InStyle Tokyo: Event Photography May 2012 at Legato
I recently did some event photography for InStyle Tokyo at Legato Shibuya sponsored by Ron Zacapa Rum. Beautiful venue on the 17th floor with views of Tokyo Tower. The inside was a little dark so that presented a challenge. However I came away with some decent shots which the Event Planning group could use for [...]
Typhoon striking Tokyo
When a typhoon hits Tokyo, there isn’t really much to fear. In the 6 years I’ve lived in Tokyo , every time a warning is issued there has never been any danger. I remember days of drinking beer with my colleagues after work on days of typhoons . The wind in your face was refreshing. [...]
Shibuya Hikarie Grand Opening
I just happen to be around Shibuya’s Hikarie with my DSLR during its Grand Opening week so decided to scope inside the new building and take some shots. Here are some photos from the first days of the Shibuya Hikarie grand opening. The article below is from JapanToday. “A new 34-floor commercial complex called Shibuya [...]
boy with bubble blower
Images of kids blowing bubbles have been done so many times before and are somewhat cliche so I’ve never bothered to shoot any. In any case, I happen to come across these kids playing so the situation wasn’t pre-arranged. Unfortunately, even though I took quite a few frames I didn’t get a “killer” shot from [...]
Pole Dancing: True Blood – Fangtasia
I did another photoshoot for Lu Nagata’s production at Le Baron de Paris in Aoyama. This time the event was sponsored by Time Warner, BELVEDERE VODKA & LaLa TV and it was to celebrate the release of “True Blood” DVD and cell phone application. There were vampires, blood, weird creatures and elaborate outfits. The crowd was [...]
Steel Penis festival Kanamara Matsuri (かなまら祭り) 2012
One of the most unusual festivals in Japan is the Kanamara Festival that occurs every year in Kawasaki in April. It is centered around the reproductive organs. From Wikipedia: “The Shinto Kanamara Matsuri (かなまら祭り ”Festival of the Steel Phallus”) is held each spring at the Kanayama shrine (金山神社) in Kawasaki, Japan. The exact dates vary: the main festivities fall on the first Sunday in [...]
Ontoshiki Biography
“Look, I’m not an intellectual – I just take pictures.” – Helmut Newton Australian photographer, Ontoshiki is a pseudonym and a literal translation of the photographer’s Chinese name to Japanese. 温(i.e.warm) 俊 (i.e.excellence) 輝 (i.e. shining brightly ; in this case, “輝” ki as in “あきら” akira) 四季 (shiki) itself in Japanese also means “four seasons.” He [...]
Event: Pole dancing: Love is in the air at Le Baron Tokyo
Lu Nagata’s pole dancing performance “Love is in the air” at Le Baron de Paris in Aoyama was an amazing show. It was written and produced by Lu Nagata with special performances by Natasha Wang , 2011 winner of US pole dance championship and Jenyne Butterfly the first ever US pole dance champion. I was privileged [...]
Fine arts printing on canvas in Japan
A week after my photoshoot with Natsuki “Doll” Kishi titled “Black Rain” was completed, I was approached by one of Natsuki’s contacts , photographer William Ishiwata. He offered to have my images printed on quality canvas to be sent to Natsuki as a gift and I thought it was a very kind gesture. I decided [...]
Remembering March 11 – Memorial service in Odaiba and Hibiya
This post is dedicated to all the souls that were lost in the tragedies of March 11, 2011. To all the families and friends who lost someone close to them. and to those who are still recovering and finding their feet. The below images were taken from the memorial events at Hibiya Park and Odaiba [...]
Travel: Sapporo Snow Festival 2012
Better late than never. Here are a few snaps from the Sapporo snow festival. Straight out of the camera. I arrived in Sapporo the first night, staying at a capsule hotel. It was snowing and decided to go for a walk around the infamous red light district of Susukino. There were some small sculptures along [...]
Mission with Fukushima Future part III
If you have time and resources, I urge you to participate in any volunteer activity within your community. Everyone says it is a very rewarding experience but you won’t know how it resonates within your soul until you’ve done it yourself. It has given me, a selfish person by nature, a new [...]
Volunteering: mission with Fukushima Future part I
On Dec 9th, 2011 I departed Tokyo for Minami-soma, Fukushima with four other volunteers. The mission was organized by Dimitri and Eiko of NGO group Fukushima Future who I have to thank for allowing me to join and document such a worthy cause. The Fukushima Future group is a small NGO which is funded by the [...]
Photoshoot : actress & supermodel Maya Murofushi
This photo was one of my favorite frames from my shoot earlier in October with supermodel and actress, Miss World 2010 winner, Maya Murofushi. It was inspired by the infamous Helmut Newton, naked woman in phone booth photo Check out the full gallery of photos here: http://ontoshiki.photoshelter.com/gallery/Maya-Murofushi/G0000p4Ybm1DS5QQ www.ontoshiki.com Ontoshiki, Photographer based [...]
Ontoshiki はすぐにはシャッターを切らない。
