Abbas White doves are kept at the Shinto Yasukuni shrine, dedicated to military personnel killed during Japan's wars. They are considered to be spirits of the departed. Tokyo, Japan. 2000.
“Sometimes I
(...) don't shoot: I linger: I choose the frame in my viewfinder, including all the elements — walls, trees, pylons, spaces — that will provide the desired mood or character, and I wait patiently for the theatre of life to surprise me with people, animals, shadows.”
– Abbas, in Return to Mexico © Abbas | Magnum Photos
