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  • Magazine Tearsheets 2007-2020
    Magazine Tearsheets 2007-2020
    15 images
    My editorial photos have been published by the Guardian, The Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Express, De Morgen, The Week, Wired Magazine and National Geographic News.
  • Shikoku Statues Feb 2012
    Shikoku Statues Feb 2012
    20 images
  • Tokyo Commuters 2007
    Tokyo Commuters 2007
    30 images
  • Tokyo summer festival, Aug 2009
    Tokyo summer festival, Aug 2009
    30 images
    Obon is the Buddhist festival of the dead. Celebrations can include dancing and taiko drumming, such as this small event under the train tracks near a small station in Tokyo’s Kita Ward.
  • Xinjiang and Qinghai, August 2006
    Xinjiang and Qinghai, August 2006
    21 images
    Photos from the Chinese provinces of Qinghai and Xinjiang. Nikon FM2 and Fuji Provia slide film.
  • Tendo shogi pieces, Apr 2018
    Tendo shogi pieces, Apr 2018
    43 images
    The city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture is famous for its shogi (Japanese chess) playing pieces. Production started early in the 19th century and Tendo still produces over 95% of the Shogi pieces made in Japan.
  • Ando Cloisonne, Apr 2018
    Ando Cloisonne, Apr 2018
    46 images
    Family-owned and run Ando Cloisonne was founded in the 1880s and is the only large manufacturer of cloisonne metalware left in Japan. The cloisonne enamelling process is technologically complex and a single work may feature over 50 colours.
  • Nekka shochu distillery, Apr 2018
    Nekka shochu distillery, Apr 2018
    45 images
    The Nekka shochu distillery was founded in July 2016 and at that time was the smallest shochu distillery in Japan. It makes shochu from locally-grown rice, and is helping support a local economy that has languished since the nuclear disaster of 2011.
  • Oriental Carpet Mills, June 2016
    Oriental Carpet Mills, June 2016
    57 images
    Oriental Carpet Mills was founded in 1935 and produces luxury hand-woven and tufted carpets. Its carpets are used all over the world, including in the Vatican, the Imperial Palace in Tokyo and the Kabukiza Kabuki Theatre.
  • Kyoto collotype atelier, Nov 2015
    Kyoto collotype atelier, Nov 2015
    45 images
    The Benrido collotype atelier in Kyoto was founded in 1887 and is the only full-scale commercial collotype atelier in the world. Collotype is a historic photographic printing process that makes use of plates coated in gelatine. It produces prints of unrivalled quality.
  • A Portrait of Bath, Oct 2019
    A Portrait of Bath, Oct 2019
    14 images
    The UNESCO World Heritage city of Bath is famed for its hot spa that dates back to Roman times and for its Georgian architecture. For much of its history the city has been a popular holiday resort. It is the only hot spa in the UK.
  • Projects and portfolios
    Projects and portfolios
    9 galleries
    Personal photo projects.
  • Portraits and people
    Portraits and people
    25 galleries
    Portraits for magazine articles and some personal projects.
  • Film and Polaroid
    Film and Polaroid
    3 galleries
  • Japan Travel Stories
    Japan Travel Stories
    33 galleries
    Photos from destinations in Japan. These images were produced for magazine feature stories. In 2013 a record 10 million foreign tourists visited Japan, although the size of the inbound tourism sector is still low compared to many other countries.
  • Traditional crafts in Japan
    Traditional crafts in Japan
    20 galleries
    Japan has a long tradition of "monozukuri" (literally "making things"). The skills of artisanal craft have historically been highly valued and there are many craftsmen working in areas as diverse as traditional wooden furniture and artisan denim.
  • Food and drink in Japan
    Food and drink in Japan
    47 galleries
    Photos of food and drink in Japan. Japanese food or "washoku" is recognized by UNESCO as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of humanity. The basic ingredients of washoku include rice, miso paste, dashi fish broth and soy sauce.
  • Japanese art, entertainment and sports
    Japanese art, entertainment an...
    30 galleries
    Photos of contemporary and traditional art, entertainment and culture. Japan is renowned for its cultural exports - from the C19 Japonisme of ukiyoe woodblock prints to modern manga and anime.
  • 2011 Japan disasters
    2011 Japan disasters
    11 galleries
    Photos for the March 2011 Tohoku (North East Japan) tsunami, earthquake, nuclear accident and their aftermaths. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake was the largest ever recorded in Japan and was followed by a devastating tsunami. 18,500 people were killed or are still missing.
  • Science, technology and business in Japan
    Science, technology and busine...
    11 galleries
    Japanese companies are renowned for their technology and typically heavily engaged in research and development. Sectors with particular technological strength include renewable power generation, transport, precision equipment and architecture.
  • Strange Japan
    Strange Japan
    8 galleries
    Photos from some of the stranger stories I have covered in Japan: "decochari" customized bicycles, insect sushi, disabled wrestling, and astronaut underpants.
  • China travel
    China travel
    5 galleries
    Galleries of photos taken in China.
  • UK travel
    UK travel
    7 galleries
  • Japan in UK
    Japan in UK
    12 galleries