Fashion photography in Yokohama
An afternoon in Yokohama, shooting a series of promotional fashion shots for a Faroe Islands knitwear brand. I've know Sissal and her brand 'Shisa' for a fe...
Fashion shoot & mentoring in Miyazaki
I've been mentoring and coaching a buddy down in Miyazaki for some years now. Last April, I was down there shooting some fashion pics and helping with some dir...
室蘭、変わりゆくこれから
故郷を感じながら写す旅 × Hasselblad X1D-50c X-Pan Format 室蘭を訪れました。北海道へは幾度も旅をしましたが、室蘭の地は初めてでした。 仕事とはいえ、興味深く、はやる気持ちを抑えながらその地に降り立ちました。今回は、Hasselblad X1D-50cと。そして、その機能に...
Shooting stills on a movie in Mexico in 2019
After shooting in Myanmar, in 2018, on a movie directed by Daishi Matsunaga, I was asked by him to shoot stills on another short film he was directing. This ti...
Photographing Muroran, Hokkaido, for NHK World
I’ve traveled to Hokkaido many times but my trip there in July of 2019, with NHK World's 'Journeys in Japan' programme, was my first time in Muroran. I spe...
Shooting album artwork & posters for Mr. Children
In the summer of 2018, I got commissioned to shoot for Japanese pop legends Mr. Children. It turned out to be an amazing experience. From the mid-1980s, I'v...
Photography for Canon Electronics website re-brand
Visiting factories all over Japan, shooting staff, technology and facilities, it continues to be a lot of fun working on this project. For over a year now, ...
Shooting a Ferrari owner in Miyazaki
I've done about five or six shoots for The Official Ferrari Magazine and for this most recent one, I headed down south to meet Ferrari Japan's best customer. ...
Portraits for actor, Kohei Sonoda
An essential part of the media and promotions pack for any actor is a portfolio of decent portraits. Back in summer of 2018, I was approached by Tokyo-based ac...
Publicity & behind-the-scenes photographer on a movie: two weeks in Myanmar
Now the movie triptych I worked on two parts of has premiered, I can post some of the shots I took working as the publicity and behind-the-scenes photographer....
Event photography in Tokyo: shooting Advertising Week Asia, 2016-18
For three years, I've had the pleasure of being chief photographer at Advertising Week's Asia event in Tokyo. A busy four days, but always great fun. Since bei...
Tokyo Tilt Shift: shooting the city with a Hasselblad tilt-shift setup
I recently spent a week shooting Tokyo from various elevated vantage points with the Hasselblad H4D-40 and the HTS1.5 tilt-shift adaptor. Here are few of the re...
Tokyo portrait photography: a day in the studio with Nikki
Last week I spent some hours shooting various portrait styles in the studio with a new friend, singer and dancer Nikki. This post contains nudity. By the wa...
Landscape & architecture: a trip up the Mori Tower to Tokyo City View
It's been maybe six or seven years since I've been up the Mori Tower, to the 52nd floor viewing area at Tokyo City View. Just before New Year, I took myself, th...
Creative collaboration with agency startup & London fashion brand
Towards the end of September, 2017, I spent a day shooting fashion across two locations in Tokyo for my friend Alexandria's new creative agency startup that she...
Fashion photographer in Tokyo: Kiko in Todoroki
A couple of hours in a part of Tokyo that feels totally like the countryside, gave us a lovely set of fresh, nature-filled fashion photos.
I was first introduc...
Inspiring Photography Backed by Years of Experience
Alfie Goodrich first picked up a camera at five years-old. He had his first work published in 1991, aged 22. Since 2007, he has been living and working in Japan...
Fashion photography on location in Tokyo: Ao in & around Asakusa
An hour or two floating around Asakusa and the streets to the north of the temple district gave us a chance to enjoy the last, magical light of the day. I wa...
Fashion photography in Tokyo: Kat in Ikebukuro
Shooting fashion on location in Tokyo is one of my favourite things. This shoot ended up with some great shots, two broken (one destroyed) flashes and with me b...
