[Alfie Goodrich - Ginza, Tokyo, Japan] I’d heard about Alfie Goodrich (Japanorama.co.uk) and his outstanding reputation as a professional photographer and instructor for years and finally had the chance to meet him in person at the Photo Fest Japan 2011 seminar in Yokohama last month. During the event I mentioned that I really wanted to …
He was standing on the opposite train platform taking photos of the same trains that pass here a hundred times a day, every day, at exactly the same times, same speeds, and probably the same train engineers at the controls. He had to be in his 60′s or maybe 70′s. It was hard to tell …
I’ve noticed that the typical Japanese work patterns have shifted radically since the March 11th earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear incidents. People are leaving their offices after work, as before, but then most of them are heading home rather than going out drinking with co-workers and friends. The suburban train stations are more crowded in the …
This image was taken this morning while walking my dogs in the park, using a Canon PowerShot G-10. The image, in itself, isn’t that striking. What is amazing to someone like me that grew up taking photos with a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera in black & white, is that I could casually snap the photo, …