Publications & Contents creation

the cover of the kyoto journal magazine #104 Flora & Kyoto

KYOTO JOURNAL #104

Spring 2023

"Flora & Kyoto"

Three of my photos have been selected to illustrate the article:

The Sacred Trees of Kyoto

written by Codi Hauka

"Kyoto has officially recognized 234 large and important trees, nearly half of which stand in the precincts of shrines or temples. The stories of these ancient trees quietly manifest the narrative arcs and twists of Kyoto’s long and deep relationship with its natural environment."

Codi Hauka

From Kyoto Journal #104, Spring 2023, "Flora & Kyoto"

Kyoto Journal is a quarterly magazine founded in Kyoto, Japan, presenting cultural and historical insights from all of Asia since 1987.

"This special print issue explores the ubiquitous role of flora as an essential subtheme in Kyoto’s timeless culture through essays, interviews, and poetry, illuminated by superb photography and artworks."

Orders: www.kyotojournal.org

sacred tree photo by frederic leyre old tree sacred tree with shinto cords and white papers brown old trunk green leaves

Sacred tree in Tadasu-no-moriPhoto©Frederic Leyre

a photo by frederic leyre of old camphor tree in front of a temple in kyoto

screenshot of a page from Kyoto Journal sacred tree photo by Frederic Leyre

screenshot of double page from Kyoto Journal old camphor tree in front of a temple in Kyoto photo by Frederic Leyre

screenshot of double page from Kyoto Journal dense forest photo by Frederic Leyre

Kusunoki (camphor tree) at the Shoren-in entrance Photo©Frederic Leyre

dense darh green forest of kyoto area shot by frederic leyre

Dense forests around Hônen-in Photo©Frederic Leyre

photo by frederic leyre art book on tatami floor in japan storied magazine cedar issue article photo yakusugi when ancestral trees inspire our future

STORIED is a magazine and online journal from Kyoto, inspired by the people, places, crafts and culture of Japan.

Behind the figure of Yakusugi (Millenary Old Cedar from Yakushima), I used my photos and words to share my point of view about the ancestral knowledge that old forests can bring us now to help for solving issues of our contemporary times.

STORIED MAGAZINE Vol-3

The Cedar Issue

Yakushima Photo Festival. Contents creation

In 2019, I wrote and produced in Yakushima island, three short films for The Yakushima Photo Festival. Another way to inspire reconnection between humans and trees, through a photography festival in the nature of Yakushima island.

Images by 5 Mars, Art Direction by Cleo Buro, Music by Fanny Batt, Photos by Antonin Borgeaud, Masato Ono, Kodo Chijiiwa, Tabibito Yoshi, Satoru Watanabe.