Taro Moberly is a street and travel photographer currently based in the Bay Area. His passion for photography started when he moved to Kyoto, Japan from his native California in 2015. Originally just a way to share his life with friends and family back home, his photography practice quickly became a source of curiosity and an opportunity to explore the world around him. Today, he’s interested in using photography to share how he sees the world, its cultures, and its people. He hopes to inspire others to seek out the beauty that surrounds them.

Taro’s new solo book, Kyoto Dreaming, captures the stunning beauty of Kyoto through a series of breathtaking and atmospheric images that invites readers to explore Kyoto’s traditional architecture and iconic landmarks. These photos offer a new and updated perspective of Kyoto since his previous solo book,In Kyoto, which released in 2023 and captures the mystery of the city’s traditional architecture, bamboo gardens, and luscious sakura. Sprinkled throughout In Kyoto are traditional poems about the city, in both English and Japanese, to add another dimension of time to the images.