NoPixel Artistry is a travel and photography journal. I go places, notice things, and bring a camera whether it’s necessary or not.
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Japan 2025: Kamakura
After a few days in Tokyo, I’ve realized the city wraps around you and gradually adds layers to you. At first, you’re overwhelmed with the scale and the density. The way there are somehow always more people coming toward you than seems mathematically possible. You melt a little. You question every movement. What side of…
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At-Home Cafe
If I had to guess, I’d say that outside of Japan most people only know what a maid café is through anime, internet jokes, or some form of secondhand cringe. It’s usually filed under things-that-are-not-for-me, lumped in with stereotypes and misunderstandings. And honestly, before doing any real research, that’s roughly where I had it filed…
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Japan 2025: Akihabara
Day 2 began at 2:00 AM, which is objectively too early to be conscious in any country. I woke up, stared at the ceiling like a haunted doll, and thought, oh perfect. I laid there until 3:00 AM, negotiating with my brain, practically begging for just another hour. That’s when I remembered Kristen had brought…
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Jōenji Temple
Arrival day has a specific feel to it. Everything is loud, too bright, and slightly hostile feeling. Shinjuku and Kabukichō did not ease us into Japan gently. The night was hot. We were not acclimated. We were hungry, overstimulated, and operating on fumes. Lights everywhere. Music bleeding out of doorways. Streets pulsing with motion, crowded…
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Japan 2025: Arrival Day
Here’s the thing no one really explains about flying to Japan: thirteen hours in a glorified shoebox at 35,000 feet is less “romantic international travel” and more “slow torture with meals included”. The seats are cramped. You can only watch so many movies. Only play so many games. Only pretend to sleep for so long…
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NoPixel is back.
I can’t believe I started this website almost nine years ago. That sentence alone makes me feel old. Back then, I had ambition. I wanted to be a professional photographer. Not “take some photos on weekends and post them online” photographer, but the real thing…clients, deadlines, invoices, and for a while, I did it. I…
