Shio Mikuni modelling in an abandoned bus on Route 20 through the mountains in west Fukushima. The wonderful red shirt was kindly loaned by renowned Japanese fashion designer, Emi Nakanishi. Gear & specs on this shot? Nikon D700 14mm f/2.8 … Continue reading
This is the second or third time I have seen this car but the first time I have seen it race. The first two times I saw it were on its trailer. The Lotus 35 was an Formula2 racing car … Continue reading
I’m currently involved in shooting some pics of Japanese racing legend Tetsu Ikuzawa, for the official Porsche 911 ’50th Anniversary’ book. This one probably won’t make the book as those shots will be portraits of him and his 911s, shot … Continue reading
I’ve been going to this building since about 1999 and I can still find a new angle on it. Sorry for being absent from Google Plus recently but it’s been a very busy few weeks of work and May is … Continue reading
After two years of thinking I had a whole hard-drive’s worth of shots from 2008-9 corrupted, today I found a mirrored copy of the files on another drive I hadn’t used in ages. Can’t tell you how happy I am, … Continue reading
Very strong wind and rain yesterday in what was, I suppose, the first typhoon of the season.. all be it rather early. As is usual after a typhoon, the skies the next day are wonderful: full of clouds, characterful, dramatic. … Continue reading
After the first sakura season I lived in Japan through, back in 2008, I rarely felt the need to return to Ueno Park. There are places in Tokyo to experience hanami [flower-watching] once and from then on to avoid: Naka-meguro, … Continue reading
Spent a little of yesterday driving around and scouting for locations for a photography workshop. My daughter came with me as she’s staying with her grandma in Fukushima until Friday. She was just finishing a chocolate ice-cream as I shot … Continue reading
Drove on Route 20 through Fukushima yesterday, on the way from the Ishikawa-Iwaki road to get over to Koriyama. Found this bus just near where the ’20′ joins Route 349. Spent a little while shooting inside and got a few … Continue reading
Yanaka Cemetery is a wonderful spot for seeing the sakura in Tokyo, with its long avenue of trees and the great light that percolates through them. It’s not the best place for partying under the hanami because space to do … Continue reading
Had a little bit of time yesterday out with the camera at the end of a lesson I was doing with someone who is taking my 15hr Beginner’s Photography Course. Yesterday was partly about getting her introduced to a bunch … Continue reading
This is in my neighbourhood and a popular spot for me to shoot as it is an area of trees that comprises a few different varieties. So you get the cherry but you also get momiji and one or two … Continue reading
I was down in Yokohama earlier this week with Shiho Mikuni and one of my students, Ron, who is currently taking the 15hr Intro to Fashion Photography course that I run. To set the scene for Ron, as to how … Continue reading
I’m just getting ready to head out for our cherry-blossom walk, which is going on along the Shakuji River in northern Tokyo. A quick posting from the little shoot I did with +Shinyong Lee yesterday. She’ll be joining us later today … Continue reading
Had just been to see a studio space I am thinking of renting when +Shinyong Lee messaged me: “My style really nice today…. what you doing now?” Love it when that happens. Means she’s into taking some pics and has a … Continue reading
Another one from Saturday’s loiter around Shimbashi before I taught my class. This time at ground-level and another nice spot to get the bullet-train in the background. Although my timing was a little out on getting the front or back … Continue reading
I’d done a photo tour in Tsukiji yesterday morning and was on my way to teach a three-hour class… and was just killing a little time around the Shimbashi area of Tokyo. There are a few spots in town where … Continue reading
I was out shooting a job for a client last week and after I was done, I spent a little time around Shibuya Crossing because the light was so good. I didn’t have much gear on me, just specific stuff … Continue reading
I was out yesterday to do a shoot for a client in London but never got my shots because of, wait for it, sandstorms in Tokyo. Myself, my wife and two of our kids were in Ginza and heading for … Continue reading
The only downside of wanting to shoot the wonderful view from the Yurikamome Line train as it crosses the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo is the cage you are in at the centre of the bridge’s lower deck. But, not a … Continue reading
Had a few hours out with a couple of my kids and a friend last weekend. Haven’t ridden the Yurikamome Line for a while. Great views back in from Odaiba to Shimbashi. Holding the 300mm still enough on a bumpy … Continue reading
Mum needed a break and there was a pal in town, so we all headed off to Odaiba for the day. Here are Joe and Charlie on the Rinkai Line train from Oimachi to Tokyo Teleport. How many faces can … Continue reading
I spent a day shooting with Yumi and with +Shinyong Lee back in December, taking shots of a few of the lingerie sets by Maison Close that Shinyong has on sale through her PrixPrix online shop. Great fun, as you can … Continue reading
Shot this last week, when we had a day of strong winds and snow in Tokyo. The weather wasn’t such that the snow settled but at times there was a lot of it in the air. I was down at … Continue reading
My youngest son’s nursery school is about 5mins walk from this shrine, which sits right next to the Meguro River in Shinbanba, on the Old Tokkaido Road. I’d been at a meeting in Shinagawa earlier in the morning, with a … Continue reading
I took Charlie and Ami out for a few hours last weekend, down to a great park and beach area in Heiwajima. Charlie had a great time running around and playing on the huge, long slide that’s there. A fella … Continue reading
Whether the posters are outside of the train or inside, there are always plenty of moments here in Tokyo to grab an interesting shot of passenger and poster. For me it’s usually about the eyes: poster looking at the camera, … Continue reading
Apologies for being a little absent from here recently but it’s been a busy few weeks: family stuff, work, catching up on stuff.. which always seems to be happening. Here’s a shot from a few weeks back, the day after … Continue reading
Thanks to a good friend, +Charles Lacz, our little Charlie has himself a new camera. Sadly, a while back, Charles dropped his OM2-SP and the meter doesn’t work anymore. The lens now has a sticky aperture. So, as Charles was … Continue reading
This morning we were all down at our local community centre as my eldest son was in a team with some his classmates, playing ‘onigokko’: Japanese ‘tag’. Check out what onigokko is here: http://onigokko.or.jp/ Little Charlie was on the sidelines … Continue reading