After entering 2021, due to the worsening pandemic situation, the Japanese government once again declared a state of emergency. Although there was no strict lockdown, economic activities like tourism and business travel came to a standstill again.

I have been working from home for nearly a year, and my camera has basically been sitting idle. I really don’t know how long this situation will last. To change my mood, I occasionally come to Haneda Airport for a walk; otherwise, I might even forget how to take photos.

I started by wandering aimlessly around Terminal 3. In the huge Tokyo International Airport, the vast majority of flights were canceled, with only a handful of international flights operating daily—a truly desolate sight.

A British Airways Boeing 787-9 flying to London. This is my first time photographing a BA 787 in Tokyo, so I guess it’s a small gain.

With no international flights around, I left Terminal 3 and took the free airport bus to check out Terminal 2. I noticed a new PCR testing station on the 1st floor; this is just part of the “new normal” under the pandemic.

Lufthansa’s A350-9 flying to Frankfurt, <img src=https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/1/6/4/6312461.jpg?v=v4263e0ef8b9> This is probably the second time I’ve photographed a Lufthansa A350 in the new livery at Haneda.

Approaching evening, I moved to Terminal 1 to watch the sunset. A JAL domestic flight A350 was just pushing back from the Jet Bridge; the light and shadow effects were perfect.

Silhouettes of the ground crew working hard in the setting sun.

The light after sunset in winter is most charming, and today did not disappoint.

Since I didn’t bring a wide-angle lens, this last one was shot with an iPhone. But the phone’s photo quality is so outstanding that I suppose I’ll use my camera less and less in the future. .