There are places that stay with you long after you leave. For me, that place is Japan.
It’s hard to explain exactly when the fascination started. I was always immersed in Japanese culture, my childhood best friend is Japanese and so I spent a lot of time with his family. I grew up in the manga and anime boom era in the 90s, Dragon Ball and then later Pokémon, maybe that played a role into that. But it’s the wider culture and philosophy of living that always fascinated me.
As a photographer, I’m always chasing emotion, not just what something looks like, but how it feels. And Japan is full of feelings. Stillness. Transience. Precision. Beauty.
It is a country that seems designed with the photographer in mind and not because it tries to be, but because it simply is. It offers a rhythm, a mood, and a visual language that quietly draws you in.
Here is a selection of my favourite shots from my last 2 trips.
