Smoke: a strange fascination with smoke and smokers

Posted by on Jul 24, 2012 in 2012, blog, general, life in tokyo, tokyo | No Comments
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 […]

Welcome to the Blog

Posted by on Jul 20, 2012 in 2012, blog, life in tokyo | One Comment
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 […]

After the Earthquake – Part 5

This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget…   Wednesday 16th March – Day five continued   This is an image I shot a few days after the quake: I went out with the camera this […]

After the Earthquake – Part 6

This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget…   Thursday 17th March – Day six Currently this blog is one of the few ways I can remember what day of the week it is. Thank you […]

After the Earthquake – Part 7

This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget…   Thursday 17th March – Day six – continued As I sit here typing I’m wearing 2 fleeces, a hooded top, and two pairs of tracksuit bottoms – […]

After the Earthquake – Part 8

This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget…   Friday 18th March – Day seven There was noise when I woke up this morning. It was the usual noise that you would hear on any morning […]

After the Earthquake – Part 9

This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget…   Saturday 19th March – Day eight I woke up this morning and turned on my computer to find more foreign news stories about people in Tokyo fleeing […]

After the Earthquake – Part 10

Posted by on Jul 10, 2012 in 2011, blog, earthquake, japan, tokyo, Tokyo 2011 earthquake | 2 Comments

This is an archive post from my old blog. I’ve put this series here for others that may still be interested and so that I don’t forget…     Sunday 20th March – Day nine Life is beginning to get back to normal in Tokyo. The weather was warm and people came out in droves […]