I've always loved collecting and sorting things. From a very young age I started collecting stamps, and I spent whole afternoons sorting them by country, by theme, and so on. Then I did the same with postcards, books, porcelain dogs, and so on.

With photos I do exactly the same thing: I classify them geographically and by subject. And maybe later they can be turned into books. These are my most outstanding collections.

Temples and shrines

They are a photographic icon par excellence of Japan. They’re an oasis of peace and silence in the middle of the city. They have the appeal of being well-cared-for, clean, with people constantly visiting them to ask the gods for wishes. All this makes them a very interesting place not only for architecture but also for seeing how believers, both Buddhists and Shintoists, act. We’ve devoted this year’s big calendar to the subject of temples.

This post has been translated from Catalan by Alexandra R. Owen.