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Tokyo Street Photography Hot Spot: Ikebukuro
Ikebukuro hits different
Self-Fulfilling Street Photography is The Only Way
What is right the way to approach street photography? Do you follow your heart or follow the trends? What if my heart is in the trends?
The Fallacy of Focal Length in Street Photography
The conversation frequently revolves around which lens is best suited for street photography. While focal length undeniably influences composition and perspective, overemphasizing it can lead us astray, creating a fallacy that can hinder our creative expression.
2025 Content Strategy: Or How I Learned to Trust Myself
Setting goals for 2025, my writing reflects my photography: feel it first, then create. I avoid strict plans because they cause average work. I imagine the shot beforehand or on the spot—the right light, contrast, and background. After years of practice, there’s no
2025: Year of the Street Photography Book
I've aimed to write my own Tokyo street photography book, but each writing session sparked new ideas. After a week, several concepts emerged, each with a brief and dedicated page below. Producing these will take most of 2025 and likely dominate my creative work this year. I look forward to the challenge and the experiences it brings.
Returning to the Scene: Roppongi MidTown
Revisiting a location can yield impressive outcomes, exemplified by this image of a woman hurrying past an LED billboard in Tokyo Midtown.
Making Some Good Luck at Shinjuku Station
I was lucky to witness this crazy stunt just outside Shinjuku Station South East gate. Although I had my camera ready in time, I was not good enough to capture the moment I saw in my mind—almost, but not quite.
In making your own luck, life experience goes a long way to getting the most out of it.
The Art of Happy Accidents in Street Photography
The Happy Accident is a merger of previsualization and happenstance. It was taken at JR Akabane station, Tokyo.
Tokyo’s frenetic pace leads to a number of both moments, often simultaneously. A happy accident occurs when these moments collide.
Reflections in Color
Kawaguchi city has a number of large nostalgic-looking phone booths. The glass booths allow me to shoot through as well as what’s reflected in it. Combing the two realities in one image can be difficult. A great deal of patience is required.
The Power of Digital Contact Sheets
The contact sheet allows me to see the day’s images objectively, free of the emotion tied to the experience of taking them. Furthermore, it helps to visualize trains of thought, images to be culled, mistakes made, and how to fix them.
