Category Archive: Photojournalism

Remembering Nagasaki

Remembering Nagasaki

On August 9th 1945, at 11.02am, the B-29 Superfortress bomber “Bockscar” dropped a plutonium nuclear bomb nicknamed “Fat Man” over Nagasaki. The bomb exploded around …

 

Going through our archives

Going through our archives

Lately I’ve been preoccupied with work, I’ve been shooting fashion pieces for websites and newspapers, doing some travel work for guidebooks, shooting a wedding, chasing …

 

The Iraq diaries # 3, life on the streets

The Iraq diaries # 3, life on the streets

Arriving in Iraq in the Spring of 2006, I found a world unlike anything I’d seen before. Roads were in ruin, electricity was available for …

 

Shibuya Crossing at night

Shibuya Crossing at night

The other night I went to Shibuya to photograph and video around the crossing area just out from the station. Shibuya has the image of being …

 

Post Modern Ink

Post Modern Ink

A few months ago I blogged about the Japanese traditional tattoo artist Horimyo and the other week I blogged about my love of medium format …

 

The joy of film.

The joy of film.

Up until 4 years ago I only ever used film. Once I started to use digital, film sadly started to become missing from my life. …

 

Iraq diaries # 1 Arrivals

Iraq diaries # 1 Arrivals

Spring 2006 Arriving in Iraq was bizarre. Everything seemed turned backwards and was just fucked up. I arrived at the airport after a short and extremely expensive …

 

Horimyo and the art of traditional Japanese tattooing.

Horimyo and the art of traditional Japanese tattooing.

In Japan, people have a very mixed idea about tattoos. The majority of people associate them with the Yakuza and criminals, a belief that lingers …

 

Man Mo temple

Man Mo temple

On the whole, compared to the temples in Japan, Cambodia or Thailand, Hong Kong’s temples aren’t really that special. They are quite small, you can …

 

Sex sells

Sex sells

“So how much money did you get paid to strip naked Ms. Sugimoto?” yelled a writer from one of the Japanese mags. “None, I did it …