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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Alone in Public

Posted by on Mar 10, 2013 in 2013, japan, life in tokyo, street photography | 6 Comments
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

Posted by on Feb 6, 2013 in 2013, India, Tourist information, Uncategorized | 7 Comments
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 […]

India part one-varanasi

Posted by on Jan 28, 2013 in 2013, blog, India, Tourist information, Varanasi | 12 Comments
India part one-varanasi

Dirt, shit, dust, noise, and smoke. That was my expectation of Varanasi, one of the holiest cities in the world. I wasn’t disappointed. There is, though, more to Varanasi than just that. You just need patience and an open mind to find it. As a result it’s a difficult place to sum up in words…or […]

Let it snow

Posted by on Jan 21, 2013 in blog, japan, life in tokyo, snow | No Comments
Let it snow

 Welcome to the first blog entry of 2013. I’ve not updated the blog for a few weeks as I’ve been pretty busy. I was lucky enough to be able to spend a couple of weeks in India so I’ll soon be doing some special blog entries on that with images. They’ll also be a new […]

Rush hour rush

Posted by on Nov 18, 2012 in 2012, general, japan, life in tokyo | One Comment
Rush hour rush

People rush at rush hour. A mass of people all walking slightly out of sync with each other in the same direction, and each person in their own world – only seeing other people as obstacles that they have to get around. Collectively sometimes they look like an army, other times fast moving zombies. Many […]

Goodbye summer

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 |