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 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
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
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
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 |
On safari in Tokyo
Every so often I set myself a photographic challenge, as it helps me to maintain and improve skills; it can also be a lot of fun. A couple of weeks ago I met up with a good friend and we headed out into Tokyo to shoot. Our destination? Ueno zoo. The challenge that I had […]
Heavy Duty – Inside a sumo training camp
It’s difficult to describe the sound when two sumo wrestlers hit each other, it’s like a freight train travelling at full speed hitting a melting iceberg. It’s a sound that you don’t forget in a hurry and leaves you in no doubt as to just how powerful these guys are. Sumo is a contact sport […]