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What does “banzai” mean?

It’s a word in the Japanese language. As I am a fan of their culture and have traveled there. 

Here is a standard definition of the word banzai:


(int,n) (1) crying “banzai” (or raising one’s hands in the banzai gesture); (2) something worthy of celebration; (3) (banzaionly) giving up; (4) (arch) long time; (5) (arch) eternal life (and prosperity); (int) (6) banzai (a celebratory cheer); hurrah (hooray, hurray); (P) 

So you can interpret the site’s name as something like “hurrah for photography,” “photography is eternal,” “let’s celebrate photography,” or similar concepts!

My first serious foray into photography was in anime convention cosplay photography, but I started with photographing nature mostly. My interest grew into all forms of this art and is currently a large part of my life.

A big part of my work related to Photography Banzai is now in video.


A photo from 2010.










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