THEME #38Winners2022SEP

REBIRTH

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Portrait of Back-Alley Plants

“I couldn’t throw this pot away because my whole family grew up eating rice from it and
we couldn’t afford to buy a new one”, said one plant owner who uses an old rice pot as a plant pot.

There are several reasons for using strange pots for plants. I borrowed these pots, which were lovingly
grown outside of private houses, temples and even a sweetshop in the middle of Tokyo.

The photographs tell their stories by themselves.

As these plants sit comfortably in a little alley, a pleasant breeze blows through them.
What a truly amazing combination of pots and plants.