Sat 4 Aug 2007
My wife and I visited Kyoto for a week in the autumn of 2004. I had missed so many opportunities to photograph genuine maikos (apprentice geishas). On the eve of our departure, we accidentally walked into a tea promotion event just outside the main train station. There were two maikos and for the next 30 minutes, I had a field day shooting them although I could hardly move from my space because of the crowd numbering around 200.
Inspite of the large crowd, the maiko on the left projects the classic image of one who is able to disregard her physical surroundings. What was she thinking of, I wondered. Her companion, on the right, was busy preparing the tea.
These are actually close-up shots of their faces, to draw attention to the unique makeup of maikos.
August 7th, 2007 at 4:35 pm
These are great shots, you have captured the essence of these maikos