Keith Graff
I'm a retired U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer living as an expatriate in the "Goya Republic" aka Okinawa Japan. I love this place for its rich history, culture, and natural beauty. Presently, I do freelance writing and photography for local English language publications.
A writer first, photographer second and a hack wannabe at both, my passion is photojournalism and the photo essay. As such, I select the photographs I post at JPG more to tell a story than for their artistic or aesthetic beauty.
Find me at: http://www.goyarepublic.com/
Photo Essay
No Loaves and One Fish
8 Dec 2008 — 202 views
Kin town on Okinawa prepares a tasty treat for visitors to the annual health fair.
Photo Essay
The Foul Weather Shoot
27 Nov 2008 — 270 views
Where to go on a rainy day on a camera shoot. In Okinawa, it usually means the Naha Ichiba district.
Photo Essay
Ten Reasons why I LOVE my Digital Camera more than my Wife
8 Nov 2008 — 310 views
Why do you love digital photography? Just like anything in life, there's never just one reason!
Photo Essay
Pomp and Circumstance: The Ryukyu Kingdom Festival
2 Nov 2008 — 255 views
The coronation of the new king and royal procession from Shuri Castle in the Goya Republic are reenacted as part of this great festival event.
Photo Essay
An Old Buddhist Proverb
28 Oct 2008 — 208 views
Celebrating the days past in style on Okinawa
Photo Essay
Castle Bust
16 Oct 2008 — 222 views
While documenting the wondrous UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Ryukyu Kingdom aka Goya Republic, our two intrepid photographers get busted in the act.
Photo Essay
The Great Naha Tsunahiki
13 Oct 2008 — 345 views
Take 40 plus tons of rice straw, weave it into a rope and invite 280,000 of your closest friends and neighbors for a party.
Photo Essay
Castle Keep
2 Oct 2008 — 309 views
A historical look at high treachery in Feudal Okinawa.
Photo Essay
It's called a "Sanshin" not a samisen
26 Sep 2008 — 339 views
Though related, there's a difference beweet these two instruments and for once Okinawa came in first!
Photo Essay
A Day at the Zoo
22 Sep 2008 — 494 views
A trip to a small municipal zoo captured on camera.
Photo Essay
Morning at the Market.
21 Sep 2008 — 316 views
Where can two intrepid photographer wannabe's go to shoot pictures on Okinawa during a typhoon, the main marketplace in Naha of course!
Feature Story
Seijin-no-hi
16 Sep 2008 — 565 views
We spy on a young woman being fitted for a formal Kimono.
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