January 2, 2024 — second day of the year. Second shoot of the year. (And yes, the first one happened just the night before, on New Year’s Day.) This was also my second time photographing Gelo & エリ — a two-hour city walk through the Tokyo neighborhoods they now call home.
We kept it simple. Started at Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, where tradition holds a quiet kind of weight, even at night. Then we crossed toward the Sumida River — neon haze, shadow pockets, vending machines, slow steps. Nothing too structured. Just the rhythm of the street and the kind of calm you get when you’re walking with someone familiar.
Tokyo night sessions always feel like scenes from a film. This one just happened to fall on the kind of date you remember — 1.2.24. Second day. Second shoot. Second time. Everything clicking into place like a quiet beat.
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Cinematic night street-style couple portraits captured in Tokyo — January 2, 2024. Shot across Asakusa, Sensoji Temple, the Sumida River, and Taito City. A city walk engagement session with Gelo & エリ, photographed by redsheepphotocinema using Leica SL2 + Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 and Sony A7RV. Color remastered in June 2025 with a filmic, candid tone rooted in real movement and ambient light.
