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    The majestic dome in the cathedral to commerce that is Paris' Galeries Lafayette.

    The stupendous stained glass dome at Galeries Lafayette, Paris, France. | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    An angel looks toward the future from Palais Garnier

    An angel of Poetry eyes Montparnasse from the roof of Palais Garnier Opéra, Paris, France | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Lighting incense outside Tōdai-ji temple

    Lighting incense outside Tōdai-ji temple, Nara, Japan | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    The Great Torii and a visitor on Miyajima, Japan

    The Great Torii on Miyajima, Japan | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    The aftermanth at Busan's Fish Market in Korea

    Korean Fish Market, Busan, South Korea | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Stone in balance with bamboo in Hagi, Japan.

    Stone in balance with bamboo at the historic Kikuya House in Hagi, Japan. | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    An official manages a welcoming ceremony from the past, Hagi, Japan

    An official manages a welcoming ceremony, Hagi, Japan | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    A kabuki actor transforms himself into a female character for a performance.

    A Kabuki actor puts on makeup, Tokyo, Japan | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    The edge of a wintry Trillium Lake, Oregon

    The edge of a wintry Trillium Lake, Oregon | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Shipwreck on the edge of Tomales Bay

    Shipwreck on the edge of Tomales Bay, Inverness, California | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    Gateway to Tomales Bay, Point Reyes, CA

    Gateway to Tomales Bay, Point Reyes, California | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    A jetty stretches out into golden hour in Key Largo

    A jetty stretches out into golden hour in Key Largo, Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
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    The horror.

    Confronting the horror in Las Vegas Nevada | © Matt Giraud Photography
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  • France’s soaring cathedrals inspire both insignificance and awe before the awesome, fractal majesty of the divine. The Galeries Lafayette is one of them; its denomination just happens to be commerce.
    The stupendous stained glass dome at Galeries Lafayette, Paris, France. | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • From the roof of Palais Garnier, an angel serving Poetry wonders if there's any in Montparnasse, towering in the gloom to the south.
    An angel of Poetry eyes Montparnasse from the roof of Palais Garnier Opéra, Paris, France | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • A small, thoughtful gesture at the base of the largest brass Buddha in the world at Tōdai-ji temple in Nara, Japan.
    Lighting incense outside Tōdai-ji temple, Nara, Japan | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • A lone worshipper at the Torii gate leading to the “floating” Shinto shrine on Miyajima.

    Because the island was originally considered sacred, pilgrims were forbidden – an obvious design flaw worship-wise. So in a parse worthy of the finest $500/hr attorney, the shoreline at both high tide and low tide was calculated, and in the 6th century, a shrine was built on pilings in between: technically not on the island, your honor! Pilgrims – of any species – come on down!
    The Great Torii on Miyajima, Japan | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • The deed? Done. Not advisable to enter Busan, South Korea’s boisterous, bustling fish market with fins.
    Korean Fish Market, Busan, South Korea | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Stone in balance with bamboo at the historic Kikuya House in Hagi, Japan.
    Stone in balance with bamboo at the historic Kikuya House in Hagi, Japan. | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • An official from the present manages a welcoming ceremony from the past in Hagi, Japan.
    An official manages a welcoming ceremony, Hagi, Japan | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • A kabuki actor transforms himself into a female character for a performance in Tokyo. It's a meticulous, time-consuming (and definitely ambidextrous!) process, and in every brushstroke, every gesture, you can't help but feel the resonance of centuries of craft and ritual.
    A Kabuki actor puts on makeup, Tokyo, Japan | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Taking it up to the edge of a wintry Trillium Lake, Oregon
    The edge of a wintry Trillium Lake, Oregon | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • Shipwreck on the edge of Tomales Bay, Inverness, California
    Shipwreck on the edge of Tomales Bay, Inverness, California | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • The gateway to Tomales Bay at White House Pool Park in Point Reyes, California.
    Gateway to Tomales Bay, Point Reyes, California | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • The pigeons may not have exactly appreciated it, but walking down this jetty during golden hour in Key Largo was like walking into a painter's palette of color.
    A jetty stretches out into golden hour in Key Largo, Florida | © Matt Giraud Photography
  • “He cried in a whisper at some image, at some vision — he cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath: The horror! The horror!”
    ― Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness
    Confronting the horror in Las Vegas Nevada | © Matt Giraud Photography
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