Tokyo Times

Old Coca-Cola signs in Tokyo, and indeed further afield, are always lovely to find.

Tokyo changes quickly, so scenery-wise there aren’t that many guarantees, but when it comes to photographing people, there are no givens whatsoever.

The only real theme of this series is the sheer variety of scenes one can see on the streets of Tokyo.

I’ve shown the opening photo in particular quite a few times.

Founded in the late 1940s as a small, traditional inn, the Hatoya Hotel in Shizuoka Prefecture expanded massively in the 60s and 70s, becoming a modern, hilltop destination that proved incredibly popular, boasting an impressive capacity of over 800 guests.

Regularly re-visiting certain areas means many of the streets and structures are familiar.

Regularly wandering Tokyo’s older suburbs means I pass an awful lot of homes.

It’s always nice to capture an out of the ordinary, visually striking image.

Taking more photos in the rain is something I’m trying do more of.

Shinjuku is a wonderful place for surprises.

A lot of my series involve the sights of a meandering walk, a collection of photos taken over a long period, or perhaps most of all, the simple documentation of time.

Photography has always been more than a job.

Shinjuku has been a happy hunting ground over the years, with some of my most complete photo series shot on the city’s wonderfully unpredictable streets — the recently posted alleyway set being the latest.

Finding and photographing new areas is always rewarding, but at the same time, so is returning again and again to previously visited locations.

Photo booths aren’t uncommon in Tokyo.

Before the heat and humidity really start to pick up next month, here is a series of late spring street portraits.

There are so many photographs on these pages of old Tokyo businesses and their owners that no longer exist.

On some days, regardless of how many kilometres I wander, the end result is no interesting images whatsoever.

I don’t shoot a lot in the rain — my usual excuse being I need to manually focus, and trying to hold an umbrella between one’s shoulder and neck when taking a picture isn’t the most elegant of approaches.

These are photos from a walk I did that included a huge public housing complex just south of Tokyo.