One day. Millions of perspectives. Add yours. Today, May 15th, Aday.org asks you and people all around the world to pick up your cameras and picture what is close to you. In this unique photographic event, we will work together to create a unique documentation of daily life. Professionals, amateurs, school children, farmers, social media [...] Read more – ‘ADAY.org – Picture Today, Inspire Tomorrow’.
Back indoors in the studio working with Kaoru on a few different cuts. This is a favorite of mine that I shot out of some 100+ frames. Reminds me of one of those Gap ads out there… Share Read more – ‘Kaoru Simply Beautiful’.
(Do not copy or re-post this image in any way or form without authorization from me, the photographer, Christopher Jue.) Today, Johnny Depp touches down on Narita International Airport’s runway in his private jet and says hello to us photographers as he enters the Japan Customs area. Share Read more – ‘Johnny Depp is in the Building’.
Better late than never on this post. If you’re in Seoul and looking for something chill to do tonight, head over to the KT&G Sangsangmadang Live Hall in Hongdae at 8pm. You’ve about one hour from now so show some love for my friend. See you there. Share Read more – ‘Tonight: Light It Benefit Concert in Seoul’.
It was only on TV that I saw what those shiny gold-plated trophies are all about. Fast forwarding to 2012 and I never realized how heavy those things actually are. An important piece of history right here going way back. Oh, and don’t forget the second Grammy sitting on the other side of the room… [...] Read more – ‘A Grammy Award Trophy Up-Close’.
I think I might of said it before, but us photographers get to meet a lot of interesting people whether it’s Hollywood celebrities, smokin’ hot fashion models, CEO’s to gang members. We get to spend time in their world for either a few minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, and document it. So I had [...] Read more – ‘A Real Mental Trip: Mind Over Matter’.
Did a shoot with Dora in Tokyo. More pics to come… As seen on the front cover of Commercial Photo in the February 2012 issue. Photographed by Keiichi Nitta. Share Read more – ‘Shots with Dora’.
Gundam is back. This time at the recently opened shopping center, DiverCity Tokyo Plaza. Gundam looking through the trees. Share Read more – ‘Gundam is Back’.
Now this is what I call living life to the absolute fullest. Don’t be afraid of death. Be more afraid of not living fully. Share Read more – ‘Do What You Love’.
About being an artist, a true artist – what is an artist? An artist is an unusually gifted man or woman with an attitude problem. They’re unhappy. Artists are unhappy people because they want something to be in the world that isn’t there. An artist comes into the world that is already full of things, [...] Read more – ‘Being an Artist’.
“Better early than later…or never” I said to myself while sitting at my desk in 2008. There’s a lot of behind-the-scenes work that I do which guided me to where I’m at today. I read a lot of business books, invest in tools/programs that will improve the way I work and most recently I’m currently [...] Read more – ‘How I Quit My Day Job at 25’.
This past week was the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo 2012-13 Autumn/Winter collection. Among the several brands showcasing their newest stuff on the runways all through out different venues in Tokyo, the brand G.V.G.V. has always been a favorite of mine to photograph. Below are some shots for you to enjoy on a Sunday. Share Read more – ‘Some G.V.G.V. Fashion Photos for Sunday’.
Here’s a great little infographic on how others think we photographers spend our time compared with the actual reality of being a professional photographer. Thought it was all fun and games? Think again. Share Read more – ‘How We Photographers Actually Spend Our Time’.
One of the fun parts about being a photographer and/or journalist is that we get to travel, meet all kinds of different people and experience new things. Such interesting things like floating around in the middle of the ocean inside a earthquake and tsunami safety capsule known as the 2011 version of Noah’s Ark. This [...] Read more – ‘Here I am Floating Inside Noah’s Ark’.
For some, it just seemed like yesterday when that devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the Tohoku region claiming thousands of lives and causing a wide state of panic in the country. Today is March 11 as we all know and many people across the country will be taking the time to reflect and pray for [...] Read more – ‘Japan March 11: One Year After’.
Was really glad to spend time with some of my family visiting Tokyo from LA and Las Vegas although my dad, cousins and other members couldn’t make it out. That means LA here I come! Share Read more – ‘The Family in Tokyooo’.
And this is the last set from Thailand. Hope you enjoy them. Waiting to cross the river. Those three towers you see far off in the distance on the left side of this picture is where I stayed in 2011. It was NICE. Rolling through town. Thailand represent! Dinner at Silom Village. Delicious food #1. [...] Read more – ‘Bangkok up in Here, Part III’.
Everyone thinks about their life at some certain point in time and there many out there who know they need to change something about themselves for the better. Why waste the time to do it later and not now? You only live once. Start now. Some things I see happening in today’s world… In your [...] Read more – ‘When it’s Time to Move on…’.
I’m a big fan of these types of pictures because they’re unexpected, raw, not in the shot list, in the moment, not perfect, messy, fun, relaxed and most of all – it came from the heart. Share Read more – ‘Outtake Shots’.
Thai food is awesome. Watch The Hangover Part II and you’ll know what this alleyway is all about. Train Station. View #1 from The Peninsula Bangkok Suite. Local Thai curry with rice. On the boat moving at full speed. Floating through the neighborhood. Drive by through the neighborhood. Water market. Lots of people enjoying the [...] Read more – ‘Bangkok up in Here, Part II’.
