{"id":808,"date":"2008-06-25T12:46:57","date_gmt":"2008-06-25T12:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/?p=808"},"modified":"2008-06-25T12:46:57","modified_gmt":"2008-06-25T12:46:57","slug":"provincial-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foto8.com\/live\/provincial-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Guido Castagnoli<br \/> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guidocastagnoli.com\" target=\"_self\">www.guidocastagnoli.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> This series of photos, titled Provincial Japan, were taken in the Shizuoka prefecture in Spring 2007. The photographer set out to explore the urban landscape of small towns and challenge stereotypes of contemporary, urban Japan. 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