Sean Miles Lotman
In this ongoing series, Lotman pairs medium format photography with haiku and senryu poems. In Sean’s words, “Haiku poetry, like photography, has an instant, strong, fairly emotional resonance. I find the haiku and photographs enhance each others power so that, very briefly, a story is told.” All photos were taken with a Diana F+ toy camera.
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The Sighs We Make
she saw a likeness
in all the birds in the sky
to love she’d long lost
in all the birds in the sky
to love she’d long lost
An Ordinary Life Crisis
as the fog rolled in
i lost my way, baffled how
i’d come to be here
i lost my way, baffled how
i’d come to be here
Twains Never Meeting
kipling made famous
the “east is east” argument
pre MTV years!
the “east is east” argument
pre MTV years!
Timelining
you can’t put dates on
the era of good feeling
’til it’s all over
the era of good feeling
’til it’s all over
On The Tapedeck
because being cool
is more than a one-night gig;
it’s a career path
is more than a one-night gig;
it’s a career path
Expecting to Fly
“a moment,” pausing,
puffing her chest out, she trilled
like a diving jay
puffing her chest out, she trilled
like a diving jay
Livings
tread safely: day jobs,
they might not make the man but
they can ruin him
they might not make the man but
they can ruin him
Introspection Is Overrated
i spent sleepless nights
in self-examination,
once, when i was young
in self-examination,
once, when i was young
Timing is Everything
it’s best to attempt
a life of goodness once one’s
done with bad habits
a life of goodness once one’s
done with bad habits
What He Stares At From the Driver’s Seat
to survive: he built
an oasis of the mind
where he rambles free
an oasis of the mind
where he rambles free
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Sean Miles Lotman is a writer and photographer from Los Angeles living in Tokyo, Japan.