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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
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Aug 12, 2018
2018 Summer Tour of Japan | Portraits in Tokyo
While most of my work in the USA is portraiture, while on the photography tours of Japan I tend to take more landscapes or wildlife photos. At the end of my 2018 summer tour of Japan I had a some for a few portrait sessions in Tokyo. The heat was miserable but somehow the two [...]
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Apr 12, 2018
2018 Winter Wildlife Tour of Japan | Japanese Red Crowned Cranes in Snow
Along with Chris Weston, I escorted a small group of wildlife photographers in Japan in search of Japan’s Winter Wildlife. View the 2018 Winter Wildlife Tour of Japan Trip Report to see photos of Japanese Snow Monkeys, Red Crowned Crane, Swan, Steller’s Sea Eagles and whatever else we could find! This is the second of [...]
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Aug 19, 2017
2017 Private Summer Tour of Japan | Portraits and Tea Ceremony with Maiko
While traveling to Kyoto for the private and custom tour of Japan, I arranged for a tea ceremony and private portrait session with a real maiko (geiko apprentice) in Kyoto. I’ve taken her portraits many times before and she is almost finished with her apprenticeship and will be a geiko soon, I think by the time [...]
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Aug 16, 2017
2017 Private Summer Tour of Japan | Kyoto
Kyoto. More than 30 trips to Kyoto since 2004 and I’m still amazed every time I travel to Japan’s old capital. The mix between modern and traditional Japan is is probably the main reason why Kyoto is my favorite city in the world though it’s always exciting to see what first time visitors to Kyoto [...]
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Aug 10, 2017
2017 Private Summer Tour of Japan | Tokyo
The first full day of my private tour of Japan was spent as a day trip in Nikko, visiting a master Japanese sword smith and some of the sights that make Nikko magnificent. After our time in Tochigi Prefecture, we had a few days to explore, photograph, experience and eat our way through Tokyo. Though [...]
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Aug 8, 2017
2017 Private Summer Tour of Japan | Nikko
After an awesome morning photographing and learning from a Japanese master sword smith, our small group continued our tour of Japan to Nikko. Nikko is in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo and well regarded for it’s beauty in both nature and man made structures like the mausoleum of the Tokugawa Shoguns, Toshogu. Nikko is also [...]
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Jun 1, 2017
2017 Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan | Fuji Five Lakes
The last stop for our group of photographers visiting Japan before returning to Tokyo was Fuji Kawaguchiko. Lake Kawaguchiko is one of the Fuji Five Lakes and offers stunning views of Mt. Fuji no matter what time of year. Thankfully this is the case as we were early for cherry blossoms this year. Though we [...]
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May 24, 2017
2017 Cherry Blossom Tour of Japan | Kyoto
After visiting Tokyo, Hiroshima, Miyajima and Himeji, the 2017 Cherry Blossom tour of Japan headed north again to Kyoto. I’ve said it many times before, Kyoto is my favorite city in Japan and perhaps in the world. The mix of modern and traditional Japan is fantastic and there are always opportunities for photographers visiting Kyoto. [...]
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Mar 23, 2017
2017 Winter Wildlife Tour of Japan | Short Video With Olympus OMD EM1 Mark II
I’ve been a Nikon guy since my first photography class in 1998. First was film but quickly switched over to digital and never looked back but now it’s time to look forward. Mirrorless cameras have been around for a while but the technology is now reaching a point that I believe is similar to when [...]
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Mar 17, 2017
2017 Winter Wildlife Tour of Japan | Artistic Red-Crowned Cranes
The 2017 Winter Wildlife Tour of Japan stayed in Kushiro for a few days to photograph the Japanese red-crowned crane. Kushiro is located on Japan’s northern most island, Hokkaido and as it was peak Winter season, after 2 days of photographing these beautiful cranes in the cold, windy weather, I needed to change something up. [...]
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Mar 13, 2017
2017 Winter Wildlife Tour of Japan | Snow Monkey Business
Spending three days with the Japanese Snow Monkeys of Jigokudani in Nagano, Japan was a great experience. We arrived just after a significant snow storm so there was plenty of fresh snow. We had mostly overcast weather and though we had a few short snow flurries, kind of wished we had a little more snow [...]
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Mar 11, 2017
2017 Winter Wildlife Tour of Japan | Snow Monkey Portraits
In collaboration with Magic Is Photo Safaris, I escorted a small group of wildlife photographers for a Winter Wildlife Tour of Japan in search of Japanese Snow Monkeys, Red Crowned Crane, Swan, Steller’s Sea Eagles and whatever else we could find! You can see all the posts (though you are currently on the first one) [...]
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