Yoyogi Rockabillies – How the 1950’s never left Tokyo
Hairspray, beer, and cigarettes. Denim, leather, and black tape. Not really your average list of stuff to bring to the park on a Sunday afternoon. But then these are no ordinary people. These are the essentials of the rockabilly guys and gals who hit Tokyo’s Yoyogi park every Sunday, no matter the weather, to dance […]
Tsukiji fish market – not for the faint-hearted
Tsukiji fish market is one of Tokyo’s more unusual tourist attractions. Most people wouldn’t put ‘fish market’ on their list of sightseeing places to visit on holiday, but in Tsukiji’s case that’s what happens when you’re the biggest in the world. Despite its reputation for being a tourist attraction, in reality it’s not, it’s a […]
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 […]
Tsunami Zone Volunteers
These are extracts from a series of images that I shot while volunteering with my wife and other volunteers two months after the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. The area is Ishinomaki, an area that was particularly hard hit by the tsunami. In some places the water reached a height of over 70 metres and […]
After the Earthquake – The first nine days – Part 1
The next 10 entries are archive posts from my old blog about what things were like in Tokyo for the first nine days after the earthquake on 11th March 2011. These entries are exactly as I wrote them – I haven’t changed anything. In places dates are a little jumbled but that reflects my state […]
After the Earthquake – Part 2
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… I’m sorry this blog is not running in order, I’m updating it as I write it, and since I only started it today I wanted to include […]
After the Earthquake – Part 3
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 As I opened my eyes this morning all seemed calm. It could have been a normal day until I remembered where […]
After the Earthquake – Part 4
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 We had three aftershocks in as many minutes at about 1:15pm. Feels like Tokyo has become a theme park, and […]
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 […]
