Category: Travel
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Some Distant Memory – A Trip to Morocco
In early 1998 I made the decision to leave Hong Kong and the life that I had made for myself to go back home and start fresh, but I couldn’t shake my backpacking past and missed the freedom of travel.
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Photography: Hokkaido Morning
A 4 am start on a -10C Hokkaido morning. Driving from Furano back to Chitose Airport I noticed this hut off in the distance not far from the main road. I stopped the car, waited for the light to do its thing and then grabbed a few shots. The image stabilisation on the Lumix G9…
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India: 2 Portraits
Two portraits from India last year. The first is of a pilgrim at the Maha Kumbh Mela and the second is of a exiled Tibetan monk in Majnu Ka Tilla, New Delhi. The pilgrim was a great dancer and the monk gave wonderful marriage advice. Both prints were made on traditional Japanese washi paper. 去年インドで撮ったポートレート。一つ目の写真が世界一番大きな祭…
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Photography: Dec. 3 – Himalaya & Kiso Fukushima
Nepalese/Tibetan Himalaya. Taken sometime in 1997. I posted a similar photo here. / 1997年に撮ったネパール・チベットのヒマラヤ山脈。同じような写真をここに載せました。 Kiso Fukushima – February 2013 / 木曽福島 2013年2月 I’ve been printing quite a lot recently using Awagami Factory traditional Japanese washi paper which has been modified for printing with inkjet printers. Awagami is a family run business and during the summer I…
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Festivals: Awa Odori
There are a few reasons why I live in Japan and the Awa Odori is one of them. I can’t imagine not being able to jump in the car and head west every summer. I miss it already. There are plenty of photos of the dancers dancing everywhere so here are a few of them…
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Photography: Landscapes
After returning from India I promised myself that I would try to see more of Japan, preferably by bicycle and with a camera. These are far from great shots – I have know idea how to take a good landscape – but it doesn’t matter. It’s the getting outdoors part that’s the most enjoyable. I’m…
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Photography & India: Plateform Magazine #56
My photographs from this year’s Kumbh Mela are featured in the latest issue of PLATEFORM Magazine. Lucky to be among lots of good work so it’s worth checking out. 今年、インドのKumbh Mela祭りで撮った写真がフランスのPLATEFORM Magazineに載せてもらいました。
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Photography: Minami Ise / 南伊勢
Took a trip to Minami Ise last week for the start of a new project that I hope takes years to finish. By the way, the graffiti on the 5th image down says, “No more nuclear power. Protect the oceans” Click on the photos for a sharper image. I still don’t know why that’s happening……