2010 - year of the tiger! (onitsuka tiger!).

damn amazing. if you are ever stumped for inspiration. these will bring you back into the creative mood.

first one by
http://blublu.org/

second one a collaboration by blu and http://www.davidellis.org/

COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (2 times loop) from blu on Vimeo.

This picture doesn’t really show justice to how fast he was actually running with that huge box.

Visited this nice place tegamisha, out in the west side of town. Koga-san the bookseller kindly showed us a few 70s Camera Mainichi magazines. For some reason, the camera ads left a lasting impression.

When kids stop calling you “oniichan (older brother)” and start calling you “ojisan (uncle)” then you know you’ve come of age. A lot of happy (and frowning) faces on this Seijin shiki day. . One mixed with lots of kimonos, police with cameras and a storm trooper.

For almost all of 2009 I’ve stuck with a 28mm focal length.
My pointer to anyone is to stick to one focal length for a set period of time and you really start to see/feel/think and learn more about making pictures.

The direction in 2010? I think i’ll start trying a new focal length soon.

All this finger pointing? Not really something i go out thinking to photograph. Only that it is something that i see when I have my camera out.

Happy New Year!!!

The 2009 end of year rush in Ameyokocho. The latter half of the year in 2009 felt like it ended in a rush.

Welcoming the new year and a looking forward to all the things ahead.

A short trip up to Kusatsu in gunma. Its definately nice to escape the crowds every once in a while.