After Tropical Storm Lala - Chinatown, Honolulu

Chinatown, Honolulu

The morning after Tropical Storm Lala, I walked through Chinatown with my camera.

A fallen tree stretched across a familiar street. The pavement was still wet, the city quieter than usual, and people were slowly returning to their routines.

I wasn't looking to photograph destruction.

I was interested in what remained, the small traces of something that had already passed.

I return to Chinatown often because it is never quite the same. Light changes. People change. The city changes.

Sometimes slowly. Sometimes overnight.

For me, photography is a way of noticing those changes before they disappear.

Written & photo by Jun Tagai

Nikon Zf & Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar