Hayaku: A Time Lapse Journey through Japan

Directed by Brad Kremer this video offers a unique visual journey through Japan. With music from both Royksopp and The Album Leaf, this beautiful time-lapse moving image piece captures the modern community, forgotten wonders and nature, all to be enjoyed in Japan. Two themes emerge within the piece: the busy city and and the juxtaposed calmness of nature. The entire piece has been shot using the popular Canon 5DMKII. Enjoy!

Japan is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. This is my Japan. This is one of the many reasons why I love Japan. I shot this in many locations around Japan in the summer of 2009. Some of the location include Tokyo, Matsuyama, Imabari, Nagano, Gifu, and Ishizushisan.

I started this as a personal project to try and capture the beauty that I see in Japan. It started as just that…