How a Bruno Aveillan book led to a day of giggles & some great photos
It’s been a while since I had quite so much fun just hanging out with a friend and having fun with the camera. But at the very back-end of last year I was…
Fukuoka’s Central Fish Market
Now the shots for the feature have been chosen, I can show you a few out-takes from my recent shoot in Kyushu, for KLM Airways’ inflight magazine. I’ve been to a few of…
The day after the snow: out with the macro lens
Tokyo’s recent day of heavy snow was a lot of fun and I managed to get out and do some shooting in it, despite the very wet nature of the snow… which can…
Tokyo in the snow: heaviest falls for a decade?
After a tiring weekend, driving up to Minamisoma and back on an food-aid delivery, I didn’t really feel up to much today and got up late. Mind you, very happy we came back from…
Some recent faves from our Flickr group
It’s been a while since I showcased some of the shots from the Japanorama Flickr group, so here goes… The image above, entitled ‘Dr.M’ is by Asiattic. Reasons for choosing this to head…
Photography Tours of Tokyo, Japan
Photographic Tours of Tokyo, Japan: Tokyo-based professional photographer & photography teacher as your guide. If you are either a keen photographer or just want to take advantage of the fact that our photographer wanders,…
My two and half year-old shooting Nikon D700 & 50mm
They say creativity often runs in the family. ‘They’ might be right if these few shots my two and half year-old son, Charlie, took the other week are anything to go by. Myself,…
Instagrams from tsunami hit Kesennuma
It’s been a while since I was up north in Japan’s tsunami-hit areas. Last weekend I was there as part of a crew working on a small piece of film for a client…
The F4 Project
Alfie was awesome enough to loan me his F4 so I could put it through it’s paces. I really started shooting digital, so my introduction to film, other than my parents’ AE-1, was…
I love it when a plan comes together
People living in Kyoto might pity the fool who has to take the overnight bus to take photos of their beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but I still feel lucky that they’re only a…











