Dr. Sen at 99
Pacific New Media Contemporary Photography in Hawaii 2025 – Official Selection: “Dr. Sen at 99”
A native of Kyoto, Dr. Genshitsu Sen is the 15th-generation Grand Master (Iemoto) of Urasenke, which is one of the most widely-known schools of Japanese tea.
Attending a lecture at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, I was struck by the vitality of this gentleman, who was 99 years old at the time I photographed him.
He credits his health and longevity to a daily dose of green tea.