Going widescreen in Kyoto
I was recently in Kyoto for a week, shooting a big event for an American client. I got...
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Off-piste Tokyo: a photowalk through the shabby chic of old-fashioned streets
In need of a relaxing walk through some quiet neighbourhoods last Sunday, I took the train to Okachimachi...
Off-piste Tokyo: quiet backstreet charm in sight of the SkyTree
Shots from a recent one-day photo tour with a client in town from the US, exploring what I...
Tokyo International Forum: In praise of cleaners who polish in circles
I’ve been admiring a particular corner of the Forum for a while. Last Sunday I decided it should...
Tired of ‘neo Tokyo’, try Nether Tokyo
Quiet streets, a surprise around every corner, chatting with friendly locals, photographing the quieter side of life in...
Seeing better: a workshop about looking IN to the world around you, not just AT it.
This workshop will be taking place on Sunday 10th February. Photography is about using a machine to capture...
Workshop Sunday 27th January: seeing with telephoto lenses
Join me this weekend for a day of learning how to see with the longer lenses in your...
New Year photowalk along the Old Tokaido Road, Tokyo
It’s been an annual tradition for a few years now, for me to do a photowalk along a...
Autumn leaves in Tokyo: out and about with the Hasselblad H4D-40
Autumn is always my favourite season in Japan, all be it that we’ve had a few odd autumns...
Walks with my Hasselblad: Nezu to Hibiya Park
A cool, crisp, sunny day made the perfect conditions for a walk from quiet shiitamachi, past Tokyo Station...
Ballet photography in Tokyo: Alexandra Farber
Professional ballerina, Alexandra Farber, came out to shoot with me during her visit to Tokyo earlier this year....
Lessons, a fashion shoot and friendship: shooting for Shisa Brand in Tokyo
Two days of lessons, then a fashion shoot. Karen Sissal [a.k.a. Shisa] talks about coming to Tokyo from...
My mobile photography: some Instagrams of 2017
Six weeks into this year, the year of the Rooster (my year, I was born in Rooster year...
“Have you had a good life, enough to base a movie on?”: getting cinematic in 2017.
I’ve been fascinated in watching movies for as long as I’ve been fascinated in photography. Over the years...
A little walk with the Hasselblad HC300mm f/4.5
After five busy days shooting in Kyoto, I dropped off the zoom I’d borrowed and picked up a...
A little bit of nature, a little bit of urban: shooting Hibiya Park & Ginza on an autumn day
A few hours out shooting with a regular student from Germany gave us the opportunity to soak up...
Asahi Beer Building in Asakusa, Tokyo
It’s been almost 17 years since I first visited this landmark building by the river in Asakusa. It’s...
Nikon Picture Controls: comparison between my Ektachrome P and Nikon’s Standard
Following on from my recent article about why and how I use the Nikon Picture Control system, here...