Ben B

Thank you for the very detailed list of items Jon, it’s much appreciated!

New magazine series in the works?

Sorry to hear that pal, hope it’s not too bad and that the surgery isn’t too serious.

A digital TLR! Looks like fun

Oh, enjoy china! Where are you?

Nice! Forgive me, what car is that? The new storm arrived just in time for you eh, bet it was fun to shoot the car in all this fresh white!

Choose your temple guardian

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New car!? Setting looks lovely. What are you shooting up there today?

Good morning from Magome, in Gifu Prefecture. Last night’s accommodations was in a converted elementary school that’s now a hostel.

Our spacious and warm room is the “fourth graders classroom, complete with chalkboards & cubbies.
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No, it’s really nice! Makes me want to be there in that setting sun😩

Feel free to share!

Freelance Photographer in Tokyo

Just put the finishing touches to my new photography website, do please take a look and share🙏 Any and all feedback also welcome, thanks :-)

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I always liked that first shot! Works really well in this sequence too

Well, glad it came together in the end🙏 otsukaresamaedeshita

Thanks, the bamboo tree with orange hues was one I overlooked for the longest, then rediscovered it when selecting images for my 2025 calendar! It’s from autumn 2024

Right! That’s what I meant, I thought you were shooting a huge group of people in a regular Tokyo flat!!!

Ahahaha! No offence taken I hope😭

Sounds like a long day! Glad it all came together though! I can tell from the door alone how the rooms inside were😂

Now you’re adoring winter?

What ya shooting?

Simply put, I adore this time of year

'So quiet and subtle is the beauty of December that escapes the notice of many people their whole lives through.' A black and white Photograph by Don McCullin 'From my bedroom' Finsbury Park, London, 1960-62 The image shows snow topped house roofs as snow is falling, there’s an interesting geometry in the way the rows of housing is arranged and highlighted by the snow. In the foreground wires to the roofs are highlighted as white by the snow against the black of the houses, simply a marvellous frame.

'So quiet and subtle is the beauty of December that escapes the notice of many people their whole lives through.'

Photograph by Don McCullin 'From my bedroom' Finsbury Park, London, 1960-62

It has its roots intact, the plan is to keep it outside throughout the year and bring it in every Christmas. I wonder how long we can keep that for😅

Christmas tree up and decorated. First time since moving to Japan over a decade ago but now that we have a kid in the house we gotta keep that Christmas spirit and excitement alive!

Now now, that’s enough of that talk!

Unfortunately not, not this time, I was there in June and my June image from elsewhere was just too strong to leave out😭

Horrific. But love the photo somehow.

Locations featured in the 2025 calendar include Yamanashi, Akita, Kyoto, Nara, Tokyo, Chiba, Ibaraki, Nagano, Kochi and Wakayama!