Designing and producing a print magazine: Housing Japan, Vol.11
In April of 2017 the second edition of the Housing Japan magazine under my design tenure came out. It proved more popular than the first edition, Vol.10, which ...
Assignment out-takes: shooting in Kyoto for the Canadian Automobile Association magazine
Back in February, I spent a few days in Kyoto to shoot an assignment for a Canadian magazine. Here's some of my out-takes from the shoot. Kyoto is always nic...
Fashion shooting for Faroe Islands’ “Shisa Brand” in Tokyo
Two days of lessons, then a fashion shoot. Karen Sissal talks about coming to Tokyo from The Faroe Islands, to up her photography game and do the first shoot ...
Fashion photography in Tokyo: shooting Reverie
Sometimes you meet someone you click with. Sometimes you meet someone who thinks the same way you do. It doesn't happen often but it when it does, it's magic. ...
Recent portraits of my kids, shot with the Hasselblad H4D-40
I've been really busy of late so it was nice to get out of the city for a few days recently, including an overnight stay in Nikko. 15cms of snow overnight was ...
Photographing the outgoing Canadian ambassador to Japan
An opportunity to shoot with the super-friendly outgoing Canadian ambassador to Japan in his residence. I've shot for a few publications owned by the same pu...
Shooting in Tokyo for D’Marge magazine & Vacheron watches
A day out in Tokyo shooting some of Vacheron's latest watches on location for D'Marge magazine. I'd first come across D'Marge magazine via Flipboard, as it w...
Cup ramen shooting: a cinematic Norie in Shibuya
Over the last couple or three years, I've done a few of what I call 'cup ramen shoots'. The idea is basically to shoot a fashion set in about the time it would ...
High views in Tokyo: the new Tokyu Plaza in Ginza/Yurakucho
It's been just a few months since the new flagship Tokyu Plaza mall opened in Ginza/Yurakuch, Tokyo. And it offers some amazing new high views. A new high vi...
Fashion shooting in Komazawa Olympic Park: Mari Wears Mecci.
Last summer I got together with a model and one of her favourite Japanese fashion designers, to make some photos in the area around the old Olympic stadia in Ko...
Portrait photography in Tokyo: Nissan LEAF Owner for the 2015 COP21 Climate Talks
Back in November of last year I was commissioned by an advertising agency to shoot a portrait of a Japanese Nissan LEAF owner, for display as a huge print on th...
Fashion photography in a haikyo: Shinyong & the Australian designer
Back in December of 2014, I ventured a couple of hours drive out into the countryside of Saitama to shoot some pics for a young and very talented Australian fas...
Assignment out-takes: Hyogo & Tottori for SAS Airlines
One of the things about shooting travel photography, especially for inflight magazines, is that there is a lot of material that doesn't get used. This is the fi...
Magazine design: art-directing, shooting & designing for Housing Japan
Towards the end of 2015, I was asked by a Tokyo real-estate company I was shooting for to get involved and design the next issue of their magazine. It's been a ...
Fashion
Location and studio fashion photography in Tokyo and across Japan: typically I work on location, doing shoots in Tokyo and other Japanese cities and rural areas...
Portraits
Portrait photographer in Tokyo, Japan: my portrait commissions are very varied, including commissions from private individuals, people visiting Japan, editorial...
Royal Visit to Japan, 2015
In February of 2015, I was chosen to be the British Embassy in Tokyo's official photographer for the visit to Japan of HRH The Duke of Cambridge. It was a huge ...
Magazine Work
I'm a bit of a generalist as far as photography is concerned and regularly shoot for a wide range of magazines, including inflight, travel, corporate, business,...
Cars
In the past few years I've been shooting cars and trucks for a variety of clients including Ferrari, AMG-Mercedes, Porsche, Lexus and UD Trucks. I generally sho...
Children’s portraits
Taking pictures of children, whether my own or other people's, is something I enjoy immensely. My own three children still love the camera and we are often out ...
Client Showcase: PrixPrix
The collection of images in this gallery covers the variety of work done a few years ago for fashion business, PrixPrix, from shooting the ranges of clothes the...