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6. December 2011 Mia Jaap

Marronnier Park in Seoul

Marronnier Park is a popular meeting point in the Daehangno neighborhood of Seoul. Daehangno is the theater district with over 100 mostly smaller theaters showing performances and plays of all kinds every day.

how-to

15. July 2011 Mia Jaap

First steps with Final Cut Pro X

My first editing system was an analog deck with three SVHS recorders, a mixer, tape deck and various monitors. Then came Final Cut Studio. I’ve never done much with iMovie until version 8 arrived.

gadgets & toys shopping

18. June 2011 Mia Jaap

Lomography Japan Happy Bag

Because of rainy season, they sold a happy bag (fukubukuro, lucky bag) with Lomography goods. I guess I was the perfect customer for that bag because I didn’t own a single Lomo camera.

24. August 2010 Mia Jaap

Yokohama Night Impressions

After visiting the iPhone Case Exihibition in the Red Brick Warehouses I took some time to record night impressions of

tokyo

8. May 2010 Mia Jaap

Cat Cafe in Tokyo: Don’t wake the cat!

A cat cafe near Inokashira park with a relaxed atmosphere – but don’t wake up the cat!

meetup tokyo

3. April 2010 Mia Jaap

Mega Hanami 2010

The number of meetup groups grew considerably since I came to Tokyo in 2007. Mega Hanami was a meet-up organized by multiple groups and we all came together to Yoyogi Park, probably the best free hanami (cherry blossom watching) spot in west Tokyo.

tokyo

1. February 2010 Mia Jaap

Night full of snow in Nakano

There is very few snow here in Tokyo, so naturally I take many photos whenever it snows. At 11pm there was snow-rain outside and I decided to just walk from my apartment to the next convenience store.

germany

28. December 2009 Mia Jaap

Christmas 2009

These past days I’ve been doing quite a lot of video editing. Just like “Hamburg in Snow”, this one was

germany

24. December 2009 Mia Jaap

Hamburg in Snow

It doesn’t snow often in Hamburg in December, but this month has been exceptional and I’m happy to be in Germany at this time. Honestly, many cities which I would call “summer cities” because they are not an exciting sight during the winter time, are now worth a day trip.