Daisaku Ikeda is an avid amateur photographer with a particular love of scenic landscapes and natural beauty. A series of his photographs has toured more than 100 cities in over 38 countries and territories in an exhibition titled “Dialogue with Nature”.
“I am not and never have been a professional photographer and, due to my busy schedule, I end up taking many of my photos while traveling from one appointment to another; sometimes I stop the car for just enough time to take a photo. I would be very happy if I am able to share, to some small extent, my joy at communing with nature, the ‘mirror of the heart’. In this hectic age, it is important for us to stop from time to time, take a deep breath, and look closely at ourselves and the world around us.”
Daisaku IkedaPhotographs clicked by Ikeda during his visits to India:
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Mt Fuji (November 2000)
source: In pursuit of peace, p.108/109/110 -
Hachioji, Japan (April 2002)
source: In pursuit of peace, p.108/109/110 -
Seligenstadt, Germany (May 1994)
source: In pursuit of peace, p.108/109/110 -
The Himalayas from an airplane, 1995
Source : The song of human victory, 72 -
The Himalayas, Nepal (November 1995)
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Jeju, South Korea (May 1999)
Source: https://www.daisakuikeda.org/nature/photos/travels-around-the-world/ -
Hawaii, USA (January 1995)
Source: https://www.daisakuikeda.org/nature/photos/travels-around-the-world/ -
Taplow Court, UK (May 1989)
Source: https://www.daisakuikeda.org/nature/photos/travels-around-the-world/ -
Niagara Falls, Canada (June 1981)
Source: https://www.daisakuikeda.org/nature/photos/travels-around-the-world/ -
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan (July 1973)
Source: https://www.daisakuikeda.org/nature/photos/seas-and-skies/ -
New Delhi, February 1992
Source : Photo Album – The Golden Way, p.69 -
The road runs straight, lined by trees on both sides, New Delhi, India; October 1997
Source: Photo Album – Songs of peace, p.112
To view more photographs clicked by Ikeda, please visit the Daisaku Ikeda official website – Dialogue with Nature
