Ryuta, a friend of mine here in Tokyo, recently invited me to an event where his band, White Ketchup, performed in front of a modest crowd. The event took place at Live House Motion in the Kabukicho district of Shinjuku. Of the several bands that were featured that afternoon, White Ketchup was scheduled to perform...
During Obon week, an annual Buddhist event commemorating one’s ancestors, I had some time off from work and decided to do a bit of exploring. The Obon week in mid-August is one of Japan’s three major holiday seasons. During this time, many people don’t have work or school. Therefore, domestic and international travel is extremely...
With the recent release of the classic Air Jordan I Retro KO Hi basketball shoe, also known as the “AJKO,” I had a pair of the White/Black-Varsity Red colorway to photograph at my disposal. First, some background on the shoe…This colorway of the Air Jordan I Retro KO Hi, along with the White/Varsity Red, closely...
In my ongoing quest to perfect the art of product photography, I experimented with something a little different this time around. Rather than shoot your average-sized product, I wanted to photograph smaller products that contained more detail, such as watches. Prior to the shoot, I went out and purchased a tile of black granite as well as...
As part of my sneaker shoot last week, where I photographed a pair of Nike Zoom Kobe V, a pair of Air Jordan II Retro, and a pair of Air Jordan 3 Retro, I would now like to share completed photos of the Nike Zoom Kobe V “Away” Edition basketball shoe that I recently added to...
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