Photographer and user interface designer Mike Matas transformed almost 4,000 photographs from his trip to Japan into one mesmerizing video. Images of busy urban landscapes and tranquil, intimate scenes swirl by in a montage of moments, paired with original music by Patrick Brooks. Find more of Matas's photographs on his website, and buy prints here. 

  
Stills from the video above

For more work by Mike Matas, visit http://www.mikematas.com.

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