Maiko

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Maiko

On a recent trip to Gifu, Kyoto, I was lucky enough to snap this Maiko (Geisha trainee), as she clip-clopped across a road in her geta.

Maiko belongs to the following groups:

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Maiko by BigFatRobot
Maiko by BigFatRobot
  • Diane

    Diane

    Beautiful. I love the black of her hair and clothing continuing into the black background with the stark contrast of white skin. A favourite.

  • Belinda Leopold

    Belinda Leopold

    Just beautiful-everything about it makes this shot a winner :)

  • Jessica  Tremp

    Jessica Tremp

    beautifully captured…what a shot

  • Jessica  Tremp

    Jessica Tremp

    beautifully captured…what a shot

  • spike

    spike

    The contrast in this shot is so startling, great profile. a truly beautiful portrait.

  • Dee Boylan

    Dee Boylan

    Beautiful…so graceful…The black outlines her profile wonderfully…so i didn’t realise they painted their whole neck…except the back…interesting!

  • mikoto

    mikoto

    Fascinating. Im getting memoirs of a geisha out on DVD tomorrow night.

  • Erica Corr

    Erica Corr

    Divine!

  • Sylvia Karall

    Sylvia Karall

    Just beautiful!

  • Evangeline Than

    Evangeline Than

    Heya Mike,

    Apart from this being a lovely portrait, I like that you’ve explicitly titled this “Maiko”. I looked up the difference between a maiko and a geisha and the subtle differences are quite interesting! The link is here if you’d like to have a look.

  • BigFatRobot

    BigFatRobot

    Cheers Evangeline,
    What a great resource!

  • studiofascino

    studiofascino

    great capture, love the contrast!

  • sallystar

    sallystar

    wow!

  • MonAmi

    MonAmi

    Beautifully captured Mike…...

  • AnaBanana

    AnaBanana

    beautiful.. love contrast, love the theme, love it all

  • Dakolina

    Dakolina

    you are good. you are too good

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    Love how the black of her hair, dress and the background all melt together letting all the other parts of float in space to suggest the whole

  • tambatoys

    tambatoys

    this is so beautiful, Mike x

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer

    Awesome work- great composition

  • tambatoys

    tambatoys

    I got the card of this, it’s stunning :)

  • ferndesign

    ferndesign

    stunning work

  • satsumagirl

    satsumagirl

    This shot is so striking. I love the black – white contrast.

    Satsumagirl

  • CherryDarling

    CherryDarling

    Fantastic shot!

  • Collyn Barr

    Collyn Barr

    love this.

  • BigFatRobot replied

    thanks collyn – i was pretty luck to get the shot!

  • Beatriz Iglesias

    Beatriz Iglesias

    Wow, great photo!! O.O

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gifu, japan, kyoto and photography