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Photographer travelled world for four years, takes the perfect shot after returning home to Japan

Corey Gold Aug 30, 2016
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This viral photograph proves that sometimes the best things in life are closest to home.

Twitter user @Go_to_Sekai travelled the globe for fours years, taking some amazing photographs only to come back home to Japan and have this photograph go viral online.

Here is the photograph of Tokyo’s skyline during sunset that is causing a stir online:

上手く撮れすぎた。写真続けるもんだなぁ。 pic.twitter.com/kzcukQFneY

— ダンボーの手下 (@Go_to_Sekai) August 26, 2016

The photograph has been retweeted over 40,000 times and liked over 80,000 times in the space of three days.

@Go_to_Sekai says that he used a Nikon D750 camera with a TAMRON SP 15-30mm lense. Asked whether he made adjustments to the image @Go_to_Sekai replied:

“Of course, I’ve made adjustments. A photograph without adjustments is like a woman going on a date without makeup.”

Another photograph taken by @Go_to_Sekai on the same evening has also had a significant impact online with over 1,000 retweets.

夕方から夜にバトンタッチ pic.twitter.com/mNW6hNVAOT

— ダンボーの手下 (@Go_to_Sekai) August 27, 2016

@Go_to_Sekai has posted other incredible photos of Japan since coming home from his around-the-world adventure, although they barely made a scratch on the Internet’s reaction meter. Just goes to show there is a fine line between hitting the viral jackpot and being lost in the mass online content.

▼ The view from Roppongi Hills

六本木ヒルズから。ヒルズの展望台にも4時間以上いたなぁ。でもあっちは混みすぎ。 pic.twitter.com/Ag14GEWLZ3

— ダンボーの手下 (@Go_to_Sekai) August 28, 2016

▼ Stone path in Kyoto

夜の石堀小路。意外に人通りが多いので写真撮るのに時間がかかる pic.twitter.com/yUsz4e5wSZ

— ダンボーの手下 (@Go_to_Sekai) October 8, 2015

▼ Okinawa

沖縄も今夜でラスト。そろそろ帰るか pic.twitter.com/5gFzy3UBEB

— ダンボーの手下 (@Go_to_Sekai) June 10, 2016

▼ Arashiyama, Kyoto

土日の嵐山の混雑は想像以上。伏見稲荷なんて全然前に進まない。 pic.twitter.com/FRZODlmfPh

— ダンボーの手下 (@Go_to_Sekai) October 8, 2015

▼ Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto

夜の八坂神社 pic.twitter.com/vwwtI7qRKz

— ダンボーの手下 (@Go_to_Sekai) October 8, 2015

And here are a couple of photographs taken by @Go_to_Sekai during his trip around the world.

▼ The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

エッフェル塔。テロとか関係なくパリの治安って世界でもトップクラスに悪いと思う。パリに一人で行くって言うと『いいなぁ』って言う人多いのに、アフリカ行くって言うと『危険だ！』っていうのは大間違い。ルワンダやマラウィよりパリの方が怖い pic.twitter.com/cj7qR3hoOk

— ダンボーの手下 (@Go_to_Sekai) December 16, 2015

▼ The ancient city of Bagan in Myanmar

曇ってて夕日イマイチだったんだよなぁ。バガンの夕日 pic.twitter.com/PEG2c8yrfr

— ダンボーの手下 (@Go_to_Sekai) October 9, 2015

People have reacted to @Go_to_Sekai’s viral Tokyo sunset photograph with comments such as:

“It’s been a while since I was moved by a photograph.”
“It looks like a scene in a movie.”
“I made this my wallpaper.”

Some are even saying the photograph looks like it could have come from a scene from the recently released Japanese animation movie Your name (Kimi no na wa).

▼ The movie trailer for Your name

So, do you think the Internet is a good judge of a photograph? Was @Go_to_Sekai’s viral photograph really better than the all his other snapshots?

Source: Spotlight, Twitter/Go_to_Sekai
Images: Twitter/Go_to_Sekai