I have been a long time Neewer speedlite user for nearly two decades. Having used their cheaper but reliable TT560 for various situations, while I have used other more expensive speedlites, I have not purchased or used a newer speedlite for nearly a decade as Read More …
Kodak is no doubt one of the brands that many people are familiar with. From their years of being known as the Eastman Kodak Company founded in May 1892, they held a dominant position in the photographic film industry for many decades. That is of Read More …
Right next to the huge shopping area of Tokyo Midtown is Hinokicho Park. It’s a beautiful location in the area considering everything around it is many shops (many luxurious shops) and eateries and I love visiting this location especially during the cherry blossoms and during Read More …
Located at the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi is the Tokyo City View. Tokyo City View, an observation facility which features an indoor observation deck 250 meters above sea level and a Sky Deck outdoor observation deck 270 meters above sea level. While the 52nd Read More …
This photo was taken 2.5 years after “Robot Restaurant” opened in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho area. 2015 to be exact. That January, the restaurant went up to over 150 seats (considering in 2012, they had only 40) and that very year, would be the first time the Read More …
I love being in Japan during the cherry blossom time. Granted, I don’t know how things have changed since the pandemic and I am not sure if gatherings that I have been accustomed to are even allowed. But that final week in March and first Read More …
Right in front of Shibuya Station, I have watched the advertisements grow from two to now numerous ads being seen above. This part of Shibuya Scramble is probably where you see the most people crossing from, because of the station entrance/exit. And one evening, I Read More …
With AnimeJapan happening this weekend in Tokyo, this week’s black and white photo series was taken at Anime Japan. Photo of these two beautiful cosplayers with their school girl outfit and leopard gloves/tail for promotional of an anime series titled “Killing Bites”.
Each time I’m in the Omotesando area in Harajuku, I always go by Ralph Lauren. Yes, I am a Ralph Lauren fan but it’s also a beautiful building to enter (that and the rear store). Its such an iconic store in Japan and it’s a Read More …
I take a lot of train (densha) photos. Almost how people in the US take photos of cars, I guess because it’s transportation that people are much used to, one thing about trains in Japan, when you take a photo, you get something special. May Read More …
One of the coolest looking areas to see going to Harajuku/Omotesando is the corner of Tokyu Plaza and its mirrored opening. But right in the side is a group of shops, may it be SHELTTER TOKYO, JILL by Jill Stuart, Bills, American Eagle, Starbucks, etc. Read More …
The following photo was shot a few days before Halloween in Ikebukuro, Japan. Saw these two young women together and everything was festive that day and being one of the few photographers outside of Japan covering the Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival at the time, but Read More …
I was in San Francisco and finished interview and photo shoot with a Japanese music group. While walking out, I saw a guy taking photos of his female friend with his smartphone. One thing I like about street fashion photography is the element of meeting Read More …
I love taking night photos in Shibuya. This one was of the H&M in Udagawacho, Shibuya. Probably the coolest H&M location I have seen around the world. The flagship store in Shibuya is the original store in Japan that opened back in 2009 and there Read More …
I shot this photo from the Osanbashi in Yokohama (Kanagawa, Japan). With Minato Mirai 21 in the background, especially the Yokohama Landmark Tower, I watched as this young couple sat next to each other. The young woman watching ahead, while the young man contemplated holding Read More …