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    <title>blackandwhite &amp;mdash; One Thomas Alan</title>
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    <description>Reflections and photos from life in Japan and abroad.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Chasing shadows </title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[I think many are chasing someone&#xA;who doesn’t exist.&#xA;&#xA;Someone built from scraps of admiration.&#xA;&#xA;📷 Taken in Tokyo.&#xA;A reflection on identity, illusion, and how easily we lose ourselves.&#xA;&#xA;#streetphotography #blackandwhite&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;pstrongWritten by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology./strong/p&#xD;&#xA;!--emailsub--]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think many are chasing someone
who doesn’t exist.</p>

<p>Someone built from scraps of admiration.</p>

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<p>📷 Taken in Tokyo.
A reflection on identity, illusion, and how easily we lose ourselves.</p>

<p><a href="https://1thomasalan.writeas.com/tag:streetphotography" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">streetphotography</span></a> <a href="https://1thomasalan.writeas.com/tag:blackandwhite" class="hashtag"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">blackandwhite</span></a></p>

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<p><p><strong>Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and an evolving human living in Japan—enhanced (and tangled) by technology.</strong></p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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