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Elayna Snyder

The Art of Noticing.
  • India
  • Himalayas
  • Shikoku, Japan
    • Digital
    • Film
  • Illustration
    • Temple by Temple
    • India Sketches
  • Short Films
  • About
  • Contact
View fullsize Temples along the 88 temple route top mountains, neighbor seas, and sit within cities. Temple 44, Daiho-ji, is tucked among tall trees, up the steep road from Kumakogen, a rural town in Ehime.
View fullsize An evening fire heats a family's shared bath. Japanese families bathe one-by-one, each washing thoroughly before soaking. This family is unique as they still heat the water with an open fire.
View fullsize Sandals and slippers await their companions who convene in a tatami room near Temple 42, Butsumoku-ji.
View fullsize Traveling the route one becomes connected to the temples, those whom they meet, those who have come before and those yet to come.
View fullsize Nearing Temple 45, Jizo, protector of travelers, women and children, line the steep path. The trek to the temple is long and arduous. The last part of the forested path can only be reached on foot.
View fullsize Spare ladles are tucked between beams above the water basin at Temple 55, Nanko-bo. Upon entering the temple grounds, pilgrims wash their hands as an act of purification.
View fullsize Terraced rice fields lead towards Temple 27. The harvest fast approaches.
View fullsize October sunset near my home in southern Ehime. Pilgrims travel above the coastline along the western coast of Shikoku catching glimpses of the neighboring mountains of Kyushu.