Birke vs Sato: Tokyo Cityscape Battle

Thomas Birke is a photographer from Germany who is “fascinated by life in metropolitan areas … neon signs, rooftops and public video screens.” As such, he travels around densely populated areas (in this case, Tokyo) taking photos at night from fire escapes. Sato Shintaro is a Japanese photographer who takes photographs at night of Tokyo from … the fire escapes of multi-tenant buildings. This is an Epic Super Happy Battle, so follow the jump for their respective galleries and let us know who you think the winner is! For me, I feel like the winner, because after visiting Tokyo I fell helplessly in love with the place, and seeing these photos is like seeing photos of my wife and kids (assuming I had either).

Thomas Birke

 

Full Tokyo Set Here

Sato Shintaro

 

Full Tokyo Set Here

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   eastcoast January 7th

   

   I think I have a slight leaning towards Sato. For the color quality of his images and the city. Image 9 is such a contrast to the hyper planed communities of America with their straight lines, every neighbor’s front door step aligned perfectly.

   
   

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