Thailand is a great country not only just for site-seeing but for the art and photography scene as well. Lots of great stuff out there. Spent my birthday there last year which happens to be during Songkran and although I spent most of my time in the car driving, I did get the chance to [...] Read more – ‘Bangkok up in Here, Part I’.
Meet my good friend who was the first foreigner to get on board as a staffer with Canon Japan. Here he is holding the lovely EOS-1D-X and the new 24-70 at the CP+ Camera & Imaging Expo. Share Read more – ‘My Friend and the Canon 1D X’.
The Temptations are back in town. It’s going to be 12 shows all across Japan from Kyushu all the way up to Hokkaido, totaling 23 days in the country on their Motor City Memories tour. On top of that, some of my family is flying in to attend and also take a tour of Tokyo. [...] Read more – ‘The Tempts are Back!’.
“Milk can help prevent stress and make you happy.” This was the after dinner dessert spot in Bangkok and thought this type of shop would benefit the people living in Tokyo instead of the usual coffee houses and bars! Share Read more – ‘Milk+ Bangkok’.
Had a visit over to Japanese toy collector Teruhisa Kitahara’s house where he showed off his private collection of super old school toys and even played an awesome song on his guitar! Share Read more – ‘At Teruhisa Kitahara’s House…’.
This was a hard one to let go. It basically came down to either getting rid of my car or take a unique opportunity of a lifetime to move to Japan not knowing what the hell I was getting into. I chose Japan and so here I am 7 years later… Cars are such fun, [...] Read more – ‘Da Whip: 1990 Honda Civic CRX’.
Tijuana, Mexico is just a few hours drive from LA and have gone there a few times when I was living back in California. The locals in Tijuana like this young cat love posing it up for pictures. Love the shirt as we’re currently living in “The Year of the Dragon.” Wish I had gotten [...] Read more – ‘Tijuana, Mexico Represent!’.
I came across a great post by writer Jeff Goins, on 3 reasons to travel while you’re young. It’s 100% on point and you should take every word for it to heart. What’s funny is I sort of used to be one of those “yea, but…” kind of person about traveling and I’m glad I [...] Read more – ‘Travel Now or Never’.
Switching gears for a day to shoot some fun fashion with Yuki Shoji. All styling, hair and makeup done by H. Miyazaki whom I usually work with on 90% of the fashion shoots that come this way. We’ve been working together since 2006 and he’s good at what he does. No drama, no BS. The [...] Read more – ‘Hot Stuff with Yuki Shoji’.
I still remember the day I officially left California to begin a new life of the uncertainty and unknown in Japan…this was back in July of 2005. Some people may think I’m nuts for leaving the U.S., especially Southern California where it’s always warm nearly all year around, and have all my family and friends [...] Read more – ‘The End to a New Beginning’.
This was back in LA when me and some other photographer friends of mine spent an afternoon shooting one of our model friends around the downtown area until an unexpected guess rolled up. Let me tell you, dealing with police is a gamble, especially in LA. Sometimes you get the ones having a good day [...] Read more – ‘A Cop Shoots Our Photoshoot’.
It’s always a pleasure working with the good folks over at Edmunds Inside Line, one of the leading sources for all things automotive and not to mention they have more monthly visitors than any car enthusiast magazine has subscribers. They have a awesome editorial team to deliver the latest, raw and uncut stories that you [...] Read more – ‘Mega Gallery: 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon’.
LOUIS VUITTON, Tsim Sha Tsui. CHANEL, Tsim Sha Tsui. Joy, Harbour City. More Joy at Harbour City. New Year’s Eve Vietnamese food dinner at Harbour City. Moving at full speed. New Year’s Eve crowd at Victoria Harbour. Share Read more – ‘Hong Kong Snaps Continued…’.
Picked up the new black on black Nike Free Run+ 2 shoes the other day and love how super flexible the bottom soles of the shoes are. Makes a great low angle tripod and no more worries on getting scratches under the camera! Oh, and it also makes a great shoe to walk around in [...] Read more – ‘One Helluva Nike Tripod!’.
Being a shooter, I get to make pictures of many things that interest me, travel and meet lots of interesting people. It could be a lawyer, the CEO of Nissan, a smokin’ hot fashion model, a Hollywood celebrity, technology geek, designer, poet, writer, music artist, the list goes on. This is Justin James here on [...] Read more – ‘Avex Group Rooftop with Justin James’.
Construction boat from the Hong Kong Island side. The Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. I couldn’t get enough of the BBQ pork and Chinese sausage on rice. It’s dirt cheap and tasty. Dragon Image for all of your photography needs. This store reminds me of a local version of Samy’s or Calumet. BAPE! Andy [...] Read more – ‘Cruisin’ the Streets of Hong Kong’.
A spectacular view here at the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. Photo was taken just after the clock struck 12:00am, January 1, 2012. Had a damn great time with everyone here but it’s 4:20am as I write this and I can barely keep my eyes open. More later! Share Read more – ‘A BIG FREAKIN’ HAPPY 2012 TO YOU!’.
Checking in from Hong Kong here. It’s always good to be back in the mix with friends, the crowd, environment and not to mention the amazing food. Look forward to transition from “11 to the big 2012 as the countdown in HK is just one of those things you have to experience at least once [...] Read more – ‘HONG KONG in the House!’.
Actually I have been running this theme for a while now but haven’t been able to convince myself fully to be satisfied with the looks of it with most of the contents in place. There has been never a better time to do a major update to my website that I have neglected for quite [...] Read more – ‘New Website: A Fresh New Look’.
