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If you'd have asked me when I was a kid or even a teenager, I only wanted to be famous. Someone like Ken Watanabe. He was always so cool. I was often told I had a certain charisma to my face and I guess I always thought things would just work out on their own. I was naturally good at sales and I guess I can lend that in large part to my acting skills but this was supposed to be a job until my big break. Well, it's been 30 years now in this game and over 16 years in the same company coming to the same after work places. I mean, it's not all bad. but time sure flies I guess and that break never really came. And if I'm being honest I guess I also never really pushed for it. Would I do things differently? I guess, but at least I think I've aged better than old Ken san.
Anyone who has spent the most minimal time in this country will instantly appreciate how Japan is a land of stark contrasts. For every push into the future there are remnants of the past seemingly at every turn. Skyscrapers are being built next to shrines and fancy Michelin star restaurants are surrounded by vintage izakaya drinking pubs. Japan, as the worlds most ageing society, has always had its eyes on the future but its feet firmly planted in its nostalgic past.
This contrast leads to a wealth of photographic opportunity. And as a photographer with a keen interest in deep culture I wouldn't want to be photographing anywhere else!
There's a story attached to every photo I show here. Mostly fictional, but also mostly from my own experiences in Japan over the years. In this series my aim was to capture and edit in a way that portrays modern day Japan but in a style that gives it a time-honoured classic feel.
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Waiting For The Break
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If you'd have asked me when I was a kid or even a teenager, I only wanted to be famous. Someone like Ken Watanabe. He was always so cool. I was often told I had a certain charisma to my face and I guess I always thought things would just work out on their own. I was naturally good at sales and I guess I can lend that in large part to my acting skills but this was supposed to be a job until my big break. Well, it's been 30 years now in this game and over 16 years in the same company coming to the same after work places. I mean, it's not all bad. but time sure flies I guess and that break never really came. And if I'm being honest I guess I also never really pushed for it. Would I do things differently? I guess, but at least I think I've aged better than old Ken san.
Anyone who has spent the most minimal time in this country will instantly appreciate how Japan is a land of stark contrasts. For every push into the future there are remnants of the past seemingly at every turn. Skyscrapers are being built next to shrines and fancy Michelin star restaurants are surrounded by vintage izakaya drinking pubs. Japan, as the worlds most ageing society, has always had its eyes on the future but its feet firmly planted in its nostalgic past.
This contrast leads to a wealth of photographic opportunity. And as a photographer with a keen interest in deep culture I wouldn't want to be photographing anywhere else!
There's a story attached to every photo I show here. Mostly fictional, but also mostly from my own experiences in Japan over the years. In this series my aim was to capture and edit in a way that portrays modern day Japan but in a style that gives it a time-honoured classic feel.
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