A message to my regular readers! #photography #writing #blogging #poetry http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/12/a-message-to-my-regular-readers/

RE: https://mastodon.ie/@sk76/115699937581672193 No. No, they are nothing like this.

‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/11/australia-us-tourism-new-visa-rules-social-media-history Ozzie visitors to the US have fallen from 100,000 a month to below 50,000.

Dont be fooled. #photography #blackandwhite #dogs #dogsofmastodon http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/11/the-look/

Currently, I use #ai to generate #alttext for my photos. It is quick. It is easy. It is lazy. TBH I feel sorry for those who rely on alt text and now have to put up with the generic, bland, cookie-cutter and sometimes BS descriptions that AI is proliferating. Note to self: don’t use AI to […]

Flowstones.

Oversight. #photography #blackandwhite

Sitting with the frogs. #photography #environment #frogs http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/10/frog-watch-with-my-dog/

Sitting with the frogs. #photography #environment #frogs http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/10/frog-watch-with-my-dog/

Love like a samurai. #photography

In the moment of bamboo #photography #socialmedia

Back home after my 25 day trip through Japan. #photography #blackAndWhite. http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/09/not-japan/

Japan Girl. #photographt #blackandwhite

Bartender monk. #photography #blackandwhite

Selfie. #photographt #blackandwhite

Japan Girl. #photographt #blackandwhite

Kettles. #photographt #blackandwhite

Bartender monk. #photography #blackandwhite

Just unsubscribed from #netflix I feel good. Netflix payed ZERO taxes in #australia despite making HUGE profits here. Fuckers.

Ice-cream wild. #climatechange #quotes #books #politics http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/07/ice-cream-wild/

Be careful. Be care full. Be full of care.

Last day in Japan. #photography http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/04/last-day-in-japan-my-best-pics/

A plea, from Flea. This is an instant classic. #jazz #music #art http://youtube.com/watch?v=TmyjzvQv5bA&feature=youtu.be http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/04/a-plea-from-flea/

Last day in Japan. #photography http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/04/last-day-in-japan-my-best-pics/

Tokyo tower. #photography http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/04/tokyo-skylines/

Crossing paths. http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/04/crossing-paths/

Peak hour transit. #photography #blackandwhite http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/03/peak-hour-transit/

Vowz cocktail bar. http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/03/vowz-cocktail-bar/

Light rail. #photography #blackandwhite http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/02/light-rail/

Ginkgo Avenue disappoints. #photography #blackandwhite http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/02/ginkgo-avenue-disappoints/

It seems like most every other browser is all in on AI. We have chosen a different path at @Vivaldi If you would prefer AI not to be integrated into your browser, but still like a feature rich browser, I welcome you to try Vivaldi. https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/ #vivaldi #ai #llm […]

Taking a break. #photography. http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/01/taking-a-break/

That person. #photography #blackandwhite http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/01/that-person/

Its a fucking climate emergency. #climatechange http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/01/its-a-fucking-climate-emergency/

That person. #photography #blackandwhite http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/01/that-person/

Its a fucking climate emergency. #climatechange http://shojiwax.com/2025/12/01/its-a-fucking-climate-emergency/

Getting it down. #photography #art #blackandwhite http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/30/getting-it-down/

Commanders specifically ordered Navy SEALs to fire on and kill two survivors of (alleged) drug boat sinking in September. "The order was to kill everybody". Analyzing this as an unlawful order or as homicide or as a war crime is, of course, necessary, but at the same time it seems morally […]

So back in 1944, a German U-Boat Commander named Heinz-Wilhelm Eck did exactly what US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered US military forces to do - kill the survivors of a destroyed boat at sea. Now, as then, this is considered a War Crime. In 1945, Commander Eck was tried, found guilty […]

Tori gate. #photography #japan http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/29/tori-gate/

Dogs prefer to travel in packs. #photography #dogsofmastodon

Tori gate. #photography #japan http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/29/tori-gate/

Dogs prefer to travel in packs. #photography #dogsofmastodon

Dogs are indeed pack animals. #photography #dogs #dogsofmastodon http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/28/dogs-are-indeed-pack-animals/

Mind the step. #photography http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/28/the-door-of-carriage-9/

Peace at three sixteen. #photography #blackandwhite http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/27/peace-at-three-sixteen/

Peace at three sixteen. #photography #blackandwhite http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/27/peace-at-three-sixteen/

Cleaning the light. #photography #blackandwhite http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/27/cleaning-the-light/

Koi II. #photography http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/27/koi-ii/

Koi II. #photography http://shojiwax.com/2025/11/27/koi-ii/