Tokyo Dark Castle
Tokyo Dark Castle is a Gothic and Industrial underground music event held in Tokyo, Japan. I’ve been to another Gothic underground event called “Midnight Mess” before and I found it a really interesting place to take photos. So when an acquaintance of mine invited me to the Tokyo Dark Castle event, I thought it would be [...]
Citylab – Curators
Having worked with George Lever, the director of Citypulse magazines a few times over the years in past issues such as “City of Women” and “Activista” , I’ve built somewhat of a relationship and appreciation for his valuable contribution to the world of photography and art. He has been instrumental in promoting a lot of [...]
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 [...]
Last call for Kabukicho: Eiji Leon Lee
Here’s a series of cinematic photos I did with actor Eiji Leon Lee. One of the first ever full-on shoots I’ve done with a male model. It was a challenging 6 hours of walking in the freezing cold for this shoot but it was fun and Eiji was always up to the challenge. I really [...]
Citypulse : Activista! Issue available now
Citypulse ACTIVISTA! issue is dedicated to people who express themselves for a cause. Some of my photos from the Japan Anti-Nuke demonstration are featured on this 194 page Issue together with photos from many artists and documentarians from around the world who are capturing a global revolution. Checkout the teaser trailer below: ACTIVISTA! New issue [...]
About Ontoshiki
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. brilliance). Ontoshiki has been commissioned to do portraiture, events, corporate, documentary and editorials and his work has been published internationally. His personal work focuses on documenting inner thoughts including life on the streets, the human [...]
Ontoshiki is a stunning photographer in Tokyo: spiritual, panache & individualism by Lee Jay Walker (Modern Tokyo Times)
I’d like to give the utmost thanks to Lee Jay Walker of Modern Tokyo Times online news and e-journal for his time and effort in writing this article feature about me. Ontoshiki is a stunning photographer in Tokyo: spiritual, panache & individualism Michel Lebon and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Ontoshiki (http://ontoshiki.com/) is an amazing [...]
Hasselblad owners Photographer of the month
One of my photos from my destination burlesque series made it into 4th rank in the top 10 list of the Hasselblad owner’s photographer of the month (January 2012). It came as a welcome surprise as I hardly interact or even login to the Hasselblad website. The Hassy Gods are speaking to me as [...]
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 [...]
" One of the relishes for artists is a 'challenge' and the photo session with Ontoshiki was a challenge. There are new ideas out of the ordinary or common, so artists who see the ideas are usually categorized into 'genius' or 'freak' by people’s sense of value. Artists should be with free expression without fear of differences. Today’s new idea is tomorrow’s ordinary idea, so challenging for new thing is very important factor for artists. Then the moment over suffering from “Zero to One” is worth and simply excellent.
