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  • A woman waits for the subway in Nagoya, Japan.
    Nagoya Subway
  • JANUARY 15, 2016 -  during the Hosha Shinji ritual at Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya, Japan. Hosha Shinji is a Shinto archery ritual meant to bring about a good crop and fortune. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Shinto Archery
  • JANUARY 11, 2016 - Friends greet each other at a Coming of Age Day ceremony at Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall in Nagoya, Japan. The national holiday celebrates young adults reaching the age of majority. 1,210,000 people turned 20 this year, according to the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication. The number of 20-year-olds has been in consistent decline over the past several years, reflecting Japan's falling birth rates. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Coming of Age Day in Japan
  • Women wearing traditional clothing and carrying umbrellas walk in a parade at the 2015 Nagoya Festival in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Nagoya Festival
  • A girl in traditional dress at the Nagoya Festival in Nagoya, Japan.
    Nagoya Matsuri.jpg
  • A man walks past an art installation at the NHK Building in Sakae, Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    NHK Building
  • Female rice planters known as saotome perform during Oodaka-saiden Otaue-sai, a rice planting ceremony at Hikamianeko Shrine in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Hikamianeko Rice Planting Festival
  • Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine<br />
Chinowa-kuguri Ritual Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama_44.jpg
  • A shinto priest reads blessings during the Sagicho fire ceremony at Wakamiya Hachiman-sha shrine in Nagoya, Japan.
    Sagicho Ceremony
  • Kegae-Jizo Lantern Festval at Shimada Jizo-ji Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Kegae-Jizo
  • Kegae-Jizo Lantern Festval at Shimada Jizo-ji Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Kegae-Jizo
  • Speedboat racing at Boat Race Tokoname in Tokoname, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Boat Race Tokoname
  • Bon dance at Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine during the shrine's Bon holiday festival.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama
  • Bon dance at Shiroyama Hachiman Shrine during the shrine's Bon holiday festival.
    Bon Odori at Shiroyama 1.jpg
  • People are covered with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri
  • Valemon Topside heavy lift at Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje Island, South Korea Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Statoil Valemon Topside
  • Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje Island, South Korea Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Samsung Heavy Industries
  • Samsung Heavy Industries, Geoje Island, South Korea Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Samsung Heavy Industries
  • A worker in a power plant in southern Indiana. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Power plant worker
  • BP's Glen Lyon FPSO under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries in Ulsan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Glen Lyon FPSO
  • Samsung Heavy Industries Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Samsung Heavy Industries
  • A technician cleans turbine blades for on the generator unit at Merom Station, a coal-fired power plant in southern Indiana.
    Turbine blade cleaning
  • Workers clean the inside of a smokestack at a coal-fired power plant in southern Indiana.
    Smokestack Cleaning
  • Valemon sail away at the Samsung Shipyard on Geoje Island in South Korea on Sunday, June 15, 2014. (Ben Weller/AP/Statoil)
    weller_portfolio_135
  • Statoil's Valemon Topside is loaded for shipment at the Samsung Shipyard on Geoje Island in South Korea on Sunday, June 1, 2014. (Ben Weller/AP/Statoil)
    Statoil Valemon Topside
  • Statoil's Valemon Topside is loaded for shipment at the Samsung Shipyard on Geoje Island in South Korea on Sunday, June 1, 2014. (Ben Weller/AP/Statoil)
    Samsung Heavy Industries
  • Austral Asia Line, Ulsan, South Korea
    Shipping in South Korea
  • A crane unloads cargo containers from a ship at BNCT.
    Busan New Container Terminal
  • A crane unloads cargo containers from a ship at BNCT.
    Busan New Container Terminal
  • A crane unloads cargo containers from a ship at BNCT.
    Busan New Container Terminal
  • A crane unloads cargo containers from a ship at BNCT.
    Busan New Container Terminal
  • A crane unloads cargo containers from a ship at BNCT.
    Busan New Container Terminal
  • Thousands of container boxes are seen at Busan New Container Terminal.
    weller_portfolio_024
  • A crane unloads cargo containers from a ship at BNCT.
    Busan New Container Terminal
  • Ulsan Industrial District, Ulsan, South Korea.
