Before the Beginning Tokyo Marathon 2015

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 […]

The Daddy Chronicles

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 […]

Here we snow again

Here we snow again

The weather is capricious at the best of times, but in recent weeks it has seemed to be on a whole new level of unpredictability. Blizzards in North America, Storms in the UK, and in Tokyo temperatures that go up and down like a yo-yo. It seems whatever supreme being that controls the weather is […]

Some of my 2013 favourites

Posted by on Jan 12, 2014 in 2013 | 3 Comments
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 […]

One Night in Shibuya

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, […]

9 Lives – Cats affected by Japan’s Great Earthquake

Posted by on Jul 30, 2013 in Uncategorized | 5 Comments
9 Lives – Cats affected by Japan’s Great Earthquake

Images based based upon a co-operation with the Japan Cat Network. This slide show features images of some of the cats and dogs affected by the Great North East Earthquake & Tsunami in Tohoku. These animals were rescued or given to Japan Cat Network when displaced owners could no longer care for their pets. Many […]

Alone in Public 2

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

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.

Posted by on Jun 16, 2013 in 2013, general, japan, portraits, studio, Uncategorized | No Comments
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

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 […]