Timeless Laundry, Tokyo, Japan by Tracy Wu

            People and Culture 2nd position

I was wandering in an old neighborhood in Tokyo and I had a special acquaintance with this old lady in a coin laundry place. The color of the machines and the character of the lady formed a beautiful contrast.

I started a conversation with this Japanese old lady, fearing that she might feel uncomfortable talking to a foreign stranger, she quickly reassured me with her lively voice. "I am already 91 years old!" She told me proudly. We talked about the streets, laundry, and cats. When I invited her for a photograph, she asked me to give her a moment. She told out a little comb from her pocket, carefully fixed her hair, "I want to look good in your photo!" And she sat up straight, looking into my lens as if she was in a professional studio-- I had a very strong urge to capture the moment.

Taken on: October 17, 2010

Sets appears in: • 2012 QUIC International Photo Contest - Selections

Stats: 915 views

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