  beautiful exhibition design too. #alexandercalder #hauserwirth

    Calder : Nonspace beautiful exhibition design too. #alexandercalder #hauserwirth

  • sick again... pic from the weekend in Tijuana,MX

    sick again... pic from the weekend in Tijuana,MX

  • View from the Mexican side of the border. Lots of cameras, barbed wire fencing, and USCG helicopters and boats. It’s actually kinda funny watching from this side of the fence.

    View from the Mexican side of the border. Lots of cameras, barbed wire fencing, and USCG helicopters and boats. It’s actually kinda funny watching from this side of the fence.

  • photos and videos I took last night for @apc_paris in Silver Lake. pretty amazed at how fast they cranked out a nice video.
・・・
#APCdenim | Last night’s hand painting session in #LosAngeles by #JeanTouitou

    photos and videos I took last night for @apc_paris in Silver Lake. pretty amazed at how fast they cranked out a nice video. ・・・ #APCdenim | Last night’s hand painting session in #LosAngeles by #JeanTouitou

  • I saw that @michelleobama visited @paralosninosorg (designed by @dsharc) today to read to some lucky kids. That makes me happy. 📷: ✌🏻

    I saw that @michelleobama visited @paralosninosorg (designed by @dsharc) today to read to some lucky kids. That makes me happy. 📷: ✌🏻

  • been waiting ages for this.
@nmda_inc #MASSX #architecture

    been waiting ages for this. @nmda_inc #MASSX #architecture

  • The Blues, 2018 by @mike.nesbit #mikenesbit #theblackcontemporary #ames #iowa

    The Blues, 2018 by @mike.nesbit #mikenesbit #theblackcontemporary #ames #iowa

  • I’ve seen almost every single sunrise and sunset last week and drank tons of beer through the days and nights. fun for sure, but I’m exhausted. (first time in TX. though, just flying through)

    I’ve seen almost every single sunrise and sunset last week and drank tons of beer through the days and nights. fun for sure, but I’m exhausted. (first time in TX. though, just flying through)

  • Drove a ton out in the desert. Now heading to Ames, IA.

    Drove a ton out in the desert. Now heading to Ames, IA.

  • today’s clouds were nice.

    today’s clouds were nice.

  • happening from about a month ago. finally got around to compiling the video.

    happening from about a month ago. finally got around to compiling the video.

  • 📽💺📸

    📽💺📸

  • so many thoughts on this facade every time I passed by. it’s very bold and very pink; unafraid. *from a couple weeks back. #osaka #architecture #japan

    so many thoughts on this facade every time I passed by. it’s very bold and very pink; unafraid. *from a couple weeks back. #osaka #architecture #japan

  • Japan trip. Just 4 days.

    Japan trip. Just 4 days.

  • you don’t understand how good these french fries are.

    you don’t understand how good these french fries are.

  • I need a vacation from all this.

    I need a vacation from all this.

  • Today was a milestone for our studio. I’m excited and want to post more but I‘m pretty backed up with photos from other studios and project admining ...and I have to wake up in a couple hours to be ready to catch the morning magic hour. It’s been a wild weekend/week and I’ve probably slept a total of 8 hrs in the past 4 days so I’m rambling. #notarendering

    Today was a milestone for our studio. I’m excited and want to post more but I‘m pretty backed up with photos from other studios and project admining ...and I have to wake up in a couple hours to be ready to catch the morning magic hour. It’s been a wild weekend/week and I’ve probably slept a total of 8 hrs in the past 4 days so I’m rambling. #notarendering

  • cereus peruvianus.
cactus album.
I don’t have a macro lens so I kinda improvised with a tilt-shift lens.

    cereus peruvianus. cactus album. I don’t have a macro lens so I kinda improvised with a tilt-shift lens.

  • nephew and then the pics he took with my camera.

    nephew and then the pics he took with my camera.

  • 6th Street Bridge progress from a couple months back. Finally got around to downloading the images. #architecture #6thstreetbridge #losangeles

    6th Street Bridge progress from a couple months back. Finally got around to downloading the images. #architecture #6thstreetbridge #losangeles

  • Cloud and color changes in a 30 minute span.

    Cloud and color changes in a 30 minute span.

  • Congratulations to @yu2e_inc for winning the @aia_la Multifamily Residential Award last night for their Bluplex project!

    Congratulations to @yu2e_inc for winning the @aia_la Multifamily Residential Award last night for their Bluplex project!

  • A quick morning shoot from last year for @brooksbrothersjapan Aoyama Flagship store.
Thank you, AK!

    A quick morning shoot from last year for @brooksbrothersjapan Aoyama Flagship store. Thank you, AK!

  • @shariflyncharchitecture images are featured in the upcoming @dwellmagazine issue

    @shariflyncharchitecture images are featured in the upcoming @dwellmagazine issue

  • my new #kiriko ochoko from Osaka paired with Kagatobi 藍 sake from Ishikawa prefecture enjoyed in LA.
美味しく頂きました。

    my new #kiriko ochoko from Osaka paired with Kagatobi 藍 sake from Ishikawa prefecture enjoyed in LA. 美味しく頂きました。

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