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84|SMILEOFJAPAN|TRAVELVOLUNTEERPROJECTNATURESHIMANELIGHTISAFUNNYOLDTHING.FORAROUND25YEARS,ISTUMBLEDAROUNDWITHONLYACURSORYCONCEPTOFIT:SOMETIMESITWASTHERE,SOMETIMESITWASNOT;SOMETIMESTHEREWASTOOMUCHOFIT,SOMETIMESNOTENOUGH.ITHINKTHISISHOWALOTOFPEOPLEAREWITHLIGHT:THEYAREAWAREOFIT,BUTTHEYGIVEITLITLEREALTHOUGHT.WHENIMETKATY,MYUNDERSTANDINGOFLIGHTCHANGEDCOMPLETELY,BECAUSEWITHOUTLIGHTTHERECANBENOPHOTOGRAPHY.ANDWITHOUTGOODLIGHT,ITISVERY,VERYHARDTOTAKEGOODPHOTOGRAPHS.WHENISTARTEDLISTENINGTOHER,ANDWATCHINGTHERESULTSOFWHATHAPPENSWHENYOUPLAYAROUNDWITHLIGHT,WELLIT’SNOEXAGGERATIONTOSAYTHATMYENTIREPERCEPTIONOFTHEWORLDCHANGED.ONCEYOUSTARTPAYINGATTENTIONTOIT,ITCANBEVERYHARDTOSTOP.SUDDENLY,YOUSTARTDOINGTHINGSLIKEDANGEROUSLYCROSSINGTHESTREETBECAUSEYOU’VESEENANINTERESTINGSHADOW;ORNEARLYCRASHINGACARBECAUSEASUNSETHASTURNEDATREEGOLDEN.IFYOU’RENOTCAREFULITCANSTARTTOTAKEOVERYOURLIFE,BUTIFYOUREALLYLOOKHARD,ANDFORALONGTIME,YOUCANSEEEXTRAORDINARYLIGHT.INTHELASTYEAR,WE’VEWITNESSEDMADTHINGS,LIKETHEFABLEDGREENFLASH,ANDTHEEQUALLYSCARCEMOONBOW.INTHEPASTWE’VEWATCHEDTHEAURORABOREALIS(THOUGHNEVERTOGETHER,NOTYET).THELIGHTFANTASTIC
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