The Farmer's Face

Of all the things I have seen on this trip, the faces remain with me most.

But what is the face of a farmer? Is it the food he grows?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gullevek/285631478/

Or the food he eats?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amerigo/293113652/

The food he eats and the food he grows are not often the same.

In Traditional Japan, is his face his fathers?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adavey/4942747724/

In new, metropolitan Japan, is his face his son's? His Daughter's?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benzies/4564085432/

After all, the question of the identity of the face is not a new one here.

Or is his face his hands?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pacificit/2839259760/

The only picture of these that is mine is the first. I worked two days making Mochi with him, he kindly posed with me for a picture. I have edited myself out. All other pictures are creative commons, attribution, non-commercial licenses.