I took this photograph on the 9th of April, 2024 just outside Yoyogi Park in Tokyo, Japan. This is photographed on Ilford HP5 film and developed and scanned at home.

My wife and I were walking in the area of Tokyo around Yoyogi Park when we were caught in an intense downpour that slowed the city down and completely drenched us.

I’m not sure what was happening near to this overpass, but it had police officers staged as sentinels at all staircases up, and one in the middle watching the traffic. This was the same for each overpass along this road.

These officers stood still in the heavy rain, unmoved and like statues - their hats protected by a small pieces of plastic that resembled a showercap.

Photographs are high quality archival ink jet prints, printed on 310gsm Canson Platine Fibre Rag. All prints are hand signed and A2 prints are editions of 25.