Genki Art Media's Blog

This blog features my Japan related photography, photography tips and publically shareable highlights from my photography and visual media business. (www.genkiartmedia.com)

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Perhaps that young one will remember COVID-19 fondly.

Even during tough times we can all retain different images.

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Photographers social distancing with long lenses.

At the start of a photographer’s journey many think a long lens (telephoto lens) is for capturing features far away and a wide angle lens is for expanding the frame or getting more features into the image, well that’s true, but only the start. Play around with the lenses and you will see they treat the world differently.  I find the long lenses give options for depth of field control that is markedly different from let’s say the standard 50mm, and wide angle lenses tend to stretch the images in such a way that they draw your eye to middle and or the focal point. Take you camera with you on your supermarket excursions and test it for yourself.

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Big tree small photographer.

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Artist grinding the design into a crystal vase

Satsuma Kiriko Crystal Factory in Kagoshima. I love doing people at work themed photography.

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Time to Reflect Soki no Taki park. Natural spring water lake with attractive brick bridge in Kagoshima. The space under the bridge is also a time and space portal, but don’t tell anyone.

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Beautiful teacher, singer, and now model Ciara Shaughnessy poses in Kimono styled by the amazing Keiko Miura. Interested in a personalized, high-quality and memorable Kimono wearing and photo experience? Keiko and I have teamed up to provide new service just for that. There are many options on both the Kimono styling and the photography sides, including outdoor photography in front of iconic places in Tokyo. We’re running specials through the end of October. Inquire here.

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Black & white Osaka food montage in the lobby of the Noku Osaka Hotel.

Osaka is truly a foodie town filled with local specialties. 

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View of Mt. Fuji and Lake Motosu. This is the same view as shown on the 1,000 yen bill.

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Early Cherry Tree Viewing

In the town of Kawazu on the Izu peninsula on 2/24/19 to check out their variety of very early blooming pink cherry trees

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Me and a tree doing a partial eclipse of the sun.

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Light, layers and food. A little street photography in Akasakusa

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Japanese sweets in Osaka.

While doing a shoot for the Noku Osaka hotel last week I had the opportunity to photograph and EAT some Manjū (饅頭) the hotel staff picked out at the local market. 

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Noah in a blue and grey sweater Max in a brownish fur coat.

Pets with their owners, can’t go wrong with that theme.

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Congratulations Dr. Tadataka (Tachi) Yamada on being awarded the Order of the Raising Sun by the Government of Japan.

“On November 3, 2018, the Government of Japan announced that Dr. Tadataka Yamada, former President of the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, in recognition of his contributions in strengthening Japan’s leadership and public-private partnerships in the field of global health.” Ref: https://www.seattle.us.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/00_000521.html

One of the great rewards of being an event photographer is going to great events and meeting amazing people. Yamada Sensei is an amazing person, google him and find out why. These pics were taken at a private reception honoring Dr. Yamada on November 6, 2018.

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Summer Treat : Field of sunflowers in Yamanashi prefecture Japan. 

50mm lens and neutral density filter

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Having a good time recording and rendering light. Hope you are too.

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Spent May 15 doing photography for the Wall Street Journal’s prestigious CEO Council at Tokyo’s Palace Hotel. Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank on one of several high level headliners. Great event! (Pic as featured on WSJ webpage)