The Tokyo Forgeries Blog

FORGED, NOT CAPTURED

Jeff Austin 7/14/26 Jeff Austin 7/14/26

The Best Camera Settings for Street Photography

Jeff Austin 7/12/26 Jeff Austin 7/12/26

A Nikkor Auto 35mm ƒ2.8 Field Test Across Tokyo

Jeff Austin 7/12/26 Jeff Austin 7/12/26

How to Approach Strangers (and What to Say If Confronted)

Jeff Austin 7/9/26 Jeff Austin 7/9/26

How to Overcome the Fear of Photographing Strangers

Jeff Austin 7/7/26 Jeff Austin 7/7/26

Forged, Not Captured: A Manifesto for Street Photography

Jeff Austin 7/4/26 Jeff Austin 7/4/26

Akabane Street Photography — The Corner Nobody Came to Shoot

Jeff Austin 7/3/26 Jeff Austin 7/3/26

On Patience, Nikkor Glass, and Twenty Years in Shibuya

Jeff Austin 7/2/26 Jeff Austin 7/2/26

Is Street Photography Legal? Do You Need Permission?

Jeff Austin 6/30/26 Jeff Austin 6/30/26

Vintage Lenses for Street Photography: Glass With an Opinion

Jeff Austin 6/26/26 Jeff Austin 6/26/26

What Is Street Photography? An Honest Definition

Jeff Austin 6/22/26 Jeff Austin 6/22/26

Street Photography in Ueno: A Working Guide

Jeff Austin 6/15/26 Jeff Austin 6/15/26

The Decisive Moment Isn't Luck. It's a Habit.

Jeff Austin 6/10/26 Jeff Austin 6/10/26

The Street Reads You

Jeff Austin 6/7/26 Jeff Austin 6/7/26

The Reflection Game: Shooting Shibuya's Glass

Jeff Austin 6/3/26 Jeff Austin 6/3/26

Shibuya Without the Crossing: Where I Actually Shoot

Jeff Austin 5/30/26 Jeff Austin 5/30/26

The Night Shibuya Won

Jeff Austin 5/22/26 Jeff Austin 5/22/26

Inside The Sanja Matsuri: Street Photography

Jeff Austin 5/12/26 Jeff Austin 5/12/26

The Nikkor-H Auto 85mm Romantic Beast

Jeff Austin 4/27/26 Jeff Austin 4/27/26

Glass That Sees Slower: Aesthetic Themes of Vintage Nikkors

Jeff Austin 4/22/26 Jeff Austin 4/22/26

The Freedom of Failure in Street Photography