Some of my 2013 favourites
2013 has now passed and gone. It was good year, filled with many changes and challenges for me. As 2014 gets into gear I wanted to do a review of some of my favourite pics from 2013. This year I aim to create a whole new body of work, and I look forward to sharing […]
The Garage
Every so often I shoot things for no particular reason other than there is something about them that interests me. These are often quite ordinary objects with seemingly no photographic value. Like many other photographers I like the challenge of making the uninteresting look interesting. One such situation arose when I was in my brother’s […]
One Night in Shibuya
Shibuya is one of the hearts of Tokyo. An area constantly teaming with people. In the daytime and evening the hustle and bustle never seems to stop, but at night it goes a little more to extremes from very crowded to very quiet. Many people who read my blog won’t have experienced Shibuya at night, […]
Alone in Public 2
This is Part Two in the series ‘Alone in Public’. You can see part one here Tokyo is home to over 12m people, all cramped into small apartments and offices. It’s difficult to find a space to be alone. Some overcome this by shutting themselves away in their rooms and almost never coming out, others […]
Getting customers for Tokyo’s ‘invisible’ restaurants
Many Tokyo restaurants and bars are invisible. That doesn’t mean that they have discovered a scientific way for you to see through them. Rather it means that because space is at a premium in Tokyo, most bars and restaurants can be found in basements and on upper floors in buildings rather than at ground level. […]
Portraits – what do they say about a person.
We all have our ideas about what a portrait is. Some believe it to be simply a visual recording of a person, while others believe that it is something deeper like the reflection of the soul. A good portrait can say so many different things about a person. It can blur the barriers between who […]
Heart Beaters – the drummers of yoyogi park
Like a beating heart, near the centre of Yoyogi park you will find the drummers. They can be found every Sunday in the same spot jamming with a multitude of different drums. Some are regulars, some simply bring along a drum to join in the spontaneous and improvised beats that greet your ears as you […]
Hello Hanami – Cherry blossom time in Tokyo
Like Christmas, cherry blossom time comes but once a year, and the Japanese celebrate it with an equal amount of enthusiasm. Hanami, or the tradition of picnicking under the cherry blossom, is everywhere. From groups of mothers with their children to groups of company workers drinking late into the evening. For those not fortunate enough […]
Alone in Public
Tokyo is home to over 12m people, all cramped into small apartments and offices. It’s difficult to find a space to be alone. Some overcome this by shutting themselves away in their rooms and almost never coming out, others have just found a way to cope with it, but some simply find a way to […]
India part two – Cochin
Warm weather, prescription massage, exploding Santa Claus, pleasant promenades, torrential rain, friendly people, quiet backwaters, fishing boats, and unusual beach culture; welcome to Cochin, Kerala. Part one of this series on Varanasi here. You can find the main India photo gallery ‘India – 100 Lives’ here. Cochin was a nice escape from the smoke and […]
