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 […]
Back to the streets
I started photography doing street photography. At that time it was my only way to find people to photograph, so I would walk, wait, and eventually shoot. My first few steps were taken nervously, but eventually I learned to love it. Street photography helped me to learn how to shoot images that tell stories – […]
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 […]
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 […]
Festival Fever part two – the streets come alive
The main summer festivals in Tokyo are pretty much over now. These are a few images from the Omotesando/Harajuku Super Yosakoi Matsuri, which happened at the end of August. It is a fantastic spectacle to watch, with a great atmosphere. It is also less crowded than most of the other festivals. Enjoy. Follow me on: […]
Semi-naked women dancing in the street – Welcome Asakusa Samba Festival, Tokyo
The Asakusa Samba Festival is one of Japan’s more unusual summer festivals. Scantily clad women dancing in the streets is not something you expect to see in normally conservative Japan, but needless to say it is welcomed by the male senior citizen contingent of Tokyo who turn up in large numbers with cameras and generally […]
