Author: will

I am a professional photographer based in Tokyo. I was born and raised in Scotland, I used to work as a cognitive neuroscientist, but I never really felt like it was me so to speak, so I packed a bag, grabbed my camera and headed to Japan and I began to teach and use all my spare time to take photos. Soon I began selling my work and traveling a lot, mainly in Asia.

I have a contract with Lonely Planet, I’ve shot covers for them, I’m the chief photographer at Whisky Magazine Japan, I regularly cover all the big fashion shows in Japan for Tokyofashion.com and I’ve worked for and the Japan Times, Metropolis magazine and I have been published in books, magazines and newspapers around the world. I’ve covered stories from Tokyo fashion week to the rebuilding of Iraq. I’ve been lucky enough to see life as it is and share what I see through me lens with others. Here I hope to share a bit more.

Journeys

Journeys

Our first publication of the year rolled out on January 1st, quite a good one to start off with, the cover of the Lonely Planet …

 

A review of 2011…and into 2012

A review of 2011…and into 2012

A Happy New Year! Usually I like to end the year with a review of that year in photos of some of the work we have …

 

Grimoire Christmas party 2011

Grimoire Christmas party 2011

I had planned on putting this blog up Christmas eve, but due to my blog having an internal error I couldn’t…:-( Anyway, rather than rambling on …

 

Family and Corporate Portraits

Family and Corporate Portraits

Now we’ve started packing up our photo books and clothes in boxes ready for sending to Scotland. Time is flying, so much to do in …

 

Canon EOS 5DmkII vs canon EOS 7D in real life

Canon EOS 5DmkII vs canon EOS 7D in real life

I’ve seen a lot of debate on forums about the canon EOS 5DmkII versus the canon EOS 7D and to be honest, I don’t really …

 

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo 2012 S/S – tips on shooting fashion

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo 2012 S/S – tips on shooting fashion

After another week or so of being busy and being exhausted (in a good way) I thought I’d make the effort to write a blog …

 

Packing light for Kyoto…and the rest of our time in Japan

Packing light for Kyoto…and the rest of our time in Japan

So from tomorrow we have a bit of a holiday, only a couple of days but welcome none the less. Sue has an assignment in …

 

Baby and family portraits in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland

Baby and family portraits in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland

OK, so we aren’t quite in Scotland yet, but already our minds are there and it always pays to plan ahead. Time is moving quickly, …

 

Seoul Travel assignments

Seoul Travel assignments

Recently life has been a bit hectic. Working everyday, trying to sort out our plans for moving to Scotland, having to renew my visa for …

 

Tokyo Girls Collection A/W 2011, the canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L vs the canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS

Tokyo Girls Collection A/W 2011, the canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L vs the canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS

Jeez that was an overly long title. Kind of gets to the point of the post though, so I’ll forgive myself. Last month was Tokyo Girls …