As an old plywood siding deteriorates over time, 5 blue strips of an outer wood layer overhang a wavy gray weathered under layer, forming an abstract

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We stopped in Hamamatsuya, a workshop specializing in wooden crafts. On the wall of a storage shed near the shop there was some old plywood that had slowly been deteriorating over time, the layers becoming apparent. It's almost an abstract sculpture at this point.

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Size: 3318px × 4977px
Location: Odawara, Japan, 471-2 Kuno, Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Susan Heller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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