Thailand is a great country not only just for site-seeing but for the art and photography scene as well. Lots of great stuff out there. Spent my birthday there last year which happens to be during Songkran and although I spent most of my time in the car driving, I did get the chance to [...] Read more – ‘Bangkok up in Here, Part I’.
The Temptations are back in town. It’s going to be 12 shows all across Japan from Kyushu all the way up to Hokkaido, totaling 23 days in the country on their Motor City Memories tour. On top of that, some of my family is flying in to attend and also take a tour of Tokyo. [...] Read more – ‘The Tempts are Back!’.
“Milk can help prevent stress and make you happy.” This was the after dinner dessert spot in Bangkok and thought this type of shop would benefit the people living in Tokyo instead of the usual coffee houses and bars! Share Read more – ‘Milk+ Bangkok’.
Had a visit over to Japanese toy collector Teruhisa Kitahara’s house where he showed off his private collection of super old school toys and even played an awesome song on his guitar! Share Read more – ‘At Teruhisa Kitahara’s House…’.
This was a hard one to let go. It basically came down to either getting rid of my car or take a unique opportunity of a lifetime to move to Japan not knowing what the hell I was getting into. I chose Japan and so here I am 7 years later… Cars are such fun, [...] Read more – ‘Da Whip: 1990 Honda Civic CRX’.
Tijuana, Mexico is just a few hours drive from LA and have gone there a few times when I was living back in California. The locals in Tijuana like this young cat love posing it up for pictures. Love the shirt as we’re currently living in “The Year of the Dragon.” Wish I had gotten [...] Read more – ‘Tijuana, Mexico Represent!’.
I came across a great post by writer Jeff Goins, on 3 reasons to travel while you’re young. It’s 100% on point and you should take every word for it to heart. What’s funny is I sort of used to be one of those “yea, but…” kind of person about traveling and I’m glad I [...] Read more – ‘Travel Now or Never’.
Switching gears for a day to shoot some fun fashion with Yuki Shoji. All styling, hair and makeup done by H. Miyazaki whom I usually work with on 90% of the fashion shoots that come this way. We’ve been working together since 2006 and he’s good at what he does. No drama, no BS. The [...] Read more – ‘Hot Stuff with Yuki Shoji’.
I still remember the day I officially left California to begin a new life of the uncertainty and unknown in Japan…this was back in July of 2005. Some people may think I’m nuts for leaving the U.S., especially Southern California where it’s always warm nearly all year around, and have all my family and friends [...] Read more – ‘The End to a New Beginning’.
This was back in LA when me and some other photographer friends of mine spent an afternoon shooting one of our model friends around the downtown area until an unexpected guess rolled up. Let me tell you, dealing with police is a gamble, especially in LA. Sometimes you get the ones having a good day [...] Read more – ‘A Cop Shoots Our Photoshoot’.
It’s always a pleasure working with the good folks over at Edmunds Inside Line, one of the leading sources for all things automotive and not to mention they have more monthly visitors than any car enthusiast magazine has subscribers. They have a awesome editorial team to deliver the latest, raw and uncut stories that you [...] Read more – ‘Mega Gallery: 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon’.
LOUIS VUITTON, Tsim Sha Tsui. CHANEL, Tsim Sha Tsui. Joy, Harbour City. More Joy at Harbour City. New Year’s Eve Vietnamese food dinner at Harbour City. Moving at full speed. New Year’s Eve crowd at Victoria Harbour. Share Read more – ‘Hong Kong Snaps Continued…’.
Being a shooter, I get to make pictures of many things that interest me, travel and meet lots of interesting people. It could be a lawyer, the CEO of Nissan, a smokin’ hot fashion model, a Hollywood celebrity, technology geek, designer, poet, writer, music artist, the list goes on. This is Justin James here on [...] Read more – ‘Avex Group Rooftop with Justin James’.
Construction boat from the Hong Kong Island side. The Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. I couldn’t get enough of the BBQ pork and Chinese sausage on rice. It’s dirt cheap and tasty. Dragon Image for all of your photography needs. This store reminds me of a local version of Samy’s or Calumet. BAPE! Andy [...] Read more – ‘Cruisin’ the Streets of Hong Kong’.
Checking in from Hong Kong here. It’s always good to be back in the mix with friends, the crowd, environment and not to mention the amazing food. Look forward to transition from “11 to the big 2012 as the countdown in HK is just one of those things you have to experience at least once [...] Read more – ‘HONG KONG in the House!’.
Actually I have been running this theme for a while now but haven’t been able to convince myself fully to be satisfied with the looks of it with most of the contents in place. There has been never a better time to do a major update to my website that I have neglected for quite [...] Read more – ‘New Website: A Fresh New Look’.
