So many of you might be wondering what the heck is up with the chicken scratch above my name. The quick answer is it’s simply my name written in Katakana, one of the Japanese writing systems, リール being my last name and マイケル my first(the Japanese culture always goes by last name first with few exceptions). The pronunciation is a bit different than english, the last name would be Riiru and the first Maikeru.
Ok. Sure, but um… Why is it there?
Great question. Whilst trying to create a logo/brand signature for my photography I could never quite come up with anything I liked. Some do their initials, others simply use their last or first name, none of those options really appealed to me. Then I attended an art event and stumbled across an artist that used braille as his signature/brand and I thought that a great idea. I obviously wasn’t going to use braille as it has no meaning to me, however Japan does. Japan is what started this artistic venture of mine, and I have a great deal of respect for many aspects of their culture as well as a profound love for the beautiful countryside found their. I also happened to be studying Japanese and while I’m still quite a ways away from proficiency, the timing of it is what sparked the idea to use Katakana as a brand for me. It’s both personal and unique(at least among non-Japanese speaking photographers).
Since this is supposed to be a travel photography blog heres the picture that started it all.
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