One Thomas Alan

Behind the lens and outside the lines. Reflections and photos from life in Japan and abroad.

Leica recently released a limited edition (only 250 available worldwide) Leica M Edition 70 film camera that includes a 50mm Summicron APO f/2 lens, a Leicavit fast winder, and a matching silver film canister with film. Leica M Edition 70 Now Shipping

Screenshot above is from Leicarumors.com – source link above to the article.

I will most likely never own such a masterpiece, but I’m grateful limited special edition cameras like this exist—no matter their cost. It reminds me someone is still dedicated to the craft of photography and the gear we love, and it reminds the rest of us to never stop dreaming of owning such things.


To good light and moments that matter. ✌️

#photography #leica #film


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

I love this quote from a recent documentary I watched:


To good light and moments that matter. ✌️

#quotes #photography #philosophy


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” — Stephen Hawking

The irony about “wisdom” with age, is that you question what you think you know more than ever.

Sometimes what we know blocks us from being open to the idea that we might be wrong about what we know…

…and that quiet resistance can keep us from seeing the obvious, the new, or even the truth hiding in plain sight.

So, I guess I’m say, the older I get, the less I think I know.


As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#thinkingoutloud #quotes


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

Creativity may begin in a box, but the best creators learn to fold down the sides.—TheTEKnologist.com

Creativity might start in a box, but the best creators know how to break down those walls. Sometimes the world seems round, but other times it feels like we're all stuck in a square, trying to fit in. We hear “think outside the box” a lot, but let's be real: most of us are working within limits we can't change. The trick is learning to make that box work for us.


As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#thinkingoutloud


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

Minimalist AI-generated drawing of a stickman in nature

There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion. —Francis Bacon

I have a thing for odd numbers, even a little OCD. They’re just more interesting—unbalanced, a little unpredictable.

Odd numbers are the system’s way of embracing controlled chaos. They introduce asymmetry—just enough to make things resilient, interesting, or memorable. Like a glitch that makes the pattern more real.

There’s beauty in things that don’t quite resolve and things that do, oddly, and I love that. :)


As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest. ✌️

#quotes #thinkingoutloud


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

Technology alone doesn’t drive progress — people + tech do. I think hard-earned human wisdom paired with intelligent tools like AI will be unstoppable. —The TEKnologist

For years, technology favored the fast, the young, the fluent.

But everything is changing.

With the rise of AI, the playing field is shifting.

The advantage isn’t in knowing the tools—it’s in knowing what matters.

Life experience. Perspective. Judgment.

These aren’t soft skills anymore — when combined with AI, they’re superpowers.


As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#ai #technology #thinkingoutloud


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful. — John Maeda, The Laws of Simplicity

AI generated illustration


As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#quotes


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

Are we drawing the lines that define us, or are they drawing us?

A reflection on art creation, constraint, and the spaces we inhabit.

AI generated illustration of a stickman drawing

Ai generated illustration of a stickman sitting in a minimalist space

Click to View more from my AIArt Gallery


As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#creativity #reflection #thinkingoutloud


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

When the world feels like it's going crazy, art and music bring beauty inside the storm.


As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#philosophy #creativity #thinkingoutloud


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

AIREC (AI-Driven Robot for Embrace and Care) is a 150-kg AI-driven humanoid robot designed to assist in elderly care in Japan by 2030 at an estimated cost of ¥10,000.

AIREC can already perform tasks such as repositioning patients—a critical function for preventing bedsores and diaper changes. It Can also assists with daily activities like cooking and laundry.

Learn more about AIREC in the video below

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#ai #healthcare #japan #robotics #technology


Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.

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