Well, I live in a city that many tourists love to visit, but I rarely photograph it myself. I did have a plan to photograph Kyoto, especially the more iconic sites, while they were empty of tourists (something we rarely get to see), but since online classes started in May, I really haven't felt up to doing it. I hate being stuck at home in front of computer all day, but I also lack the motivation to go out and shoot on my days off, especially now that we are in the middle of rainy season. In March and April, before work started and I was self-isolating (there are no lockdowns in Japan, everything is voluntary), I was highly motivated - I cleaned up and organised my darkroom, bought another dry cabinet to display and protect my cameras, and started making a plan to create a sizeable dent in all the photographs I have meant to print over the years, but haven't. Since I can't really travel anywhere I thought now would be the best time to work on building some portfolios of different projects I've been working on over the years, but the reality is it's hard to work in the darkroom in the middle of summer when I have no aircon or ventilation in that room. Classes end a month from now, so I'm hoping that once that's finished I'll be able to focus more on my photographic projects once again.
In terms of creative pursuits, I'm also looking at learning/trying out a few new techniques (like ICM); pulling out my Crown Graphic and various pinhole cameras - let's face it, maybe all of my cameras that have been sitting around for too long - and giving them a good workout; plus learning more about bookbinding and paper making, as I'm interested in alternative ways of displaying my work.
