To The Beat of a Different Drum

Published in a featured article at Go Nomad in Nov 2009, this photo is one I'll never forget. It was taken 22AUG2009. The rituals being performed only occur once every two years. It was the Shinugu Matsuri (Festival) in Ada Kunigami Okinawa, Japan. For me, it was a twenty hour day. I had a translator on the assignment with me. I gave her around 50 Model Release Forms, all in Japanese. I wanted to concentrate on shooting, only. And I tried to make my shots with as few recognizable faces as possible. The next day, I found out, we had no Release Forms signed. Almost six weeks later, we went back to the village and found, Furugen, the man with the drum. I gave him a print of my favorite shot that day. He smiled and bowed. And he signed a Release.

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Cheers,

Mike