    Ulsan Industrial District
  • Auxiliary operator Barry Trowbridge on the midnight shift at Merom Station, a coal-fired power plant near Merom, Indiana.
    Power plant operator
  • Höganäs AB
    weller_portfolio_088
  • Merom Generating Station, a 1080-MW rated coal-fired power plant owned by Hoosier Energy, located near Merom, Indiana.
    Power plant at dawn
  • A contractor works during a scheduled maintenance outage at Merom Station, a coal-fired power plant near Merom, Indiana.
    Power plant maintenance outage
  • AAL Brisbane, Mokpo New Port, Mokpo, South Korea, April 30, 2015.
    Mokpo New Port
  • Höganäs AB
    weller_portfolio_087
  • A worker watches cargo lift operations at Ulsan Port, Ulsan, South Korea.
    Ulsan Port
  • Austral Asia Line, Ulsan, South Korea
    Ulsan Port
  • A surfer catches a wave at Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Surfing in Japan
  • Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Protest in Korea
  • Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo.
    Surfing in Japan
  • A boy plays atop a burial mound in Tumuli Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Gyeongju, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Gyeongju Tomb
  • Right-wing Korean nationalists protest outside the Japanese embassy in Seoul during a demonstration against Japan's claim to the Dokdo islands. The disputed islands are called Takeshima in Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japanese Embassy Protest
  • Members of the South Korean military, or Republic of Korea Armed Forces, said goodbye to family members in Busan as they boarded a bus to their base. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Reservists on the bus
  • A monk at a small temple in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan_Ben Weller_015.jpg
  • Boys play on a beach near El Nido, Palawan, in the Philippines. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    weller_portfolio_006
  • A woman takes inventory of fish at a market in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Korea_Busan_004
  • A surfer watches the waves with Mt. Fuji in the background at Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Shonan_Kugenuma Beach_44. Fuj
  • A surfer carries his surfboard on a bike in Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Shonan_Kugenuma Beach_46
  • A monk in his office at a small temple in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    weller_portfolio_027
  • Traditional Korean Dance, Silla University Dance Department 33rd Anniversary Program Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan_Ben Weller_064.jpg
  • A man sweeps the entrance to his home at dusk in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Man cleaning at sunset
  • A protester spraypaints anti-G20 graffiti during a demonstration and march in downtown Seoul during the G20 summit, Thursday, November 11, 2010. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    G20 Protests
  • Protestors shout slogans and hold signs decrying the G20, the US-Korean Free Trade Agreement and the South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak, during an anti-G20 protest in Seoul, South Korea, November 11, 2010. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    G20 Protests
  • A BMX biker jumps at Kugenuma Skate Park, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Kids_Skate and BMX_06
  • Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Kugenuma Skate Park
  • Shonan Beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, 50 kilometers south of Tokyo. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Shonan_Kugenuma Beach_41
  • Silla Cup 2014 at Silla University, Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Silla Cup Soccer
  • Dancers compete at the Silla University 11th National Dance Sports Tournament in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Korea Dance Sports
  • A boy plays badminton at an apartment complex in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Child Playing Badminton
  • Thousands of people came to Jindo, South Korea, to see the Jindo "Miracle" Sea Festival. Once a year, a 2.8km landbridge is exposed due to low tides. People cross the landbridge from Jindo to a neighboring islet. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Jindo_03
  • Seagulls flock as a child throws food to them on Haeundae Beach, Busan, South Korea, December 31, 2012. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan_Ben Weller_005.jpg
  • Dancers compete at the Silla University 11th National Dance Sports Tournament in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Korea Dance Sports.jpg
  • Fans at the Busan International Film Festival react to the arrival of Korean movie stars Han Hyo-joo and So Ji-sub at Haeundae Beach, Busan, South Korea, October 7, 2011. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan International Film Fest
  • People try to catch rice cakes thrown from above during Honen-sai, a fertility festival at Tagata Shrine in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The traditional Shinto festival celebrates fertility and a bountiful harvest. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japan_Penis_Festival_04.jpg
  • Men carry a wooden phallus on a portable shrine during Honen-sai, a fertility festival at Tagata Shrine in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The traditional Shinto festival celebrates fertility and a bountiful harvest. The principal offering during the festival is a large wooden phallus. Each year a craftsman carves a new phallus from a Japanese cypress tree. It measures almost 2.4 meters long and weighs 280kg. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Japan_Penis_Festival_09.jpg
  • Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Market, Osaka Japan Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Osaka Fish Market0015.jpg
  • Sushi at Endo Sushi, a popular sushi restaurant located at Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Market, Osaka, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Endo Sushi Osaka
  • Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Market, Osaka Japan Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Osaka Fish Market0007.jpg
  • High school students wear protective masks during Memorial Day observances at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, South Korea. Opposition politicians have criticized the administration of Park Geun-hye for its initial response to the MERS outbreak. 41 people so far have been diagnosed with the disease, with four deaths. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    MERS Outbreak
  • Osaka Municipal Central Wholesale Markets, Osaka, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    20151102_053.jpg
  • A monk performs in a drum ceremony at Beomeosa Temple in Busan on Buddha's Birthday, May 6, 2014. The day is a national holiday, and people visit temples around the country to pray and make offerings. Buddhism holds a strong cultural influence in South Korea, and about one quarter of the population identifies as Buddhist. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Korea_Busan_062
  • Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    kyoto_20
  • A woman prepares seafood at beachside restaurant in Taejongdae, Yeongdo, Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Busan seafood restaurant
  • A couple in formal wedding attire returns home after a family member's wedding in Busan, South Korea. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Korea_Busan_061.jpg
  • Apprentice linemen practice pole climbing in the early morning at a training center in southern Indiana. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Japan.
    Line Technicians
  • A coach and players try to save a ball from the ocean during baseball practice at Kugenuma Beach in Fujisawa, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer in Nagoya, Japan.
    Baseball at Shonan Beach
  • A fishmonger prepares a yellowfin tuna for sale at Yanagibashi Central Market in Nagoya, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    20170106_422.jpg
  • A family enters the water at Yuigahama Beach in Kamakura, Japan, about 45km south of Tokyo. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Kamakura- Yuigahama Beach 2
  • Firefighters respond to a fire at a gas station in Sasang-gu, Busan, South Korea.
    South Korean Firefighters
  • People reach for candy during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_03.jpg
  • Japanese boys dressed in traditional Shinto clothing during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri
  • Tourists dressed as Geisha in Gion, a historical district in Kyoto. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    kyoto_weller_archive_02
  • May 4, 2016 - People fight with kites at the Hamamatsu Festival in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Teams build their own kites, measuring up to 3.5 by 3.5 meters, and then attempt to bring down the other teams' kites by flying them close together and using friction to burn the hemp kite strings. The festival, which celebrates new births, takes place May 3-5 and coincides with Children's Day.  (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Hamamatsu Kite Festival
  • A traditional drumming group performs at Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_22.jpg
  • Aka-oni, the red demon, performs during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_06.jpg
  • Aka-oni, the red demon, performs during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_05.jpg
  • People reach for candy during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_04.jpg
  • May 4, 2016 - People fight with kites at the Hamamatsu Festival in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Teams build their own kites, measuring up to 3.5 by 3.5 meters, and then attempt to bring down the other teams' kites by flying them close together and using friction to burn the hemp kite strings. The festival, which celebrates new births, takes place May 3-5 and coincides with Children's Day.  (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU] Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Hamamatsu Kite Festival
  • Tsukiji Fish Market, Tokyo, Japan. Ben Weller is a photographer based in Nagoya, Japan.
    Tsukiji Fish Market
  • A traditional drumming group performs at Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_20.jpg
  • People play traditional wooden flutes during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as custom says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_18.jpg
  • Children play with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as custom says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_16.jpg
  • People are covered with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_14.jpg
  • People are covered with flour during Oni Matsuri, a demon festival at Akumi Kanbe Shinmeisha Shrine in Toyohashi, Japan. Oni Matsuri, in which two people dressed as a goblin and a demon perform a choreographed battle, celebrates the coming of Spring, and people are showered with sweets and flour. Getting covered with flour is considered especially lucky, as festival lore says it will keep you healthy in the summer months.
    Oni Matsuri_12.jpg
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