Before the Beginning Tokyo Marathon 2015
Unless you’ve ever run a marathon yourself, you’ve probably no idea of all the stuff happens before the race even starts – the mammoth task of organising 35,000 people to line up – all the stuff before the beginning. Follow me on: Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | The first task for runners is […]
Kids and families – A few favourites
One of the greatest joys and challenges of a photographer is capturing kids and families in a natural way. I’ve had the pleasure of photographing many and here are a few of my favourites from recent shoots. The challenge photographing children, especially younger ones, is to be able to capture their personality and spirit. Generally, […]
The Daddy Chronicles
The Daddy Chronicles – Part One Today I start a long term blog project called ‘The Daddy Chronicles’. This will be a regular feature on my blog where I light-heartedly look at the ups and downs of being a new dad. Here is part one… Follow me on: Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Be […]
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 […]
Goodbye summer
As we rollercoaster towards winter I just wanted to share a few more images that reflect the long hot summer in Tokyo. Something to warm your hearts on the cold evenings. Enjoy. Follow me on: Facebook | Twitter | Youtube |
Yoyogi Rockabillies – How the 1950’s never left Tokyo
Hairspray, beer, and cigarettes. Denim, leather, and black tape. Not really your average list of stuff to bring to the park on a Sunday afternoon. But then these are no ordinary people. These are the essentials of the rockabilly guys and gals who hit Tokyo’s Yoyogi park every Sunday, no matter the weather, to dance […]
Bon Odori Fever – Part one
Summer is the time for many local traditional dance festivals in Japan. Old and young gather to dance, play and eat. It’s the sign that summer is really here. Here is part one from some of the small Bon Odori festivals. Part two will appear at the end of August after some of the bigger […]
Smoke: a strange fascination with smoke and smokers
I don’t smoke. I always thought that I hated cigarettes…but now I’m not so sure. Don’t get me wrong I know they are dodgy things that will eventually give you all kinds of nasty conditions, but over the last few years I’ve discovered that I have developed a strange visual addiction to them. If this […]
Tsunami Zone Volunteers
These are extracts from a series of images that I shot while volunteering with my wife and other volunteers two months after the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. The area is Ishinomaki, an area that was particularly hard hit by the tsunami. In some places the water reached a height of over 70 metres and […]
Welcome to the Blog
Welcome to the blog. This is the second incarnation of my blog. After my site redesign I also wanted to start (almost) afresh with my blog too, and what you will see in the following days, months and years will be the result. I say almost afresh because I have transferred one set of entries […]
