Shooting stills on a movie in Mexico
After shooting in Myanmar, in 2018, on a movie directed by Daishi Matsunaga, I was asked by him...
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Shooting album artwork & posters for Mr. Children
In the summer of 2018, I got commissioned to shoot for Japanese pop legends Mr. Children. It turned...
Fashion photography in Yokohama
An afternoon in Yokohama, shooting a series of promotional fashion shots for a Faroe Islands knitwear brand. I’ve...
Photographing Myanmar
Having more time at home recently has meant an opportunity to revisit older assignments, re-edit some photos and...
Fashion photography in Dubai, Thailand, Indonesia & Malaysia
Back in 2013, I spent almost two months on the road shooting a commissioned job for Haneda Airport....
The 30minute fashion shoot: Kao in Ebisu
Take one great model, an interesting part of town, one camera, two lenses and give yourself 30minutes. A...
Fashion photography on location in Tokyo: Ao in & around Asakusa
An hour or two floating around Asakusa and the streets to the north of the temple district gave...
Fashion photography in Tokyo: Kat in Ikebukuro
Shooting fashion on location in Tokyo is one of my favourite things. This shoot ended up with some...
Ballet photography in Tokyo: Alexandra Farber
Professional ballerina, Alexandra Farber, came out to shoot with me during her visit to Tokyo earlier this year....
Some recent portraits of my kids, using the Hasselblad H4D-40
I’ve been really busy of late so it was nice to get out of the city for a...
Blurs in stations: a little study of people moving around in Tokyo
A few shots that I took whilst out doing a lesson focused on motion and movement with two of...
Flash photography portraits: testing out some strobes with Joe
My eldest son and I took an hour out of yesterday to go test out some strobes, shooting...
Photographing the outgoing Canadian ambassador to Japan
An opportunity to shoot with the super-friendly outgoing Canadian ambassador to Japan in his residence. I’ve shot for...
Teaching photography: shooting location portraits in harsh sunlight
Paul being back in Japan gave us an opportunity to meet up again, go out and for me...
Sumo wrestling: shooting the morning practice
I’ve shot the sumo wrestling tournaments a few times but had never been to a morning practice session....
Fashion photography in Tokyo: Mari, one speed-light and some gels
It’s been quite a while since I went out shooting with Mari. We put that right yesterday, with...
Model photography in Tokyo: Test shoot with Norie
Norie Tamura and I first met in Osaka, on a corporate shoot I was doing there for a...
Adam: the first shots for his modelling portfolio
Once you’ve made the decision to get into modelling, the next thing to do is to get some...